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A peek inside Notch's housewarming party

The guy's a billionaire. For him, that's like ordering in a pizza to watch a PPV. He coulda dropped six figures on this party and not felt it. If I were him I would have got Bruno Mars to play or some shit. Depressed? WTF is that?

How much of your paycheque goes to rent or mortgage? Notch bought this mansion with discretionary cash. You spend a hundred bucks at a Steam Sale that's a bigger hit for you.
 
timlot said:
I wonder how Major, Albert, Yusuf, Phil, and the rest of the 9 to 5ers at Microsoft feel seeing the years of revenue and hard work they've put in at MS being spent so frivolously.
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Takes money to make money. They know this better than anyone. When you're looking at investment, you're not looking at what you spent, but what you're going to make.
 
If I were in that situation, I think I'd have more fun stuff than standing around drinking like you're at any ol' party. Fuck it... temp convert the car windshields into monitors and put in some racing games in there so it feels like you're actually driving the car. Not to say the theater didn't have games on it but I'd make sure something was set up in there. Some Mario Kart or Smash cause it's my fantasy. Couple rooms for board games. Johann Sebastian Joust in the pool. And I'd set up an observatory so people can chill with some down tempo and watch the stars.

I'd have a bar area set up like normal but people wouldn't be able to use it like a crutch not to try something new. I might even make some type of a punch card where if you talked to enough new people you didn't know before or played games with them, you'd get something cool when you left. Sometimes people need incentives to socialize. :)

Oh, and 100$ to everyone who brings their 3DS to StreetPass. Shit needs to be turned on though.
 
Doctoglethorpe said:
"It’s not about the money. It’s about my sanity."

*Buys giant house in Beverly Hills and throws a celebrity-stuffed party.*

I used to really like him, but now I think he's lost it. Money certainly does that. Le sigh.
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Yeah, fuck that guy for living a life instead of sitting on that money in some cottage in Sweden until he drops dead alone and his wealth is claimed by the goverment.
 
Doctoglethorpe said:
"It’s not about the money. It’s about my sanity."

*Buys giant house in Beverly Hills and throws a celebrity-stuffed party.*

I used to really like him, but now I think he's lost it. Money certainly does that. Le sigh.
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Maybe what was affecting his sanity was altering his spending habits, feelings towards owning Mojang, and life in general, based on how the internet saw him and what they expected of him.

It's his money and he can do what he wants, good for him. The house isn't to my taste but I'm not the one who's rich so whatever.
 
No fucking way I'd get married if I was a billionaire. I really don't think I'd get married anyway, but with all that money, no chance.
 
Doctoglethorpe said:
"It’s not about the money. It’s about my sanity."

*Buys giant house in Beverly Hills and throws a celebrity-stuffed party.*

I used to really like him, but now I think he's lost it. Money certainly does that. Le sigh.
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Jesus Christ some of you are bitter haters. Its incredible to watch it happen in real time too. Man....
 
Ominym said:
lol.

What's with this thread and everyone like it? You can live in a mansion and still be humble. You don't have to live in the slums to be "real". You can throw a housewarming party and not be on the verge of collapse. Lets at least wait for the day the guy starts bathing in Cristal, calling other people "poors", and generally being a dick to start assassinating his character. Shall well?
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Notch just looks out of character, he is not even wearing that iconic hat.
 
GeordieMark said:
Good man. He earned that cash through hard work and creativity.

I think its awesome to see him enjoying the rewards for his success.
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I know it's a slippery slope to discuss how much somebody "deserves", but 2 billion dollars is fucking insane. He sold out to Microsoft after he specifically said he wouldn't just for his own financial gain. Good for him! Living the Swe... erm, American dream.
 
Why are people stalking him? What is the purpose of following everything he does? It's not like he matters at all (hasn't in a while).

Never understood the obsession will stalking famous people.
 
Like I said in the other thread that announced he had bought this house months ago, this puts an enormous smile on my dial.

Those photos are fucking great. Everything about it is fucking great. Not that Notch needs one, but man

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Nice Work Notch! Live it up!

Shit, I'f I had that money I would have bought that stupid expensive mansion just to fill with pinball machines.
 
eudaemonic said:
If I were in that situation, I think I'd have more fun stuff than standing around drinking like you're at any ol' party. Fuck it... temp convert the car windshields into monitors and put in some racing games in there so it feels like you're actually driving the car. Not to say the theater didn't have games on it but I'd make sure something was set up in there. Some Mario Kart or Smash cause it's my fantasy. Couple rooms for board games. Johann Sebastian Joust in the pool. And I'd set up an observatory so people can chill with some down tempo and watch the stars.

I'd have a bar area set up like normal but people wouldn't be able to use it like a crutch not to try something new. I might even make some type of a punch card where if you talked to enough new people you didn't know before or played games with them, you'd get something cool when you left. Sometimes people need incentives to socialize. :)

Oh, and 100$ to everyone who brings their 3DS to StreetPass. Shit needs to be turned on though.
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I'm pretty sure if I had 2.5 billion I would just drop video games entirely and just take up some eccentric rich person hobby like submarine racing.
 
I just don't get inviting a whole bunch of people you don't know personally, nor give a shit about your game.

I have no issue with the house, just seems like a scene that Notch really fits into.
 
Marcel said:
I'm pretty sure if I had 2.5 billion I would just drop video games entirely and just take up some eccentric rich person hobby like submarine racing.
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I would (no joke) go to Lord British (Richard Garriott) castle, knock on the gate and tell him to start working on Ultima X asap. If he denies I would buy the castle off him and burn it down leaving no stone unturned.
 
Awesome.

Going from coding all night in cold and lonesome dark swedish winters to having Selena Gomez show up to his housewarming in one of Beverly Hills' hottest mansions... Pretty mind blowing.

Seriously, being a scandinavian, I can kinda put myself in the mindset he's been in. Being a computer geek eating takeaway and just watching the winter days go by, hardly ever seeing the sun. It can be pretty bleak, and pathetic. Sure feels far away from glitzy sunny Beverly Hills...

He is doing everything right, getting a taste of life from an entirely different menu card.

Would be cool if him and Rob Pardo hook up to do something. Two billionaire boys with great experience and knowledge of the industry, with all the time and money in the world at their disposal.
 
entrement said:
I just don't get inviting a whole bunch of people you don't know personally, nor give a shit about your game.

I have no issue with the house, just seems like a scene that Notch really fits into.
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Read my earlier post. Most people are friends, a majority are game developers. Its not some random list of people.
 
xxracerxx said:
So how much did he make on the deal?
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There were two other share holders. He owned something like 60% of the company. Then don't forget he has to pay captial gains tax. Capital gains tax in Sweden is 30%. So he ends up with something like 700 million dollars plus / minus.
 
StoppedInTracks said:
I would (no joke) go to Lord British (Richard Garriott) castle, knock on the gate and tell him to start working on Ultima X asap. If he denies I would buy the castle off him and burn it down leaving no stone unturned.
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But he could deny your offer for the castle. My advice: If he denies you should retreat into a castle you bought down the way and begin the artillery barrage, Rampart-style. Better safe than sorry.
 
Dr.Acula said:
The guy's a billionaire. For him, that's like ordering in a pizza to watch a PPV. He coulda dropped six figures on this party and not felt it. If I were him I would have got Bruno Mars to play or some shit. Depressed? WTF is that?

How much of your paycheque goes to rent or mortgage? Notch bought this mansion with discretionary cash. You spend a hundred bucks at a Steam Sale that's a bigger hit for you.
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Seriously.
 
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