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So I have read your comments and concerns about my guide, and I appreciate all the input I have received. I have decided to take a different route with this guide which I hope you guys will enjoy a lot more (yes, the price will be lower. $9.99 to be exact).

The one main concept I wanted to focus on in my original guide was the multiplayer aspect of Minecraft and how it greatly differs from singleplayer. I know I simply cannot compete with the wiki in terms of information about Minecraft, but I can provide tips and strategies for multiplayer gameplay, which of course is my main focus with all of this. The wiki does not do this, and not only that, the information I want to add (multiplayer tips/strategies) can pretty much be only found by searching multiple sites and forums. Nobody likes doing that as we can all see in game ("How do I get credits?" - you read the forums or signs at spawn). So I want to compile all of the common questions I get asked (that's why I asked you guys for those, and trust me, those that contributed will be mentioned in my guide. I promise) and I want to discuss each question in detail.

For example I could start a small section of the guide off with a question like:
"Can I tp?"
Then directly underneath that I would discuss why you can or cannot tp on this server. etc. etc.

There will surely be more to the guide then simply just questions I get and how to avoid asking them. I will also include important things to remember when playing online (living far from spawn, trusting nobody, reading /help as soon as you join, etc.) So I expect a lot of mutliplayer tips and such in this *revised* guide. And like I said, I want to make it $9.99. I hope that seems fair.

Also, I might post my Google Doc outline I've been making for this new guide when it's got enough info if you want to see it to get a better idea of what's going in this thing. Thoughts people? Thanks for the input I really appreciate it. And I will add your names to the book, those of you that sent me questions. Of course MineRealm will get it's own section in the book as well.

This is a great idea.

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Great

Idea.

I really do like this, Alot.

I think it is a good idea. However, i think the fact that it is so expensive compared to the actual game, that it will turn a lot of people way from it.

Yeah that's the only problem. But I like to think of it this way - knowledge is very valuable. Being able to look something up on the wiki is simple, and what's there (in terms of information) is just the basics. It's what any ordinary player would want.

Having a guide that provides more than just the basics is what increases the value, therefore the price is somewhat higher. I could describe it a bit more, but you get the idea.

I think you should include a "Strategies" section or something like that.

Building strategies, PvP strategies, mob fighting strategies, farming strategies, mob farming strategies...

I could go on, and on, and on...

Just a suggestion.

I think this would be cool, but, this is not my guide and I have no say in what is put in it.

This is a very good idea Spritzo.... I hope this works, and becomes the most used guide for Minerealm.

Another issue to consider: Notch may release more content every once in a while after the official release of Minecraft in November. If this happens, what will you do? Update the guide and give all previous buyers a free copy of the new version, or update the guide and only provide it to new buyers, or simply not support any content beyond the official release?

I'm not sure, but you may need permission from mojang to publish a guide and sell it... Due to copyright issues.

Wxclm wrote:I think it is a good idea. However, i think the fact that it is so expensive compared to the actual game, that it will turn a lot of people way from it.

Yeah, $28 bucks is a lot of money for a guide.