【情報】Minecraft資訊 - 讓我們來談談伺服器商業化

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Let’s talk server monetisation! (by Owen on June 12, 2014)

讓我們來談談伺服器商業化 (由Owen於2014年6月12日發表)

Hello!

嗨！

Let’s get one thing clear: we love it when Minecrafters host servers. Tiny or massive, running vanilla or modded Minecraft, we think they’re all great. Playing with friends in persistent worlds is awesome. Everyone knows that.

讓我們來釐清一件事：我們樂見Minecraft玩家架設伺服器。不論小型或大型，不論運行官方版或掛載模組的Minecraft，我們認為這些都很棒。大家都知道，能與朋友一起在穩健的世界裡遊戲是件超讚的事。

Over the past week there’s been lots of discussion about Minecraft servers and your right to monetise them. Legally, you are not allowed to make money from our products. There has been one exception to this rule so far – Minecraft videos. We’re about to make a second exception – Minecraft servers.

在過去一個禮拜，有許多對於Minecraft伺服器以及將你的權利商業化的爭議。在合法性上來說，你是不被允許利用我們的產品來賺錢。不過有一個例外不適用於這個規定 ─ Minecraft的影片。我們將有第二個例外 ─ Minecraft的伺服器。

Hosting servers can be expensive. We want to give hosts a way to cover their costs. That said, we don’t want our players to be exploited or to have a frustrating time unless they pay. The following rules, which may be tweaked at a later date, have been created with these points in mind.

架設伺服器的費用可以很昂貴。我們希望讓伺服主有個方式能夠回收他們的開銷。雖說如此，我們也不希望玩家被剝削或是只能玩得很沮喪，除非支付額外的費用。以下規定可能還會在未來幾天進行調整，但已經想好了幾個重點。

You are allowed to charge players to access your server

我們允許你向玩家收取費用以進入你的伺服器

So long as the fee is the same for all players, you are allowed to charge for access to your server. You are not allowed to split your playerbase into paying, and non-paying users, nor can you restrict gameplay elements to different tiers of player.

只要所有玩家的收費都相同，我們允許你的伺服器收費進入。但我們不允許你將你的玩家區分成有付費、跟沒付費，當然也不能限制不同層級的玩家享有不同的遊戲元素。

Basically, if you’re charging for access to your server, you are selling a “ticket” and there can only be one type of ticket, regardless of how much people are willing to spend.

基本上，如果你要讓伺服器收費進入，你就是在銷售「門票」，而且不論人們願意花多少錢購買，你只能銷售一種類型的門票。

You are allowed to accept donations

我們允許你接受贊助

You are allowed to accept donations from players. You can thank them publicly or in-game, but can’t give preferential treatment for donating. You are not allowed to restrict gameplay features in an attempt to make money.

我們允許你從玩家那接受贊助。你可以公開感謝他們或在遊戲中感謝他們，但是不能因為他們的贊助而有任何優惠待遇。我們不允許你限制遊戲功能作為企圖賺取收入的手段。

You are allowed to provide in-game advertising or sponsorship opportunities

我們允許你在遊戲中提供廣告或贊助機會

You are allowed to put adverts in your Minecraft worlds to help with costs. Used within reason, adverts and sponsorship can be appropriate ways to fund a server.

我們允許你在你的Minecraft世界中放置廣告以幫助開銷回收。在合理範圍使用下，廣告和贊助可以是伺服器資金的適當來源。

You are allowed to sell in-game items so long as they don’t affect gameplay

我們允許你在不影響遊戲的情況下販賣遊戲裡的物品

We don’t mind you selling items in game, but they must be purely cosmetic. Pets, hats, and particle effects are OK, but swords, invincibility potions, and man-eating pigs are not. We want all players to be presented with the same gameplay features, whether they decide to pay or not.

我們不介意你在遊戲中販賣物品，但必須是純粹裝飾用的物品。寵物、帽子和粒子特效是可以的，但劍、無敵藥水和食人豬則不行。我們想讓所有玩家都體驗到相同的遊戲功能，不論他們付費或沒付費。

There is one exception to this rule – capes! We have a lot of fun making cool capes for extra-special members of our community and Minecon attendees. We’d like to keep them as exclusive as possible. So, yeah, no capes please, even if you’re giving them away for free.

但這規定中有一個例外 ─ 披風！製作很酷的披風給我們社群中的極特別的會員以及Minecon參加者，這讓我們享受極大的樂趣。我們想要盡可能的獨佔這些樂趣。所以，是的，拜託不要對披風下手，即便你想要免費送出它們。

You cannot charge real-world cash for in-game currency

你不能用現實貨幣兌換遊戲貨幣

We don’t mind in-game currencies which are earned through playing, but you are not allowed to sell them for real-world cash. Remember – if the stuff you sell affects gameplay, we’re not cool with it.

我們並不介意在遊玩中賺取遊戲內貨幣的方式，但我們不允許你以現實的貨幣販售它們。記住 ─ 若你販售的物品影響到遊戲，我們不會對此無視。

Don’t pretend to be us. Provide your customers with loads of info

別假冒成我們。提供給你的顧客正確資訊

If you do decide to monetise your server, you must clearly state that the purchase is not associated with Mojang, declare who the money is going to, and provide a purchase history and contact details. You should also check the legality of selling digital items in your specific region.

如果你決定商業化你的伺服器，你必須清楚標明這些商業行為與Mojang沒有任何關聯，清楚說明這些金錢的流向，並且提供買賣紀錄與購買明細。你同時也應該確認銷售虛擬商品在你所屬國家的合法性。

Thanks for reading!

感謝你的閱讀！

As I hope you’ve noticed, these rules are making attempts to prevent Minecraft servers becoming “pay-to-win.” We hate the idea of server hosts restricting Minecraft’s features to players who have already bought our game! It seems really mean.

希望你有注意到，這些規定是想要預防Minecraft伺服器變成「付費就贏」。我們厭惡伺服主對於已經購買了我們遊戲的玩家去限制Minecraft的功能！這似乎十分卑鄙。

We’re hoping that these rules will give hosts opportunity to continue creating awesome Minecraft worlds, and for our players to enjoy them without being forced to spend.

我們希望這些規定會幫助伺服器有機會持續創造超讚的Minecraft世界，並且讓我們的玩家在不被強迫付費的情況下享受其中。

I’m sure we’ll get loads of questions about this subject over the next few days. I’ll prepare a follow-up post once I’ve gathered your queries.

我確信我們將在接下來幾天收到非常多有關這主題的問題。一旦我收集齊你的詢問，我將會準備後續的發文。

Have a good day!

祝你有美好的一天！

Owen – @bopogamel, and your buddies at Mojang.

Owen – @bopogamel 以及所有Mojang的夥伴。

以上內容由紅石口袋傑夫逐文翻譯，並由安啾及Audiace進行校正。