Minecraft players take their frustrations to the Internet after Mojang modifies private servers and chatboxes in the latest patch. The slogan 'Save Minecraft' immediately trends on Twitter after thousands of users expressed dismay over the said 'invasive' update.
Mojang only added to the flame after confirming that they do not have any plans to reverse their move despite their Minecraft community's expressed frustration over Wednesday's v1.19.1 update for Minecraft: Java Edition.
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Many players consider the recent update as an extreme move from the massively online sandbox game. In the new update, all servers will be subjected to moderation, and these new rules that will be implemented can permanently ban players from joining any server regardless of the rules of the said server.
With the inherently invasive nature of the update, it could be considered that private servers are no longer private.
On Wednesday, Twitter was filled with comments from players trying to reason why the recent additions to Minecraft are far from acceptable.
As of this moment, Mojang is yet to respond to the growing uproar of some of its players. But a community manager three days ago has already claimed that Mojang has no plans of changing the new updates while also stating that they 'appreciate and value' its users' feedback.
I get microsoft and mojang are power-hungry corpos that don’t care about communicating with community and playerbase, but we shall not go out without making this loud! #saveminecraft
— Andrey Kekov (@Nakelot) July 28, 2022
And no, Techoblade’s crown is not going to make you look like you care, corporate rats. pic.twitter.com/0qHy54iYbg
In the new update, players can now report each other over 'inappropriate chat messages and dangerous behaviors'. Minecraft also emphasizes that such actions can lead to users being permanently banned in Minecraft servers and realms.
Many users point out that this new chat report system is prone to abuse and that the current chat system is fine as it is. Minecraft has been known to promote a game that encourages free-play, where creators freely ran servers and were even open to modding.
As Kotaku notes, the reports will now be sent to the Minecraft moderators, who decide whether any further action, such as player bans, is deemed necessary. It sounds like a good system, especially for a game that is accessible to all ages and is geared toward children. But it also represents a significant breach into a portion of Minecraft that has hitherto been controlled only by players.
Twitter user Farringor67 shares that the main selling point of Minecraft was that all players of all ages got to decide how they wanted to play the game, but with chat filters, most of us can't do that without the risk of getting muted or banned. Many users shared the same sentiment.
The main selling point of Minecraft was that all players of all ages got to decide how they wanted to play the game, but with chat filters most of us can’t do that without the risk of getting muted or banned #saveminecraft
— Fernigator (@Farringor671) July 29, 2022
These developments from Mojang are not only about how big companies come up with questionable decisions for their user base. Many 'Save Minecraft' protesters also point out Mojang's inability to read and appreciate feedback from its community. Mojang's emphasis on the finality of its decision sparks concerns in the Minecraft community.
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