»Mojang Eula Enforcement

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By aXed on May 1, 2016 at 00:04
  1. aXed

    aXed Honorary Poster Member

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    Dear community,

    Mojang (The creator of Minecraft) has started to enforce the EULA. Many Minecraft Servers including GuildCraft have received emails about this.

    What is the EULA?
    The EULA is a list of rules we automatically accept when starting a server. These rules state that we may not sell items or perks which improves the game-play for the buyer. You can read all about it here: https://account.mojang.com/documents/minecraft_eula

    What does this mean for GuildCraft?
    This morning I heard that we're added to a blacklist for the up-coming 1.9.3 update. The blacklist is only active on that version so do not update to 1.9.3 yet. 1.8.* and 1.9.1/2 are perfectly fine for now.

    We are currently in contact with Mojang in order to get us of that blacklist. That means we will have to change our store to comply with the EULA. We're hoping to receive a new date on which we have to comply so that we can prepare new purchase options. So yes we will comply with the EULA.

    What changes?
    We will no longer sell the current ranks and most perks in the future, there will be a new set of ranks and perks which will be EULA compliant.

    Ranks and perks purchases before this will not be removed. You will keep all current non-eula compliant perks. The old ranks will become so called "Legacy Ranks".

    There will be a 50% sale until we release the new set of ranks and perks.

    FAQ

    Will I lose anything I've bought?
    No, you will keep your rank and perks. The current ranks will simply be no longer available at the store but you will keep it if you already bought it. All the perks will also stay.

    When will the new ranks be released?
    This is currently unknown since we're in contact with Mojang in attempt to get a new date on which we have to be compliant.

    What can we expect?
    The newest ranks will have perks for chat related content, particles, hats, companions, pets and anything possible within the EULA. I do hope they will give us more breathing space since these perks are quite limited. And I'm afraid we will have to start advertising on the website and in-game. Feel free to post your ideas for ranks and perks but do read the EULA first.



    - aXed
     
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Discussion in 'News & Announcements' started by aXed, May 1, 2016.

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    1. Itsfoxxy

      Itsfoxxy Member Member

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      We still support u
      #aXedisthebest

      What I like about aXed he is looking for the server's benefit
      IfaXed actually was making that server for his own benefit and to get money
      AXed would not comply
      So thx aXed for ding that
      U were always best leader of Gc and will always be

      Ps. If I still worked in mojang I would of tried to remove u from the black listed server
      But apparently i got fired from 3 months
       
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    2. jaguar_92

      jaguar_92 Faithful Poster Member

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      As long as the perks for the ranks, I've bought stay the same, I'm perfectly happy xD.

      Rip donations after 1.9.3 though
       
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    3. KinqCake

      KinqCake Watermelon Member

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      I'm happy and sad at the same time.

      Hey aXed,

      I would like to suggest to completely close the GC Store until the problems between GC and Mojang are solved. People gonna use the event to get themselves and their friends to get the highest and the best perks on the server which would ruin everything. It's basically like giving away /gm 1 to everyone for few mins.

      @aXed
       
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    4. TheCatsKing

      TheCatsKing ★★★★★ Member

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      Oh god..
      Time to get Titan before the eula crushes donator ranks.
      Give me something to build pl0x
       
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    5. Ditteamalie

      Ditteamalie Eternal Poster Member

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      Its a type of buisness dude, well as the ranks will no longer be available in the future so many would buy them+the 50% sale is the icing on the cake for axed as alot of buyers.
      I was a buisness student in the past tho.
      But i think i spelled buisness wrong lol
       
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    6. Melon333

      Melon333 Lord Of Melons Member

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      No, you'll just be unable to join any server which hasn't complied with the eula.
       
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    7. Looting_III

      Looting_III Enthusiast Member

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      Honestly I'm surprised it took mojag this long. They said this would happen back in 2014.

      https://mojang.com/2014/06/lets-talk-server-monetisation/

      Something I've thought was funny is how they got real beef with this but dont really care that much about servers being cracked or not, one would think that they would be against cracked servers because it allows players to use pirated copies of there product but no its the idea of pay to win / freemium that they hate.

      But who knows maybe in the future they will start shutting down all the cracked servers just like they are shutting down all the p2w now.

      According to the ULA there are very very few things a server owner is allowed to sell. Particle, non interactive pets and other (non cape) purely cosmetic things. Nothing that affects game play whatsoever even selling in game currency is strictly forbidden.

      Gotta wonder just how well your advertising efforts and other monatezations efforts will pan out.

      The 50% off offer is tempting but I have to wonder, what happens if this transition fails. Cant see people forking out 350 euros on pets and particles like they do for kits and titan ranks. What does it actually cost to run guildcraft and what happens when that income is no longer incoming. I'm going to read though the ula and see what ideas I can come up with.

