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by Wicked Published on 12-11-2010 10:40 AM
Notch announced the Beta to be opening on Dec. 20th!!!
Price hike announced to $19.78 for the game that will take effect Dec. 20th
New license change to affect beta purchases to remove the promise that all future purchases will receive new content free
Implementing Gift Codes to give your friends
Activated Gift accounts will be Alpha accounts
Also next update will feature Server side Inventory and should be out next week
Full news at: Minecraft Beta: December 20, 2010 : The Word of Notch
Last edited by Wicked; 12-11-2010 at 10:54 AM.
Also according to Notch's twitter he may be implementing "nightly builds" for the hardcore people who like bugs
"Periculosum est solum ire! Hoc cape!"
ya getting it before the 20th would be a really good idea
So does this mean that for any purchase now that we won't get any future purchases for free, or just the people who buy beta so that the people who have it already will always have it?New license change to affect beta purchases to remove the promise that all future purchases will receive new content free
[03-08, 14:42] Poppet: personally...I don't have a problem with p0rn.....I just really want to watch it
Just beta, if you buy in alpha you still get the promise.
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Tachyon (03-13-2011)
Apparently, from what I've read: Those that buy alpha will ALWAYS get updates included. Those that buy beta will likely get bug fixes, but Notch will not be legally bound to give them anything. From Notch's Twitter feed:Originally Posted by LiquidTension
Notch: If you buy the game, regardless of when, you never have to pay again to get the full version.
Perfectshot29: @notch sorry. i didnt type that correctly. We have to buy beta if we already have alpha?
Notch: @Perfectshot29 no, if you have alpha, you get all future updates for free, including beta, release, and all expansions
devon64327: @notch So people who buy accounts after the beta hve to pay for updates, but im free for life because I paid for it in alpha?
Notch: @devon64327 They MIGHT have to pay, we don't know yet. We're changing it because the promise is scary. But you're safe.
CitricQuid: @notch can you clarify the "We will also change the license to remove the line that promises all future versions of the game for free." line
Notch: @citricsquid It means the board, and some lawyers got scared by that promise.
Notch again: The "all updates free" still applies to old accounts. We're taking it out because it scares both lawyers and the board.
So, it's pretty open-ended right now, and a bit contradictory. I guess we'll see. Notch seems to be dancing around any definitive answers concerning the updates for betas.
I believe he's thinking that in the future there might be expansion packs that he will want people to pay for.
Alpha buyers will get those expansions free, Beta and future buyers will have to pay.
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That's how I read it, well, Katsu if you're reading this, like I kept saying, buy it now or else you'll be sorry for buying it later.
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