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Minecraft players outraged as Microsoft deletes accounts that weren't transitioned (www.tomshardware.com)
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[-] RecallMadness@lemmy.nz 20 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I bought Minecraft when it was first purchaseable. Only converted my account last month as my new-school-entrant kid has asked what it is.

And honestly, I wish I didn’t. The MS launcher is an absolute shit show in usability for adults, let alone kids. Next time it forces me to log back in I’m just pirating it.

I bought two copies, I’ll fucking run them how I please.

[-] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I use the Modrinth App because it's the place where cool people get minecraft mods now, and as a Minecraft launcher it's a lot better - it uses an auth token system so you only sign in once with Microsoft's website to connect the app to the login.

[-] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I'm amazed at how much better the official launcher is on Linux than on windows.

Windows:

  • complains if your logged in account doesn't match your game account
  • Requires you to log out of one account to log into another in a not very clear or user friendly way

Linux

  • No logged in account to complain about
  • Lists all your accounts and lets you swap by clicking on the one you want in the accounts list
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