And yes you have to spend it all

Edit: There are a lot of little good things in these answers that I often ignore. Thanks everyone.

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    16 days ago

    Use java than 🤷

    Or use bedrock and ignore all the bullshit if you can.

    Are free versions even close to Minecraft in features, polish, and all that?

    I personally think that Minecraft is one of the best games you can buy for the fairly low price, community, multiplayer, etc.

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      15 days ago

      They are more than complete/polished with multiplatform support, with healthy modding communites, & better performance since they aren’t built on Java. In the past your money went to the developers—now it goes to megacorp Microsoft with little done in terms of maintenance.

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        15 days ago

        Minecraft has gotten a lot of updates after Microsoft bought Mojang.

        I don’t personally mind paying a small amount for a good product that is constantly getting better after many years.

        Sure Java could have better performance but it’s rare that it matters much on modern computers.

        You do you but I don’t think paying for things is the end of the world.

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      15 days ago

      At that point play the free alternative and dont give your money to Microsoft. Do you love throwing your hard earned money at Microsoft?

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        15 days ago

        I just doubt that the free alternatives are as good and Minecraft is really cheap anyways.

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          15 days ago

          Have you tried the free alternatives? I guess to me its not the price alone its the principles of giving Microsoft money.

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            15 days ago

            But why would I really care if the money is going to Microsoft and Mojang if I’m getting a very good product?

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              15 days ago

              Cause they have a history of embrace, extend, and extinguish, and they have played a key role in enshittification of tech and internet.