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New Minecraft EULA changes released.

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  1. teawithchoco

    teawithchoco Well-Known Member

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    As you all know ( or if you don't ) there as been word that the EULA of minecraft would be changed, and that happened: https://mojang.com/2014/06/lets-talk-server-monetisation/
    Now I think that these changes are for the better and the worst, the changes mean that no server owner will not be able to charge players any item that will affect gameplay but will be able to sell hats, pets, particles and so on: "
    You are allowed to sell in-game items so long as they don’t affect gameplay
    We don’t mind you selling items in game, but they must be purely cosmetic. Pets, hats, and particle effects are OK, but swords, invincibility potions, and man-eating pigs are not. We want all players to be presented with the same gameplay features, whether they decide to pay or not. "


    Now Mojang have understood that paying for server hosting is not very cheap: " Hosting servers can be expensive. We want to give hosts a way to cover their costs. " So Mojang might intervene to possibly reduce costs.

    Servers owners will also be able to make people pay to join their server although I don't think this will be very popular: "
    You are allowed to charge players to access your server
    So long as the fee is the same for all players, you are allowed to charge for access to your server. You are not allowed to split your playerbase into paying, and non-paying users, nor can you restrict gameplay elements to different tiers of player.

    Basically, if you’re charging for access to your server, you are selling a “ticket” and there can only be one type of ticket, regardless of how much people are willing to spend. "

    Now Mojang still allows donation but in their original way:
    " You are allowed to accept donations
    You are allowed to accept donations from players. You can thank them publicly or in-game, but can’t give preferential treatment for donating. You are not allowed to restrict gameplay features in an attempt to make money. "

    And finally there can be sponsorship, which can may be one if the only ways to make money with the servers now: "
    You are allowed to provide in-game advertising or sponsorship opportunities
    You are allowed to put adverts in your Minecraft worlds to help with costs. If used within reason, adverts and sponsorship can be appropriate ways to fund a server. "

    Also a little message from Mojang :wink: :

    Thanks for reading!

    As I hope you’ve noticed, these rules are making attempts to prevent Minecraft servers becoming “pay-to-win.” We hate the idea of server hosts restricting Minecraft’s features to players who have already bought our game! It seems really mean.

    We’re hoping that these rules will give hosts opportunity to continue creating awesome Minecraft worlds, and for our players to enjoy them without being forced to spend.

    I’m sure we’ll get loads of questions about this subject over the next few days. I’ll prepare a follow-up post once I’ve gathered your queries.

    Have a good day!
     
  2. tallscot

    tallscot sceptiiiiiii

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    Hopefully Minecraft players won't rage at the sight of this. I hope it will be better than what we already have.
     
  3. GreenPeas

    GreenPeas The man, the myth, the meme

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    Yep, I was counting the time for how long it would take somebody to make a post about this :wink:

    We've been reviewing what this involves for the last hour or so now and would like to reassure the McBrawl community not to worry, we're currently in the process of looking into ways in which we can counter-act this.

    Feel free to post some suggestions if you feel you have a good idea!
     
  4. teawithchoco

    teawithchoco Well-Known Member

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    Eh eh eh, I have eyes everywhere * wink wink * :wink:
    I'm not worried at all but think the servers are going to go trough a tough time sadly.
     
  5. GreenPeas

    GreenPeas The man, the myth, the meme

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    Don't worry, we've got some good ideas knocking about :wink:
     
  6. teawithchoco

    teawithchoco Well-Known Member

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    Well that's good to know, imagine you can buy hats in Mc-War :V
     
  7. BBSlayer5150

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    Are like currency boosts still allowed? Take Brawl's MVP and VIP for example. They both offer credit and xp boosts. Both of these items can be obtained manually in game without paying, but are obtained at a slower pace.

    Also, now weapons, perks, and equipment for War could be available to everyone. Not saying they will, but if this is true, will these items be nerfed for everyone? I think the easiest way to balance them out would make them cost insanely large amounts of credits. Imagine the mini gun costing 2000 credits, they would be EVERYWHERE.
     
  8. GreenPeas

    GreenPeas The man, the myth, the meme

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    This would be giving a donator an advantage against non-donators, and therefore, under Mojang's new legislations, is not permitted.
     
