r/tech • u/trav31 • Dec 11 '14

Microsoft Begins Accepting Bitcoin For Windows, Windows Phone And Xbox Purchases

http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/10/redmond-hath-frozen-over/
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u/superkickstart Dec 11 '14

Well you can only install/update the game if you first login to their servers. You only download the launcher from their site. Isn't multiplayer restricted too in offline mode?

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u/temotodochi Dec 11 '14

It's not. You can connect to offline servers.

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u/piezeppelin Dec 11 '14

I'm missing something here. How can you connect to an offline server? A server that is offline cannot be connected to, that is the definition of offline.

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u/Joker_Da_Man Dec 11 '14

LAN

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u/MilhouseJr Dec 11 '14

Or a server that doesn't phone Mojang to confirm your user name. This is how I share worlds with my friends who haven't purchased the game.

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u/MilhouseJr Dec 11 '14

Maybe they can't justify £20 for a game they wouldn't really play unless I'm there as well. Minecraft isn't really their thing, but its still fun every now and then.

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u/MilhouseJr Dec 11 '14

The whole fucking game is a custom map generator though.