      What I really want to know is if new funding dried up today how long would the server still operate.
       
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    8. Looting_III

      Looting_III Enthusiast Member

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      I'm sure there will be cracked copies of 1.9.3 that bypass the blacklist and so on but think about this. How long until mojang kicks it up a notch and starts going after servers in the courts. This is a company that was sold for 2.4 Billion USD, and is currently owned by Microsoft. Microsoft also stopped all litigation with apple. They have enough lawering resources to bully every noncompliant server out of the open internet and probably freeze and seize there assets to boot. Microsofts lawyers are a pack of ravenous wolves you don't want to get near.

      So yeah aXed could try to stick it to the man, tell all the players not to update untill new cracked versions come out and so on and keep selling pay to win's, but that's not a move I would want to take.
       
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    9. IAM_KOOL_AID_MAN

      IAM_KOOL_AID_MAN Enthusiast Member

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      well microsoft will have be the responsible for this even if they dint any thing they due own the game so this gonna hurt the company just like x box subcritions
       
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    10. Jkbb

      Jkbb Faithful Poster Member

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      The 50% sale is a bad idea, after it is over and kits and ranks are no longer being sold, then shit will be really unbalanced and messed up

      All new players won't have an option to be able to have the same advantages as some players specially they high rank ones
      Servers that rely on p2w kits like kitpvp will be infested with people using the most OP kit while other players will be using barb
      Unless non donator kits will be buffed this is a bad idea
      Same with ranks you will have people flying with 900 homes and people who rely on kit tools to start out

      Nono axed bad frog
       
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    11. Nate37

      Nate37 Grasshopper Member

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      axed comply with there rules its better off than losing a server we all love
       
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    12. IAM_KOOL_AID_MAN

      IAM_KOOL_AID_MAN Enthusiast Member

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      Here a problem with EULA one this hurts profits form servers in order to improve or even make new innovation to make this server more popular thus they need money to pay off their servers without it this result in a immediate shut down and no longer to maintain this server second of all mojang will lose costumers and revenue since this idea of creating this agreement will be their worst idea in history of gaming this could make a front page of every media in the world as a joke and believe me this idea will not last long best suggest to boycott this game (not playing it or complain until we win) and never try use this idea again.

      PS if microsoft try help mojang there be next to be fucked even though there one most poweful remeber minecraft ranked top of most gaming use in the world and that idea of EULA will hurt microsoft as well you can also fight with that.

      PSS also microsoft will eventualy cut it off with mojang if we try to protest (peacefully)
       
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    13. K4RP3R

      K4RP3R Member Member

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      I'd like aXed would not comply (at least not forever) maybe for now because none of us wants the server gone forever, but we definitely should try to get a talk over this, and make them change their minds :S
      #Support4aXed
       
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    14. IAM_KOOL_AID_MAN

      IAM_KOOL_AID_MAN Enthusiast Member

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      Me too but, this gonna hurt aXed more than hurts Mojang and microsoft combined
      #aXedsacrficeforthepeople
       
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    15. superboy12345 [Nub]

      superboy12345 [Nub] Forum Veteran Member

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      Holy shit, does that mean, people with ranks right now will have their perks forever?
      And if I go upgrade myself to Hero, I will no longer receive Prot IV iron armour?
      As a player with a terrible laptop, these particles/cosmetics make NO difference. As I will disable them all. Donating to servers for cosmetics means people will barely donate.
      Which basically means, Mojang cut the nerves of all servers and they will all slowly bleed to death. Correct me if I interpreted this wrongly.

      This is retarded Microsoft ruined pvp and now this wtf Billy ...

      #Pray4GC
       
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    16. superboy12345 [Nub]

      superboy12345 [Nub] Forum Veteran Member

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      People here are losing their minds and you are celebrating 50% off xD
      People who can't donate, will remain noobs4ever :c
       
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    17. Josephcool

      Josephcool Grasshopper Member

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      This is crazy I just saw this on drama
       
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    18. Fone_bone

      Fone_bone Quick Digit Member

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      The servers had a 50% off sale before, last I recall being in the summer of 2014 and it was actually quite successful.This is just a sale like any other, not some event that happens once in a lifetime; I think the point is for people to buy themselves and friends the best things they can buy before they don't have that opportunity anymore.
       
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    19. IAM_KOOL_AID_MAN

      IAM_KOOL_AID_MAN Enthusiast Member

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      If this Idea will go on in the name of heaven, hell, void, Galaxy,unknown,nebula,purgatory or even universe the game called "minecraft" will not be in instance (just like flappy birds) and the whole game will shut it self off mojag will no longer exist as well due minecraft is a backbone of the company and will end up in our computers a box (when you click) says this game is no longer in existence
       
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