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   BeAware (beaware@social.beaware.live)'s status on Monday, 14-Oct-2024 16:26:11 JST BeAware

   I just don't "get" Minetest devs decisions to change the name and make themselves more distinct from Minecraft.

   That was the appeal in the first place. If you're not trying to be a Minecraft clone, you're just another ripoff that doesn't come close.

   MineTest came close, but now they're going in a different direction? Sounds like a self inflicted death spiral for the project...😳🤦♂️

   #Minecraft #Minetest #Games #Gaming #PCgaming #VideoGames

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     i686-powered lia (lianna@mastodon.gamedev.place)'s status on Monday, 14-Oct-2024 16:35:41 JST i686-powered lia

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     @BeAware I do get it. The "test" part always underscored the main issue people had with it: it didn't feel like a game, it felt like a tech demo.

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     i686-powered lia (lianna@mastodon.gamedev.place)'s status on Monday, 14-Oct-2024 16:45:54 JST i686-powered lia

     @BeAware Yeah, but without the breakout hits like Prop Hunt or TTT, Garry's Mod would have stayed in obscurity.

     Even I, definitely a techy person and interested in a libre Minecraft replacement, have bounced off of it regularly because it was simply not an enjoyable *game*.

     Which content packs have compatibility with which other content packs is completely intransparent. Let alone balance considerations and stuff. Who knows if I have to run this on bare-bones Minetest or Mineclone (1,2,3?)?

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     Sara Angeloni (satiah@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 14-Oct-2024 17:06:29 JST Sara Angeloni

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     @BeAware In my uneducated opinion they nuked themselves into oblivion when they decided they are not a game, but rather a game engine.

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     Vint Prox (vintprox@techhub.social)'s status on Monday, 14-Oct-2024 17:20:20 JST Vint Prox

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     @BeAware The main criticism seems to be that it's a decade behind change, as search results already seem confused about #Minecraft and #Minetest, and #Luanti will have to fight a big fight to keep the link going anyway (I agree that it was one of the appealing qualities in marketing MT). I opine that it will take quite some time until voxel gamers pick this up: such is my hope with video creators, writers and gamedevs.

     It's only a name change, barely anybody would now say: "Haha, bye Minecraft, you were never a part of Luanti's legacy." - because it's factually wrong, and gamers will keep mentioning how Minecraft-esque the game ended up being. But, at the same time, there is now a stark contrast to Mineclonia and all that jazz...