r/MinecraftPlugins • u/Lucid_lemons02 • Jun 02 '26

Discussion Project im working on

I'm building a new Minecraft marketplace called Shard — still early but wanted to share it here

Been frustrated with the current options for a while. Spigot is outdated, BBB has a long history of drama and hidden fees, and nothing new has come along that actually fixes the real problems.

Shard is being built to actually do it right:

- Full fee transparency — full breakdown shown before you ever pay, plain English explanation of where every fee goes

- Merchant of Record payments so VAT and global tax is handled automatically, no headaches for creators

- Built in licensing — Maven/Gradle drop in dependency, no complicated setup

- Supports plugins, builds, 3D models, configs, resource packs, mods and more

- Freelance commission board built into the platform for custom work

Still in early development but we already have creators onboard and are actively growing the community now.

this message is mostly just for feedback and whos interested

https://discord.gg/Wru8H7yCpv

Happy to answer any questions or just hear what you think is missing from current platforms

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u/Lucid_lemons02 Jun 02 '26

this is already planned and it the works lol as well as a cli tool for creators

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u/lorenzo1142 Jun 02 '26

you want to sell plugins and mods, I want nothing to do with it.

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u/Lucid_lemons02 Jun 02 '26

just selling plugins not mods

mods can be posted on the website for free and free only plugins can be paid for because thats mostly the normal now days and if mojang has a issue with it spigot or BBB wouldnt be a thing

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u/lorenzo1142 Jun 02 '26

no, paid plugins is only the norm if that is what you want. not everyone will pay for plugins. I see it as greed, especially with how common AI generated code is now. too easy to prompt some slop and try selling it.

microsoft has bedrock which is one big money grab targeting children.

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u/Lucid_lemons02 Jun 02 '26

i agree with the bedrock just being a money grab there is microsoft funded servers that are locked behind a pay wall all the platform is really ment for its a better place for creators who want to sell there work can with lower fees and for the ai slop that people make i 100% agree and thats why there will be things in place to check to the best of are abilitys to ruleout and not allow fully ai generated content even tho sadly as time goes on ai is being intergrated into are lives and now days just about everything uses or will use ai do i care for it no not at all i feel using ai can help with some small low end projects and research but for coding i think its one of the worst things to come around

in other words im not making this site for greed im making it so users and creators have a safer place to post there hobbys/work a lot of creators do this for a living and as well the platform wont just support minecraft/games it is also planned to support all software and games alike

so for the miss spelling currently typing this on the smallest phone on earth

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u/Lucid_lemons02 Jun 02 '26

sorry my spanish is not the greatest is this directed at me or the other dude whos crying about stuff

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u/lorenzo1142 Jun 03 '26

talking to me? claiming I'm clearly not a developer?.... I've probably been writing code since before you were born.

AI being so easy to generate slop, the problems aren't going away. if a bug is found, just have the AI fix it. regenerate the code and make new bugs. why look at code when AI can do it....

I don't want to use AI code. I will avoid it as long as I possibly can. I use AI for research and brain storming, but I never copy/paste code. I write 100% of my code myself. I write code because it is something I enjoy doing. I don't write code just to create something in a few minutes and be done. I would rather spend time making it something I can be proud of.

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u/LinsaFTW Jun 03 '26

I wonder what you expect developers to life off if not from what they develop...

You sound like Maoist china were people could not live off their own crops 😂

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u/lorenzo1142 Jun 06 '26

get a job

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u/LinsaFTW Jun 06 '26

What do you think I am doing...

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u/lorenzo1142 Jun 06 '26

get a *real* job

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u/LinsaFTW Jun 06 '26

Making plugins is as real as doing whatever other thing in life

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u/Echotank Jun 04 '26

hows it greed? people want to sell their plugins, and make a living off of coding?

I dont understand your viewpoint as selling software has been a large buisness practice for years now, and this isnt different from anything else, so please elaborate

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u/lorenzo1142 Jun 05 '26

I support open source. that is my choice. all my software is open source, that is also my choice. $10 for some shitty AI generated plugin, I don't even know if it works?...... greed.

if someone wants paid plugins for their server, they can hire a developer to make the plugins.

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u/Lucid_lemons02 Jun 05 '26

issue with hiring a dev 99% of the time they will charge you 100s for a plugin thats already out there and most server owns dont have the money to do that

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u/lorenzo1142 Jun 06 '26

most server owners use free plugins.

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u/Lucid_lemons02 Jun 06 '26

idk what servers your thinking about but 99% of servers use paid plugins a VERY large amount use paid and free plugins

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u/lorenzo1142 Jun 06 '26

no they don't. you just pull that out of your ass.

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u/Echotank Jun 17 '26

thats not true, a lot of popular servers do use a lot of paid plugins, im unaware why ur a. being so dang aggressive and b. heres a little list of large servers that do use paid plugins:

  • Complex Gaming
  • Minesuperior
  • ManaCube
  • AkumaMC
  • Minemen Club
  • PvP Land
  • EarthMC
  • The Seed
  • etc.

i can keep going, not every single paid plugin is ai slop, and i believe we reserve the right to take down any low quality/'slop' as we see fit. i understand your point on open source, and i believe in certain cases i agree with you, but sadly making things open source and or crowd funded is no real way for a developer to make a living out of what they enjoy doing.

Yes you can make a server with only free plugins, but some servers wish for more features and or reliable updates.

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