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  I missed getting on the notch hate train, so I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes. Even if the s... : Rehevkor
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    Yeah... I don't get all the hate. Well, I see where it comes from but I don't really agree. Minecraft i... : Gwyndion
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      His only mistake was sharing too much about the development process with the fans. If he had stayed silen... : The Grolar Bear
      • It's a good point. He did dig himself into a hole more than once... and sometimes it seems like he just ... : Gwyndion
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        People also took everything he said super serious even though everyone knows he has a habbit of blabbing.... : BeowolfSchaefer
        • Yeah, exactly. Just like any other game, most of the ideas ended up on the floor of the cutting room. The... : The Grolar Bear
  • Better than trying to handle it on his own when his ADHD kicks in. I think Jeb has done a fine job. : WhiskeyFist
• So, Elite sounds like an advanced version of Taipan! I loved Taipan!! : cerealSAM2
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  Finish one game before you start the next, Herr von Notch. Scrolls is not even out and you are alrea... : Vogerl
  • He's not even working on Scrolls and I don't think he ever has. That's a totally separate project which ... : Gwyndion
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  I don't know what elite is but first person firefly sounds awesome. : rick
  • Elite is the grandfather of all space trader/shooters. Think Privateer/Freelancer but released back in 19... : TrulyVexed
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuvbZpH1QuE : inchwide
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      Ahhh the memories. The Master 128 color version no less. Good times. I now have an urge to break out Chuc... : TrulyVexed
      • wow, someone needs to come out with a javascript version of this, stat. : cerealSAM2
    • Holy crap. I've heard of Elite for years but didn't realize until just now that I HAD THAT GAME as kid! ... : Gwyndion
    • Pffft. Multicolor graphics. I had Green on Black, and I LOVED it. : AxeMan808
  • I sure hope it's first person! : lukej1337
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  I don't feel strongly about Notch one way or the other, but what has that dude been doing all this time? : Zek
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    Swimming in cash : loboca
    • It does seem like his motivation and focus pretty much evaporated when he became incredibly rich. I don't... : Zek
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    this game and Scrolls I guess. weird that so little has been said about Scrolls. : ass-street
    • He's not working on Scrolls. Maybe he has some input, but it is that other dude's game. : GreatGooglyMoogly
  • what every game designer does. pretending to be working : spiderfill
  • Thinking about how he can blow the money in a way that people will applaud his feats of money mismanageme... : one random winner
  • Probably been networking, promoting and figuring out what direction the company should take and hiring pe... : Creepin_Jeezus
• Take my money... TAKE IT! : vertdang
• As long as it isn't written in Java and runs like shit I'm in! : Yanks
• "If someone steals the idea before me, that's totally fine," Persson said. "I just want to play that game : MBlueD
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  firely? might need an extra F in there : CoRDS
  • Ffirely? : Nixx2004
• Also of note, he said game design (at least in general) isn't art. Which I sort of thought was an odd thi... : Motoryogurt
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  We've already got one of these coming, it's called X: Rebirth : Mr. Goodwrench
  • And as good as the X series has been, the learning curve is HUGE. there's so many things you can do in th... : vertdang
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    The X series lost me at the Kha'ak. : pigvomit
    • you love the Kha'ak :) : vertdang
• I loved elite! I look forward to this. : filthysock
• I loved elite! I look forward to this. : filthysock
• Oh Elite the hours spent playing you are so memorable.. : Wiz74