Is minecraft worth it?

[looop0100]

I just wana know because I don't want to pay $30 for it and get bored of right away.

[Somone77]

It really depends on whether you like the type of game or not. It's not the type of game you play to "win" or get the most items. You play it to be creative and have fun constructing buildings and monuments.

Watch some "let's play" videos on it. I suggest "X's" videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bh4EexJO4I&feature=plcp
His videos are a bit dated but Minecraft doesn't change much so the basic gameplay is the same.

It's up to you, basically. I, personally, have gotten well more than what I paid for (I bought it when it was in alpha and it cost about $10) and I will continue playing it for a long time.

[looop0100]

It looks like "my kinda game" and I'll probably get it and a lot of my friends play.

[Anzu]

Imo it got shitter the more updates that came out.
Its not the same anymore, used to be a casual sandbox with some survival in it, now its more like runescape in blocks. I gurss its just me that hates all this dumb enchanting/levels/food meter/ehatever. Its just lost the fun now. Beta was good for the most part, alpha was ownage.

[Nicknero]

Imo it got shitter the more updates that came out.
Its not the same anymore, used to be a casual sandbox with some survival in it, now its more like runescape in blocks. I gurss its just me that hates all this dumb enchanting/levels/food meter/ehatever. Its just lost the fun now. Beta was good for the most part, alpha was ownage.

I have to agree with this. I bought the game in late Alpha and I really enjoyed it. I put thousands of hours into the game by just building my base out of a muchroom shaped mountain, and the possibilities were almost endless.
But I have to agree with Caek. Updates brought you new stuff to do, but it also destroyed the fact of sandbox and 'Do whatever the fuck you want without consequences' and got more into the 'Do this or you don't survive' game.
It's true that it originally was planned to be a game for survival, but the sandbox really made it one of the best arcades I've ever played before.

[smt]

Minecraft used to be way better at in/infdev stage, and even the online only creative one was better than what it is now, I hate what mojang has done with mc

[TOMASAS]

Imo it got shitter the more updates that came out.
Its not the same anymore, used to be a casual sandbox with some survival in it, now its more like runescape in blocks. I gurss its just me that hates all this dumb enchanting/levels/food meter/ehatever. Its just lost the fun now. Beta was good for the most part, alpha was ownage.

^ this.
Overpriced, not worth the money anymore.

[autism]

minecraft is fun to grief on, thats about it...

[looop0100]

From what all you said its not sounding so good anymore.

[smt]

If you like the survival stuff it's not bad, but Jeb seems to be trying to turn it into something it shouldn't be in my opinion

[SirTai]

There are different gamemodes for different types of people. You like survival, go play Survival. You REALLY like survival, go play Hardcore, you like building, go play Creative.

The food thing doesn't really limit you, as using a bow, 64 arrows, and a couple potions of swiftness extended(really easy to make), i can get 192+ steaks in about 15minutes , which LAST FOR A LOOOONG TIME. Or you can use an Inventory Editor, to get you food, w/e, so there's no reason to be bitching about food. Also, hunger does not kill you, It only weakens you.

[Journeyman H. [UK]]

The game has done well for giving it the survival aspect, imagine GMod Stranded but in blocks and form your own terrain.

Otherwise the game was originally designed to be creative, just like GMod.

(Imo, they should have an option to have a "Old survival" gamemode, basically removing XP and food meters and returning the food back to instant health gain.)

[Anzu]

There are different gamemodes for different types of people. You like survival, go play Survival. You REALLY like survival, go play Hardcore, you like building, go play Creative.

The food thing doesn't really limit you, as using a bow, 64 arrows, and a couple potions of swiftness extended(really easy to make), i can get 192+ steaks in about 15minutes , which LAST FOR A LOOOONG TIME. Or you can use an Inventory Editor, to get you food, w/e, so there's no reason to be bitching about food. Also, hunger does not kill you, It only weakens you.

Thats not even my point

my point is it used to be a sandbox game with some random mobs added in to make a little challenge, now its turned into an RPG with potions, levels, enchanting, even more monsters, food required

i bought it because it was an awesome sandbox game

Had good times, it sucks now. Wouldnt even pay the 10€ i did back then for it now.

[Kryptic]

Well, I played Minecraft in the Beta and it was actually pretty fun, so I played it a lot. Now when I play it I quit after like 5 minutes because it gets boring really easily, I guess its ok if you're new to the game 'cause you have a lot of ideas for building and you can be creative, but if you've played the game for ages, it gets boring. 

[Food Rapist]

Well, I played Minecraft in the Beta and it was actually pretty fun, so I played it a lot. Now when I play it I quit after like 5 minutes because it gets boring really easily, I guess its ok if you're new to the game 'cause you have a lot of ideas for building and you can be creative, but if you've played the game for ages, it gets boring. 

while it does get boring pretty quick you have to give yourself stuff to do other than mine, like adventure 'n shit