The Wizard of Minecraft

[Morreion]

Oatik found this interesting article:

The Wizard of Minecraft (Rolling Stone)
Markus Persson, a.k.a. Notch, is gaming's biggest rock star. But he may never make a second album

Over the course of three days, Persson conducts interviews with me and holds one 10-minute meeting; almost all of the rest of his time is spent playing Borderlands 2. There are weeks when, Persson says, he does nothing but programming, but this isn't one of them. He claims he's starting to miss it. But at the end of the week, he and Porser are taking their families on a 10-day vacation to the Maldives. "So there's no point in starting now."

[dortmunder]

If I had made as much as him off probably a couple months of work, I probably would never work again.

Unless I really wanted to.

[Regolyth]

Now I know why nothing gets done in Minecraft. There's so much potential for that game, so many improvements that can be made (and has, through mods). However the game has sit in an unfinished form for years, despite being officially "released." So much wasted potential. I think he should sell the game to someone who would implement the features he's promised for years.

[Oatik]

$2M is my walk away retirement number...in case we want to start crowd funding that!

[Regolyth]

I don't have a "walk away" number. I think that regardless of how much I had, I would still work in some form. Even if it's non-profit work, I would have to do something. I can't see myself sitting around playing video games day in and day out.

[Morreion]

At one time, I thought I'd be happy to play MMOs all day! But sadly, those days are gone Everything's solo-oriented today. I have far more great memories of playing with others than I do soloing.