Thread:Gsu eagle 31049/@comment-5790218-20140405180136/@comment-799362-20140406001854

Let me clarify on the first item: Multiplayer for the PC version of Minecraft is free for people to join and play; however, a person hosting a multiplayer server has to pay for it; whether running themselves (if their internet connection can handle the bandwidth of multiple players) or renting a server from a hosting company.

Before suggesting I use a console (Xbox 360 or PS3) version of Minecraft, multiplayer in the console versions is limited to 8 players, does not support user-created skins, resource packs and plug-ins, and Xbox Live requires a paid subscription for multiplayer.