In my opinion, their website is broken in some ways the old one wasn't, back when Mojang still owned the IP, and broken in new ways that couldn't have been possible before.
I've already migrated my account, but forgot about having done it. If you try to remigrate, it will tell you that you already have an account associated with the Microsoft account, and it will encourage you to buy it again?
When you're logged in, the Get Minecraft button... also encourages you to buy the game again, instead of taking you to the download page.
How do you screw this stuff up?
How do you screw up account migration?
Look at these other comments here. This is a technical audience. Those poor parents who aren't technical are going to end up rebuying these stupid copies for their kids because of Microsoft's incompetence.
Edit: I'll take a minute to also share this related article I just posted. "Changes I Would Like To See in Game Development and Industry " - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35865390
I've already migrated my account, but forgot about having done it. If you try to remigrate, it will tell you that you already have an account associated with the Microsoft account, and it will encourage you to buy it again?
When you're logged in, the Get Minecraft button... also encourages you to buy the game again, instead of taking you to the download page.
How do you screw this stuff up?
How do you screw up account migration?
Look at these other comments here. This is a technical audience. Those poor parents who aren't technical are going to end up rebuying these stupid copies for their kids because of Microsoft's incompetence.
Edit: I'll take a minute to also share this related article I just posted. "Changes I Would Like To See in Game Development and Industry " - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35865390