To add to the confusion, Mojang/Microsoft have released a Windows 10 only version of minecraft that works with Xbox live, To clear this up early, this is a ported Minecraft PE (Pocket Edition) So the version you play on Android/Ios is being ported to Windows 10 so PC players can play with the portable crowd, in groups up-to 7. This will in no way will be linked with the actual PC version of minecraft, This release will cause catastrophic confusion for later dates when there are 2 Versions of minecraft that run on windows, especially since this will be features in the Microsoft store for a mere $10. (Que the “Why cant I connect with my cheaper version of minecraft crowd)

I will try and keep on top of this, would anyone be interested in me hosting a Pocket Edition PirateCraft server? It would have no mods at all and be pure vanilla, and in no way linked with the current server, just its own instance.

Juicy Sauce: https://mojang.com/2015/07/announcing-minecraft-windows-10-edition-beta/

Minecraft was originally released way back in 2009. It’s funny to think that children today who are 6 years old and younger were born AFTER Minecraft’s release date! Goes to show how time flies by…

Anyway, I was first introduced to Minecraft by a friend sometime in late 2012. I found the game interesting, so I went and downloaded the PC Gamer demo to see whether I wanted to buy it for myself or not. There was this nifty trick you could use to reset the 90 minute time limit but keep your progress, so I naturally abused it to the best of my ability and must have invested something between 6 and 12 hours in the demo world.

This was in February 2013, but the PC Gamer demo still ran an outdated version of Minecraft (beta 1.3 which was released in 2011). So pork chops weren’t stackable, there was no food bar, water and lava used the old textures, zombies dropped feathers, etc. Minecraft beta version 1.3 DID however already include the nether!

So after a few hours I’d got myself a diamond pickaxe, mined obsidian, entered the nether and brought back some netherrack. I decided to use them as braziers to keep my road network safe at night. My base was situated right on top of spawn, on the edge of a dark and very dangerous forest.

It was a disastrous idea.

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Within a matter of seconds the fire had spread to every tree in the immediate vicinity. It went so quickly that my computer had trouble rendering the inferno. I would walk towards a group of trees and they would just disappear into thin air because the fire had already torn through them.

I ran straight to my wooden base and started hacking down all the trees and leaves around them as the fire approached. By some miracle I managed to cut off access from the flames and my base survived. But the landscape around me was devoid of life for hundreds of blocks. And there were (raw) pork chops lying around everywhere….

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In the end my world started glitching out and eventually became corrupt, so I went on to get the real Minecraft. But I was a bit sad that fire had been nerfed so badly. 🙁

That was my first memorable experience playing Minecraft. What was yours?

As leader of the Verussian Empire,I here by declare war against Bensterspc; for his continuous attacks on the innocent citizens of North Verussi. He has been killing,grieving and looting my town whilst I have been away and to my understanding,has been taking advantage of the roll-back meaning deckhands in my town still had the pvp immunity and were not able to stop him.

This war is targeted to Benster only and will not involve anyone he is affiliated with unless necessary.We had a truce with his crew but he has broken this several times.I will end this war as soon as Benster can agree to a treaty and stick to it.

___________________________________________________________________________KingRS_ of the Verussian Empire and Mayor of North Verussi