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p>Mojang reassures Minecraft fans about Microsoft deal

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p>The boss of Minecraft-maker Mojang has reassured those who are worried about what might occur when Microsoft übernimms the company.

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p>A $2.5bn (PS1.5bn) deal that will result in Microsoft acquire Mojang was announced in mid-September.

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p>Vu Bui, chief operating office of Mojang said that there is no plan to alter the game or change what people can play with it.

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p>Feedback from players would still be vital in helping develop the game, he said.

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p>"Nothing's really changing," said Mr Bui. " We don't plan on any changes and, of course I'm not able to discuss the situation and I don't know everything , but we're still here, the game is there and business as usual."

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p>Open view

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p>Mojang has always aimed to preserve the initial motivation that made the game so popular, he said.

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p>"Maintaining that authentic culture is quite a challenge," he said. It's a society that is respectful of the community and lets them do what they like in the game.

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p>"It is absolutely our goal to continue, just as it has always been, to continue with this," he told the BBC in an interview at London's Olympia exhibition center, where the keynote speech at the Brand Licensing Europe trade show.

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p>Although Mr Bui acknowledged that the deal was not yet in the process but he also said Mojang was planning to work closely with its huge community of players.

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p>Many block-building fans have expressed concerns about what could happen in the event that Microsoft assumes complete control.

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p>Markus Persson (aka Notch), is the Minecraft inventor. He wrote about his reasons for approaching Microsoft. He wrote that it was too much for him to manage and that it was becoming an unnecessary burden.

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p>"I shouldn't be held accountable for something this huge," he wrote soon after the details of the deal were released.

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p>He said, "It's about my sanity. It's not about money." "It's about my mental health."

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p>Bui stated that there would be changes coming in the near future. However, they will be made with the input, comments, and feedback from fans.

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p>The current system where Minecraft developers share their work for a long time before they add it to the site would be maintained.

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p>"We don't keep features secret," he said.

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p>This transparency would also be evident during the time Mojang started to show off the new titles that developers were working on, even although the studio wasn't yet ready to talk specifics the details, he said.

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p>Mojang will let players try out the early versions of a game and assist in the development of it Bui said. Bui said.

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p>Similar strategies were utilized for Minecraft. Mojang wanted the same method to be used again because it was proven to benefit developers as they worked on their project.

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p>It wasn't about trying to replicate what happened with Minecraft to create a new game that was just as popular. Bui said that it was more about trust in the overall strategy.

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p>He said, "We believe that model." "Regardless of your artistic style, people should focus on the things they believe in, regardless of whether or not it is successful. https://dailyuploads.net/dg50doq0qjtf </p>

p>"That's an admirable effort," he added.

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p>Mojang also declared that it was a mistake try to control the Minecraft community or dictate what can be done within the game.

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p>Better, he added, was to just move out of the way.

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p>"People are at their most creative sometimes when you let them be creative and do whatever they want to," said Mr Bui. "You need to provide them with guidelines, but in the majority of cases if you let people be creative, they are more likely to come up with cool things than we could ever imagine ourselves."

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p>29 September 2014

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