Tnt was unbanned for a bit, mainly due to me making some tests to check why exploding tnt was kicking people and then forgetting to re-ban it. Now it's banned again, just not for admins (not that I'll actually use it).

MINECRAFT IS EXITING BETA
IMPORTANT THINGS:

PRICE GOES UP
ANYONE WHO BUYS IN BETA OR AFTER WON'T GET FREE EXPANSION PACKS
ONCE IN BETA, FOCUS WILL BE ON POLISH AND CONTENT
GO BUY IT NOW

*entering

So just to clarify, people who already have the game don't need to do anything? We automatically go into beta and get all future updates and expansions for free?

Yesss.

n00b question, does expansion pack mean like separate buys? Like halo map expansions?

Expanision pack, dlc, extension pack w/e.
It costs ya money if you haven't bought it before the 22nd.

I'm pretty sure that those who wanted to buy minecraft already did. En Mass.

*En Masse

Not necessarily. Minecraft became a cult classic overnight, but it's not like EVERYONE knows about it. It is extremely popular for an indie game, but the popularity will continue to steadily grow as more features are implemented into the game. People who didn't buy it because they felt the game lacked content could be drawn into buying it with the addition of stuff like adventure mode.

I believe the game absolutely peaked during the summer, from now on it's inevitable that the enthusiasm around minecraft, and therefore the sales/profit, goes down.

More like, most people that would buy it when they see it has already bought it.

I'd go with that summary. Pretty much anyone who has any connection to the internet at all has seen Minecraft at some point by now, so anyone who would give it a try and/or like it has already done so.

so people are still buying it slowly but surely, about 6000 a day. that's like $90,000 (US) a day. im guessing that notch will put all of that money into the bank to let the game run for years and years with updates trickling in. i think the game will be fine, and notch will be rich.

Regardless of when you buy then game it is yours and you will NOT have to buy the game again once it is complete. However, those who buy the game during alpha will not have to pay anything for future expansions (if any). The reason for this is the promise Notch made to alpha customers about all future updates being included.
And no, simply adding content and recipes is not considered "expansion" in the Mojang world.

That was posted on the official Facebook page.

Uh, Ive got a q, I just bought minecraft but I still cant play?

1.Check your email, The purchase has to be confirmed.
2.If not, then log on to minecraft.net and download the .exe, it should have a log in screen.(when you run it)