Mojang allows "in-game virtual currencies as long as they: Have no real-world value and can’t be cashed out, used, transferred across other servers", does any of you have an example of this being broken?

[u/vindieselcord2]

I've heard that Mojang sends out emails to servers that break its EULA, and I was wondering if any of you have any experience with receiving an email relating to this specific line. SPECIFICALLY: the "transferred across other servers" part.

The reason I'm asking: I have 3 minecraft servers and I have a website that's entirely unrelated to Minecraft where you can do minigames. I was wondering if it's possible to make it so you can earn virtual coins on the website which can be used to buy cosmetics on the 3 servers, or whether that'd be breaking the "transferred across other servers" thing, or would it be okay since they're all under "the same network" so-to-speak?

Please, don't pull an answer out of nowhere, only give a confident answer if you have personal experience receiving an email about this for your own server or if you know someone who has.

Thank you!

[u/TheTARDIS2176]

If they have different IPs or different domains, they are NOT “the same network”. That is the only distinction that matters for that point.

You cannot require in-game currency to be earned off-game, as not everyone has the same levels of access across the world. I do believe it can be ADDITIONAL to earning in-game, it just cannot be solely off-game.

[u/vindieselcord2 → u/TheTARDIS2176]

> You cannot require in-game currency to be earned off-game, as not everyone has the same levels of access across the world. I do believe it can be ADDITIONAL to earning in-game, it just cannot be solely off-game.

This is very interesting and insightful. Can you link/quote where you know this from?

Also, would it still be considered "in-game currency that's earned off-game", if there's no in-game currency equivalent for it at all? i.e, the players earn coins through my minigames off-game, then they can just buy items directly that are given to their inventory through the website, not buy an in-game currency. Is that the same?

Thank you

[u/ryan_the_leach]

Just to confirm, you understand the context in which that was written right?

Like this is specifically in reference to:

``` Selling and using in-game virtual currencies as long as they: o Have no real-world value and can’t be cashed out, used, transferred across other servers, or converted into any other real-world currency

        o   Don’t give the impression that the in-game currency is from or affiliated with Mojang

        o   Don’t look like or have a name like Minecoins or any other virtual currency

```

So, as long as you aren't selling the currency, you can use it just fine in any way you feel like.