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Rathji · 03-09-2012, 09:53 AM

You don't *need* separate accounts, but you need to get a 'hacked client' which involves risk of installing software that could be virus infected and play on an 'offline server' and then you are responsible for maintaining a server. Much easier to cough up the extra $20 and play on any server you want. Even at $5 bucks an hour, you will easily come out ahead buying another account in a month, since the time commitment to maintaining your own with the updates that come out is pretty substantial, unless you want to play vanilla minecraft.

On a related note: I am running a public server now. Just so my nephew has a place to play with my daughter and I, but the box has 4GB of RAM available for minecraft so it can support quite a few people and plugins. It is survival mode, with a few basic plugins for now until bukkit gets upgraded to fully support 1.2.3. Right now I am working on transferring previous creations (from an old server) to the world. I am not advertising it or anything, but if you would like to check it out, send me a PM and I can add you.

03-09-2012, 09:53 AM	#137
Rathji Franchise Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Supporting Urban Sprawl Exp:	You don't need separate accounts, but you need to get a 'hacked client' which involves risk of installing software that could be virus infected and play on an 'offline server' and then you are responsible for maintaining a server. Much easier to cough up the extra $20 and play on any server you want. Even at $5 bucks an hour, you will easily come out ahead buying another account in a month, since the time commitment to maintaining your own with the updates that come out is pretty substantial, unless you want to play vanilla minecraft. On a related note: I am running a public server now. Just so my nephew has a place to play with my daughter and I, but the box has 4GB of RAM available for minecraft so it can support quite a few people and plugins. It is survival mode, with a few basic plugins for now until bukkit gets upgraded to fully support 1.2.3. Right now I am working on transferring previous creations (from an old server) to the world. I am not advertising it or anything, but if you would like to check it out, send me a PM and I can add you. __________________ "Wake up, Luigi! The only time plumbers sleep on the job is when we're working by the hour." Last edited by Rathji; 03-09-2012 at 10:03 AM.