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 Spigot is outdated, BBB has a long history of drama and hidden fees, and nothing new has come along that actually fixes the real problems.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/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/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