Minefold
Infrastructure
hosted minecraft servers
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
6 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 2 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score +0.35.
Execution: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Smooth, easy setup and great maps/interface
From 4 comments
Looks like it: https://minefold.com/help That’s $17 per month for a 4 people server (with the $25 plan, $15 per month with the $45 plan). I don’t think that’s a competitive price…
ugh on HNThis is a stroke of genius: http://screencast.com/t/v2e0i31sAC (Pro accounts) You nailed it. Perfect value-add, perfect price point.
palish on HNWow the maps are indeed gorgeous! Makes me want to play.
swang on HNTweeted at you guys, but this is absolutely amazingly awesome. I used to own/run MinecraftServers.com and I thought that was awesome but this blew me away, especially since this…
robbiet480 on HN
Strong value and pricing idea
From 2 comments
This is a stroke of genius: http://screencast.com/t/v2e0i31sAC (Pro accounts) You nailed it. Perfect value-add, perfect price point.
palish on HNLooks like it: https://minefold.com/help That’s $17 per month for a 4 people server (with the $25 plan, $15 per month with the $45 plan). I don’t think that’s a competitive price…
ugh on HN
Objections
Interface assumes existing Minecraft knowledge and needs more guidance
From 2 comments
hey, I've seen your project around a few times and at Minecon. I love the idea and I think you have a lot of potential and while I absolutely love your interface I don't think…
citricsquid on HNYes, Miles mentioned he had spoken to you at the conference he attended, although Miles is no longer with the company and has no involvement with MCF or MCW any longer, just so…
citricsquid on HN
No Bukkit or plugin support, and unclear griefing and rollback controls
From 2 comments
Has some bugs. So I was wowed by your maps and signed up to try the free account. I uploaded my world (I had to do it twice because the upload timed out once, and the second time…
drblue on HNLooks like it: https://minefold.com/help That’s $17 per month for a 4 people server (with the $25 plan, $15 per month with the $45 plan). I don’t think that’s a competitive price…
ugh on HN
Upload and seed bugs
From 1 comment
Has some bugs. So I was wowed by your maps and signed up to try the free account. I uploaded my world (I had to do it twice because the upload timed out once, and the second time…
drblue on HN
Requests
Bukkit support
From 2 comments
Has some bugs. So I was wowed by your maps and signed up to try the free account. I uploaded my world (I had to do it twice because the upload timed out once, and the second time…
drblue on HNAddressing a couple of your issues: 1.) Our uploads go straight to S3, so the first one timing out may (?) have just been a connection problem? We checked our logs and we didn't…
chrislloyd on HN
Better onboarding and explanations in the interface
From 1 comment
Yes, Miles mentioned he had spoken to you at the conference he attended, although Miles is no longer with the company and has no involvement with MCF or MCW any longer, just so…
citricsquid on HN
Link to signup and main site from blog
From 1 comment
I like it! Just one thing: a more prominent (header?) link to your main site from your blog and a sign up link within the blog post (since it talks about accounts) would probably…
bri3d on HN
Questions
Does each person pay individually?
From 1 comment
Wait, each person pays individually?
joshu on HN
How is it possible to do this if Minecraft is not open source?
From 1 comment
Sorry I don't really know minecraft, but it isn't open source right? if so how did they manage to technically do this
villagefool on HN
Alternatives named
Self-hosted Minecraft servers and donation-funded servers
From 2 comments
Looks like it: https://minefold.com/help That’s $17 per month for a 4 people server (with the $25 plan, $15 per month with the $45 plan). I don’t think that’s a competitive price…
ugh on HNYep. It's a bit of a change from what people are used to be we think it makes more sense. It means you personally can stop playing and you don't have to keep on paying for your…
chrislloyd on HN
Custom open source servers such as Myne
From 1 comment
The Minecraft Server protocol has been documented by the community since 2009, there are a wide variety of custom servers in existence today, for example Myne which is open…
citricsquid on HN