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by shirro 3743 days ago
Got two kids and their mum been playing MCPE all day on mobile devices. I can hear her yelling instructions to her army of builders/warriors as I write. I put together a VPS instance with PocketMine (followed by ImagicalMine, a fork) for them but with no mob ai and lots of other problems it didn't hold their interest compared with playing on the local network.

It is a pity that the mobile version isn't more open so third party servers can support it. The family might enjoy something like this but I would never get them lugging a laptop around and driving minecraft with a mouse and keyboard.
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viet_nguyen 3743 days ago
Yes, it's a shame that Minecraft's mobile version isn't aligned with Minecraft PC version, while Minecraft PC is better and more popular for online gaming.

If you are to setup an online platform for your family, it's best to setup a PC version. It's just more enjoyable for now.

P/S: I do hope that MCPE is one day aligned and compatible with PC. For sure it won't be the other way around.

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