Or you can make a server in a free website
Also you can still download skin files and plop them on your character
Its absolutely optional to buy any
And there are also free mods, they are actually even easier than to make for java
The issue is all the good creators went greedy and release mods for the marketplace
I should know this stuff a former mc mod dev lol
Unfortunately java mods are not compatible with bedrock
thus you are missing out on thousands of iconic mods
But making mods for bedrock is possible and requires a lot less knowledge than making mods for java
You merely need some developer made tool, rather than learning to code minecraft from scratch
Which is how the marketplace creators churn out so many mods in so little time
But again they are fucking greedy pieces of shit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zhj-KRkSZg
Pretty interesting video about one "speedrunner" which was hated by community, casue of 1h faster run than others on the leader board xD
I think I already saw that video
bedrock isnt too bad to play on verified servers
the hive - deathrun is fun