The other night i was running tests to see if my laptop could use a Mod pack to join a server (sadly the result is not). since the instructions that were provided for me to try and join the server required Feed The Beast i download it's launcher and opened up the Minecraft Launcher just to confirm my Username.
At the top of the launcher i had this message
You are running an old version of Java. Please consider using the new Minecraft installer. which doesn't require Java, as it may make your game faster.
When i clicked the link it opened up a new tab in my browser and wanted to download a Minecraft Launcher .msi file. i didn't at the time.
Now i have 2 installs of Minecraft, one on my laptop (Aura) who i use for getting updates and one on my Main Computer (C.C) who doesn't connect to the internet (when i do updates i normally wipe the .minecraft folder on C.C and copy Aura's), with that i don't update Java on C.C unless i really have to (as was the case when i upgraded to Java 7 when i was installing mods, prior i was running Java 6).
Now the idea of updating the Launcher on C.C to make Minecraft faster sounds good to me, means i can add more mods, however what i don't get is how a different launcher makes Minecraft itself faster, i was under the impression the launcher closed when Minecraft started and if Minecraft was shut down properly it restarts the launcher.
So i am wondering, How does a Launcher which doesn't use Java make Minecraft run faster?
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