Notch has every right to take good things from mods. If he does it on purpose, I think the modder should be credited in the game, but Notch doesn't have to do that. With regards to potioncraft, it seems like Notch didn't know anything about it. Given he was very upfront about the Pistons mod, I see no reason to doubt Notch.
Beyond that, using very basic ideas like NPC villagers can't be considered stealing. Remember Notch has talked about NPCs and how he wants the game to be a bit adventure/RPG-like for a LONG time (since Alpha).
I will say that showing off a piece of hatemail is in poor taste, imho. He shouldn't have done that. I think the OP overstated things here though.
Dragons and npc villages was planned before the mods came :sleep.gif:
quite a few things were planned for minecraft back in alpha and people just took the idea
e.g the paint mod. notched tweeted it in early beta and it was made into a mod. so thats kinda unfair blaming Notch for taking ideas when players take his ideas.
then to bad bro, you can't just punch a windows irl and then move it somewhere else without it breaking
Dyes=mod
Beds=mod
Pistons=mod
tall grass=mod
powered/detector rails=mod
hunger=mod
NPC villages=mod
potions=mod
RPG emelents=mod
Modders make content for Mojang. Mojang is entitled to use the content if they want to.
Well because EVERYONE KNOWS that mods invented all those things, and they had never been seen anywhere else before!
Beyond that, using very basic ideas like NPC villagers can't be considered stealing. Remember Notch has talked about NPCs and how he wants the game to be a bit adventure/RPG-like for a LONG time (since Alpha).
I will say that showing off a piece of hatemail is in poor taste, imho. He shouldn't have done that. I think the OP overstated things here though.
I will this here...
Yogscast read a retards angry letter.
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potion making isn't owned by the mod maker
That's like saying that just because Notch made a game with a sheep in it that sheep are owned by him and it's illegal to make a game with sheep in it
quite a few things were planned for minecraft back in alpha and people just took the idea
e.g the paint mod. notched tweeted it in early beta and it was made into a mod. so thats kinda unfair blaming Notch for taking ideas when players take his ideas.