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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Minecraft success a 'fluke' says creator.

    Minecraft's success was a 'one in a million fluke' according to creator Marcus "Notch" Persson.
    Jul 31, 2012 12:00pm PDT
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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Minecraft success a 'fluke' says creator.

    Minecraft's success was a 'one in a million fluke' according to creator Marcus "Notch" Persson. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      A happy fluke. It's probably the best overall game that's come out in the last 10 years imho. : Visceral MonkeyThis person is cool!
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        Except of course...it needs more game to it. Hopefully they focus on that. : Visceral MonkeyThis person is cool!
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          That's what Castle Story is for. : Dessicator82This person is cool!
          • Castle Story is more of a glorified RTS than an action survival game. Unless they've had a recent change... : Memphis-Ahn
        • That's what Tekkit is for. : Moonbase Commander
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        I certainly wouldn't rate it nearly that high but it's a thoroughly enjoyable game and worth every penny ... : Herman Toothrot
        • Besides probably Quakeworld... I don't think I've put more time into any other game. : GwyndionThis person is cool!
      • I don't want to rate it that high, but if we're going by hours played...it's up there. : ConanThis person is cool!
    • A million-to-one chance succeeds nine times out of ten... : deathofratsThis person is cool!
    • respect++ : MagicWishMonkey
    • well, yeah, duh, always nice to see people acknowledge reality publicly though : derelict515This person is cool!
    • Well duh! It's like the epitome of "lightning in a bottle". : OverloadUT
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      I like Notch. Maybe I need to play some Minecraft. : Kub666
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        This is a really wild thread compared to the Notch venom typically spewed by the hardcore minecraft crew ... : kgargs
        • Notch is a nice guy, really gets the dynamics of good game design, he just has the project management ski... : silent prophet
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          Paging JohnnyRey : at0micgardenThis person is cool!
          • Now why would you do that : ateam311This person is cool!
          • Oh poor JohnnyRey : ashkieThis person is cool!
          • What have you done. : Kub666
    • Obviously, but it's good to hear him say it. : gaplant
    • Level headed : Metasparks
    • Honest and I hope he stays that way! : InfernoAblaze
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      wait a minute, how is it a fluke? its a really good game. : Chandler55This person is cool!
      • You might be confusing the word "fluke" with "flop" or "failure". What he's saying is its success was ... : OverloadUT
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      Honest, good. But its a shame he wanted to build a game such as "Scrolls". We dont need another card game... : excessusThis person is cool!
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        People seem to miss the fact that Notch had/has almost nothing to do with that game. A guy who works for... : GwyndionThis person is cool!
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          The amount of work and progress that has been made on Minecraft in the last year since Notch handed over ... : Goblin au
          • I totally agree. I think you missed my point. I was just saying that a lot of people attach Notch to Sc... : GwyndionThis person is cool!
      • I had no idea they were making a card game... I never played Minecraft, but I might play this! Looks li... : lefthighkick
    • And an awesome fluke at that. As much as I love Minecraft, he's exactly right that its success was a one ... : ColoradoCNC