Minecraft realms servers are now available wordwide!

[Rafy]

 

Mojang's new subscription service that hosts and sets up multiplayer servers for Minecraft is available now worldwide. Minecraft Realms launched in North America last month for PC and Mac, and this week Mojang expanded it globally - no forgotten realms, then. In the UK, for example, one month's subscription sets you back eight of Her Maj's pounds sterling.

In North America the asking price is $13 per month, although there are discounts on three and six-month subscriptions. The service includes an automatic backup feature if you want to rip up creations and start anew, and Mojang also promises minigames and exclusive events. If you fancy inviting pals to join you in your new virtual pad, be advised a Minecraft Realms world allows up to 10 players at a single time.

Source:

http://www.joystiq.com/2014/05/20/minecraft-realms-opens-up-to-bring-mojang-servers-worldwide/

[The Crazed Child]

It's just as easy to set up a LAN game over Hamachi even if your friends are somewhere else.

[JAKEBAB]

It's just as easy to set up a LAN game over Hamachi even if your friends are somewhere else.

you have to have decent internet which as u would know australia does not have lol

[The Crazed Child]

you have to have decent internet which as u would know australia does not have lol

Yeah. The bandwidth that Hamachi uses is crazy.

[Imaginaerum]

Yeah. The bandwidth that Hamachi uses is crazy.

Not only that but it won't be free for much longer or so it says every time I start it up

[NInety]

10 players at once! OMGOOGOMOMGGOGMGOMGMGOMGG!!!!!!!1!!!!!1111!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111

[bcredeur97]

10 players... i used to host 30 on a home server back when I ran a server.

 

 

this service is going to die quickly imho. People are gonna get hyped up about it now, but then itll start to get too expensive for their little bit of gametime, and they'll cancel subscription and call it a day.

[Hawx]

Realms is just for little kiddies with mummy's credit card that want a quick server with friends. Mojang doesn't like that large server networks are getting $200,000+ yearly through selling items and this is their response.

[SirPaul]

Well, since it was in beta for maybe i dont know 3-4 months in Sweden, apparently it had some success.

 

And even though you say it people will get hyped about it, and the call it a day.
 

I dont think so, The service itself is not so great, but yeahh, for few people playing  with your friends for few bucks is acceptable. And when subscription is over they just remind their selves how much fun they had, and buys another half year.   

 

 

Its  what drives WoW for a decade now.  Plenty of my friends were buying subscriptions and not playing it all the time, but the feeling from game was fine, and they sacrified few buck for the feeling to come back.

 

It maybe will not be so popular, but still acceptable for mojang to pay them the server cost, and to have a few bucks in their pocket.

 

And of course, with adding features as minigames e.t.c.   i think it will be acceptable bussiness model for them to keep it alive.