Minecraft - Is it worth playing?

[Rowdey]

Like other's, my 6 and 4 year olds were all over it, without us understanding it fully.

I then watched a BBC documentary on it which showed parallels with lego/Mecano as a building tool.

Architects/surveyors etc of today, largely had Lego/Mecano previously as kids, and they think Minecraft is the modern day equivalent for tomorrow's Architects..

Made the Missus feel better about it anyway..

 

[beefypigeon]

My 6 year old son absolutely loves it. Everything is football and Minecraft nowadays!

Have to admit... I'm also partial to a spot of Minecraft every now and then too. Very addictive and you can lose hours and hours, with not really a great deal to show for it!

I think it is pretty good for my sons development, gets his creative juices flowing, and the advantage it has over lego is that it gets you thinking about how things are made, rather than simply making things out of bricks. You get a real sense of achievement knowing you've gathered the materials to make your house!

 

[Hendrax]

vanilla (original) minecraft is OK. Fun for the kids. Modded minecraft is something completely different. extremely technical and diverse. heaps and heaps of fun if you have the time to learn the mods and their many functions.

edit: If you're an adult and want to play minecraft, you need a PC. the console generic versions are as standard. all the tech mods are for PC only. there are many sites that build "mod packs" for people to enjoy. FTB launcher fore example.

And for those wanting to learn the technical side of thing i suggest watching some of Direwolf20 lets play on youtube. very clever man who does all the testing for mods before they are released.

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Via a mac it says £17 to download. For this is it playable without add ons for a good period or does It need more cash thrown at it every day? Other thoughts ?Thanks

 

[Luke93]

I've almost finished a minecraft version of the AMEX...

 

[DNB_Seagull]

Its for ten year olds, isn't it?

14 here but love it. It's like a guilty pleasure that I'm not that guilty about. FIFA 15 is out soon tho so I'll probably leave it for a while.

 

[dingodan]

I got started and it's giving me wood.

Seriously though, 4 hours in and all i've been doing is building a house and feeding my dog with some occasional mining.

It is quite fun

 

[rcf0712]

my 10 year old son is totally addicted, why an adult would bother is totally beyond me

 

[Simster]

Via a mac it says £17 to download. For this is it playable without add ons for a good period or does It need more cash thrown at it every day? Other thoughts ?Thanks

Nope, you're done once you've paid the £17.

 

[wakeytom]

Played the demo last night and it's more addictive then crack!

 

[Hiney]

My (12 year old) daughter is on it ALL the time, but does use it to help with her Product Design stuff at School.

On the youtube thing, it's funny watching videos of Minecraft trolls destroying worlds built by 8 year old kids, then hearing them completely meltdown. Cruel, but funny

 

[Seagull kimchi]

Korean kids are obviously all over it - as they were with Starcraft/Warcraft. I've got primary 1 age kids with smartphones - somebody think of the teachers!!

 

[Box of Frogs]

My son played incessantly for months. He got his own server set up and had people joining his game to play on it. He made loads of money on it - people would buy upgrades and special skills to use in the game. I don't understand it but he loved it.

He is now at college doing a business and computing course.

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Nope, you're done once you've paid the £17.

Cheers, good news, thought the £400 Xbox route which want going to happen was the only route

 

[Goring-by-Seagull]

I dip into it now and again. Like others have said, you really can lose hours and hours without really even achieving anything. I'm currently starting a new "project" now it's on Xbox One, so have spent a few hours here and here this week gathering materials. Sounds massively sad I know but i find it rather relaxing just sitting there digging.

Oh and the 5 year old loves it. Been burning my houses down for 2 years now.

 

[Billy the Fish]

you really can lose hours and hours without really even achieving anything.

Sounds brilliant, sign me up!

*Edit* Actually I shouldn't take the piss too much bearing in mind what I wrote in the substances thread. Each to their own, if minecraft is what makes you happy

 

[Vegas Seagull]

I dip into it now and again. Like others have said, you really can lose hours and hours without really even achieving anything.

Like the Selhurst Park housekeeper then ?

 

[dingodan]

Okay, so how do I stop now?

 

[shaolinpunk]

Love it or hate it, Microsoft has just bought the makers of Minecraft for $2.5BILLION