Minecraft allegedly bans guns and firearms in custom servers
Minecraft guns and firearms are apparently set to be banned under revised user policies from Mojang, which seem to state that “all references to guns and firearms are not compliant” with the current adult content rules for the popular building game. One popular Minecraft server, GTM or ‘Grand Theft Minecraft,’ has allegedly received a notice from Mojang saying that it must remove or redesign the guns that feature in its custom games. Minecraft customizations that allow for realistic-looking guns, and also have names similar to their real-world counterparts, appear to be the central concern of Mojang’s current user policies.
Grand Theft Minecraft shares an email that it claims is from Minecraft’s Enforcement Team explaining that, after receiving a variety of reports from users, the GTM servers have been investigated and found to contain items that are “not compliant” with Minecraft’s user policies.
“A recent directive from Mojang leadership has determined that guns and weapons are considered non-compliant features under our Adult Content requirement for commercial usage servers,” the email supposedly states. “All references to guns and firearms are not compliant. Such instances must be removed in order to reach compliance.”
The operators of Grand Theft Minecraft claim to have responded to the Minecraft Enforcement Team, writing that “gun servers have been allowed to operate under the EULA for years,” and that “Minecraft itself has bombs (TNT), gunpower, suicide bombers (Creepers), crossbows (considered a ‘firearm’ by most jurisdictions), swords, etc.”
The GTM team also cites “Mojang-endorsed servers and Mojang-endorsed ‘DLCs’ on the Minecraft marketplace” that contain firearms,” telling the developer that it is “unfair to
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