  9. Mokolee

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    I swear if I were charged money just to play on McBrawl, I would be typing up an Outro.
     
  10. GreenPeas

    GreenPeas The man, the myth, the meme

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    Don't worry, we have no plans of making all of our servers pay to play.
     
  11. lcfboy

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    If a bill comes up 5 minutes later I swear...
     
  12. fast11471

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    .000001 cents an hour ;D
    :stuck_out_tongue:
     
  13. TheParakeetLover

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    Oh no, I can't afford that! D:
     
  14. chikenanater011

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    Can still afford a computer and internet though :smile:

    By any chance would this mean that everything on servers that you have to pay for would become available for everyone?
     
  15. jacobkolstad

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    Don't be so darn dramatic. Also dupe thread.
     
  16. BrawlerAce

    BrawlerAce Well-Known Member

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    Yes, it's to prevent pay to win. If there are no solutions found, I imagine the donor guns would be nerfed to be more balanced with the regular guns.
     
  17. XingThePanda

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    In My Opinion, I feel that this is good as it makes the game a lot more fair, especially on FACTIONS servers where people pay to be OP. The only major problem is that this may corrupt TONS or popular factions or just big-in-general such as (Not trying to advertise) Mineplex, The Archon, The Hive, The Nexus, or any other major server you can think of. This BIG factor really makes me hesitant, but I feel that they shouldn't make such a change and so I disagree that this EULA should be put into action.

    Btw there is a Petition going on if you want this to be removed.
    https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/mojang-change-your-eula
     
  18. jacobkolstad

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    Mojang won't listen, you know? They don't have to.
     
  19. bob8is8cool

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    There is a post about this under WarZ, in which I made this reply. Here it is:

    Hello everyone, bob8is8cool here from Gingerbread Daily, bringing you another update about Mojang's new EULA changes for Minecraft. The update states "We don’t mind you selling items in game, but they must be purely cosmetic," meaning they shouldn't affect the actual gameplay. Some examples of this are pets, particles, and hats. However, are teleportation requests and access to ender chests really cosmetic? In another statement, Mojang says that "You are not allowed to restrict gameplay features in an attempt to make money." This crosses out Ender chests, since this is a basic vanilla Minecraft feature that is being restricted from normal players. As for teleporting, there may be a loop hole. The EULA states that you may not restrict "gameplay features." With teleporting being a part of a plugin, this isn't a normal Minecraft feature. It is a special privilege, made outside of Mojang, that players are given. However, the teleportation requests do change gameplay, making unfair battles. When a simple 1v1 turns into a 1v4, the non donor isn't happy that other players receive an advantage because they paid. With that being said, both perks of donating technically violate the new EULA released by Mojang. For simple changes, the McBrawl staff could allow and ender chest to all players, but give donors double the space inside there's. Also, new coding could be implemented to allow non donors to teleport every 15 minutes. Basically, Mojang doesn't want to restrict the game from people who have bought Minecraft on multiplayer servers. When players must pay to access something, it then becomes unfair. Also, we must remember that McBrawl and other servers are currently illegal. They are selling the game, but Mojang doesn't care. Now Mojang does care and they released the post at the bottom to help servers make money. There are always loop holes in the system, and they're great when used to your advantage. As for Gingerbread Daily, I'm bob8is8cool, wishing everyone a good night.

    For more information about the new EULA changes, view Mojang's post here.

    What you don't understand is that people are illegally selling this game. By giving out items of this game, servers are illegally making money. It's not fair to players that don't donate, and Mojang wants players who have already paid for Minecraft to be able to play just like everyone else.

    The selling of guns and perks really violates the new statements. Mojang's biggest issue is they want people who have bought Minecraft to be able to play just as everyone does. When you make players pay for guns, you are restricting players from items in Minecraft, breaking the EULA. No matter how much you nerf them and boost other guns, the staff cannot restrict players from the guns. A simple fix is to make the donor guns unlockable, and by purchasing them you unlock them early.
     
  20. BrawlerAce

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    Being able to unlock the donor guns as they are would ruin the server. I know they would have to be made free if no solutions were found, but they would need appropriate nerfs... but that's the least of our problems...
     
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