I have a confession to make…I bought minecraft a week ago, and I’ve been playing it almost non-stop ever since. It is such a fun, addicting game!
The goal is…well, there is no goal, and that’s kind of the point. You start out in this vast open wilderness full of resources, and you gather them together and build stuff while trying to survive the monsters that spawn in the night. It’s like a world made of legos–there’s no limit to what you can do!
I got it so that I could play with my brother in law, but since then I’ve learned that a whole bunch of my other friends play too. I’ve got a pretty awesome world that I want to share with them, since multiplayer is probably a lot more fun than single player anyway. I call it New Cappadocia, and it’s basically a vast underground city that runs from the top of a mountain down to the bedrock.
Anyhow, I just finished up the main hall. Here are some pics:
So yeah…needless to say, my productivity has taken a major hit. Fortunately, the novelty of the game has started to wear off; I managed about 2k words in Star Wanderers on Saturday, and I’ve all but got the kickstarter campaign for Desert Stars ready to launch. Last week was upside down, but this week I think I’ll be able to strike some balance. Famous last words, right?
Anyhow, if I did throw this up on a server, who would be interested in playing? I don’t want to make it too public for fear that griefers would tear it apart, but I think it would be cool to open it up to friends. My only rule would be that the physical structures have to look semi-plausible–no giant floating platforms with waterfalls that you swim up to get to the top (unless you can make it look believable).
Together, we could build something truly awesome!
Nice! I play in a server with some of my friends, though I find my motivation to do so comes and goes in waves (once you’ve built a buttload of stuff, you kind of need to take a breather). It’s actually a really interesting way to expand and nurse your creativity from time to time.
I think I’ll stick to World of Warcraft.
Yes! Minecraft is the ultimate time taker that still encourages creativity. I would definitely contribute on your server if you had one set up.
Yeah, I’m starting to scale back a bit, which is VERY good considering how unproductive last week was. It helps that the game is creative in nature, instead of just a shoot-em-up time suck. I’ll let you guys know once I have the server up!