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Re:It seems that the good times for online Minecraft play ar... by TobyTheDog123 on Thursday September 08, 2022 @09:42PM (#32774326)
A Twitter mob should not have that kind of power and if parents don't understand how Minecraft, the most popular game of the last decade+, works by now, they never will. It's appeasing a crowd that cannot and should not be appeased.
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Re:It seems that the good times for online Minecraft play ar... by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS on Thursday September 08, 2022 @10:25PM (#32774588)
Twitter mobs have gotten people fired, ostracized from society and the cops called on them. Twitter mobs are extremely powerful, but many don't see that because they agree with the mob.

But the mob comes for everyone.

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Re:It seems that the good times for online Minecraft play ar... by colinmhayes on Friday September 09, 2022 @11:08AM (#32780146)
Your opinion on what power twitter mobs should have is pretty irrelevant. The reality is that they do have power, and game developers have to deal with that reality.
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Re:It seems that the good times for online Minecraft play ar... by TobyTheDog123 on Friday September 09, 2022 @03:47PM (#32784006)
You seem to be saying that game developers have to keep feeding the beast, so to speak.

Game developers don't have to do anything.

They choose to, and the Twitter mob grows more powerful as a result.

It's my opinion that they should stop doing that, because, as they say, the mob comes for all.

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Re:It seems that the good times for online Minecraft play ar... by NoToP on Thursday September 08, 2022 @09:47PM (#32774357)
Yes but these people vote and it counts the same as yours.
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Re:It seems that the good times for online Minecraft play ar... by philistine on Thursday September 08, 2022 @09:49PM (#32774376)
You are putting a moral limit on what Microsoft should be able to do with Minecraft, not a technical one. Who's to say your morals are better ?
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Re:It seems that the good times for online Minecraft play ar... by TobyTheDog123 on Friday September 09, 2022 @03:56PM (#32784108)
>Who's to say your morals are better?

The vast majority of dedicated players, common sense, and history.

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