# In which I pimp Minecraft **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 1, 2011, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pimp-minecraft/566030 "2011-01-01T06:35:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Walmarticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Walmarticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walmarticus)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pimp-minecraft/566030/41 "2011-01-05T19:19:55Z")
So I’m updating my resume right now, and I was thinking I might include Minecraft under _computer skills_. Hilarious, right? ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pimp-minecraft/566030/42 "2011-01-05T20:08:15Z")
> [@Walmarticus](#): > > So I’m updating my resume right now, and I was thinking I might include Minecraft under _computer skills_. Hilarious, right? At some places, it might even help you get the job. I know that I saw that on the resume, I’d give the applicant a second look. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pimp-minecraft/566030/43 "2011-01-06T18:49:57Z")
Minecraft is interesting when you start playing just to learn how to survive and obtain the proper minerals. The “is that all there is” reaction evaporates when you figure out the real aim is about building stuff. You can build a duplicate of your home.You can build exotic buildings stretching your imagination. You can build traps. You can build anything you feel like. You can build a full size castle . ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pimp-minecraft/566030/44 "2011-01-06T18:56:54Z")
What I find fun is incorporating the landscape into my construction. It’s easy if time-consuming to raze a plain and build something from the ground up. When my friends and I set up our personal SMP server, I found a cave in the side of a mountain which I sealed off against intruders and furnished. Tunnels run through the mountain to get to main access points, including a giant paved entrance lined with fire, and the interior itself is a surprisingly comfortable and secure bubble of stone and glass with a gorgeous view. Working with the environment you’re given really staves off that “is that all there is” feeling, because it’s always something different and usually interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Critical1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pimp-minecraft/566030/45 "2011-01-06T20:11:43Z")
one thing I thought of while playing minecraft the other day. I think a merge between Dwarf Fortress and Minecraft would rock, the Minecraft players would be able to access a Que of orders from the head dwarf who was designing the Fortress. it would be an fps version of DF. that said I love the game, havent even touched a mod yet. the bugs are irritating to be honest, I essentially lost a world due to the Nether getting laggy beyond belief. and I was in the middle of building a railroad through the nether at the time so there were a ton of resources in there at the time. ---
**Author:** ![Walmarticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Walmarticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walmarticus)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pimp-minecraft/566030/46 "2011-01-07T03:03:25Z")
I say we start our own server if other people want to. Those WoW cretins have their own exclusive club. I’ll figure out how to host if no one else can. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pimp-minecraft/566030/47 "2011-01-07T03:24:54Z")
> [@Walmarticus](#): > > I say we start our own server if other people want to. Those WoW cretins have their own exclusive club. I’ll figure out how to host if no one else can. I’m down with this. I have no clue, so I’ll just push you to set shit up, because I have no clue how to. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pimp-minecraft/566030/48 "2011-01-07T03:44:40Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > I’m down with this. I have no clue, so I’ll just push you to set shit up, because I have no clue how to. By the way, what the fuck do we do with a server? We just have a world in which to screw around? Who picks the map? I’m a picky asshole. ---
**Author:** ![Walmarticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Walmarticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walmarticus)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pimp-minecraft/566030/49 "2011-01-07T21:17:31Z")
I don’t think we could muster up a big enough playerbase to justify a private server. There’s technical knowhow and costs involved. It’s still a sight to see- the kind of metropolis that can be built by a handful of people. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pimp-minecraft/566030/50 "2011-01-07T21:21:54Z")
> [@Walmarticus](#): > > I don’t think we could muster up a big enough playerbase to justify a private server. There’s technical knowhow and costs involved. It’s still a sight to see- the kind of metropolis that can be built by a handful of people. There are already servers out there, no? Couldn’t we just glom onto one of those? ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pimp-minecraft/566030/51 "2011-01-07T21:35:29Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > Who picks the map? The game does, chunk by chunk. Also, [this](http://disposableheroes.net/map/) is what you can do with a multiplayer server. (Link goes to a Google map.) ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pimp-minecraft/566030/52 "2011-01-07T21:38:44Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > The game does, chunk by chunk. > > Also, [this](http://disposableheroes.net/map/) is what you can do with a multiplayer server. (Link goes to a Google map.) Could we pick the map but keep the server? ---
**Author:** ![Walmarticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Walmarticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walmarticus)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pimp-minecraft/566030/53 "2011-01-07T23:35:56Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > There are already servers out there, no? Couldn’t we just glom onto one of those? oh certainly, a lot of them are super crappy though (big time lag like they’re hosted on a PS3). The good ones seem to have many inane rules and donation schemes. I’ve been playing on [this](http://www.rdctd.com/minecraft/invite.html) one, but I’m new to multiplayer and don’t know if it’s good or not. It only takes a day or so to get invited to most of them. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pimp-minecraft/566030/54 "2011-01-07T23:48:08Z")
To me, the biggest draw about multiplayer seems to be the ability to view others’ creations in real time rather than looking at pictures or a video. You can also pool resources and split tasks, like have one person farm wood, one mine, and one craft. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pimp-minecraft/566030/55 "2011-01-09T19:13:28Z")
Would [this](http://minecraft.codeemo.com/)help? It seems to be a smallish server for a few people. I have no clue how to set this thing up, even with the directions. Anyone want to take a crack at it? ---
**Author:** ![dzeiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@dzeiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzeiger)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pimp-minecraft/566030/56 "2011-01-10T03:20:16Z")
I haven’t checked the SMP forums lately to see if this has been improved much in Beta, but I understand that at times, bandwidth can be a problem for servers. Unlike most online games where the maps are loaded on player’s PCs and the server only has to track and transmit object data, in Minecraft, every single block is an object. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pimp-minecraft/566030/57 "2011-01-13T19:54:00Z")
New update today. Potentially rather fun, too. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2011, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pimp-minecraft/566030/58 "2011-06-21T20:16:06Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > In my opinion, Notch needs to get more stuff available to make. With what’s available now, it’s amazing what can be made, and yes, there’s clearly a balance to had by all of this as well. I’d like to see Notch get with the people that make the game [Alchemy](http://www.androlib.com/android.application.zed_0xff-android-alchemy-DFtB.aspx)on the Android to come up with recipes and things that could be had. Yes, yes, a thousand times, yes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pimp-minecraft/566030.md?page=2)