Alpha > All other versions of Minecraft. Back when the game was new and exciting and there was no fantasy land BS. You know before your character was revealed to be Harry Potter!
Alpha only seems better because then, everything seems new and fresh. I'm an alpha player too and I believe 1.0.0 is leaps and bounds beyond alpha. However, the thing that attracted me originally to Minecraft - infinite exploration - is no longer fresh. Therefore, I stopped. I would probably restart if I find an update that gives meaning to exploration again but that doesn't change the fact that 1.0.0 is better than alpha.
Well actually 1.8 - 1.0.0 were just to make exploration better, new biomes, new dimensions, you should come back if you left minecraft.
I harbour a fondness for my first days, weeks and (yeah) months with Minecraft. Everything was new and shiny to me. But the game is better now than it was before. Alpha was simpler, true. If pure simplicity is your style, it's ideal. I think there's a site somewhere that is explicitly for keeping old versions of Minecraft. You guys should go get your favourite alpha versions.
But not shut up, like the other people are saying to. I just want you guys to play the games that you like playing. We should all be able to enjoy every version of Minecraft.
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IMO the universal timeout when people get bored of games (which always happens, even to MC) coincided with the update cycle. With a helpful dose of nostalgia, everyone blamed their eventual boredom on the new versions, when, in reality, they'd have gotten bored of Alpha just as quickly.
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Alpha is nostalgic and that's why we all love it so much. But, other than that the game has evolved into more of a game. And you have to expect it to evolve and move on. Also, what was so fun about alpha was that most of us didn't know everything about the game, things were still new. And people saying that it's a "cheap version of WoW" are retarded. Can you build blocks and survive the night and craft items in WoW? But, weather you like it or not the game has moved on. And the "RPG elements" just add a lot more things to do and depth to the game.
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Alpha > All other versions of Minecraft. Back when the game was new and exciting and there was no fantasy land BS. You know before your character was revealed to be Harry Potter!
Minecraft is made like Skyrim now(it feels that way.) But I do not want Skyrim, I want Minecraft!! Alpha was before all this crap when you had enchantments, levels and such. 1.00 is fun, and food levels are pretty cool, but I think I Alpha was better. Yes I play 1.00, but I also play Alpha. Both are pretty cool, but I prefer simple mountains than mutiple Biomes and enchantment crap. Your opinions may differ, but I love Alpha most.
I prefer Alpha, and some additions(Potions, enchantments) are pretty dumb, but overall, 1.00 is pretty nice. I'm ok with both 1.00 and Alpha. Both had ups, both had downs.
But it is well known that when minecraft was still simple more people loved it.
I will choose 1.0.0 better than alpha, but when this game was still simple i liked it a lot... but now i love it
Well actually 1.8 - 1.0.0 were just to make exploration better, new biomes, new dimensions, you should come back if you left minecraft.
But not shut up, like the other people are saying to. I just want you guys to play the games that you like playing. We should all be able to enjoy every version of Minecraft.
Then again...just thinking of the pure simplicity makes me want to downgrade again, but I know I'll get bored and quit.
I dunno, maybe I'll try it again, but I love 1.00 too much.
"I can see a beautiful sunset rendering in the distance."
Minecraft is made like Skyrim now(it feels that way.) But I do not want Skyrim, I want Minecraft!! Alpha was before all this crap when you had enchantments, levels and such. 1.00 is fun, and food levels are pretty cool, but I think I Alpha was better. Yes I play 1.00, but I also play Alpha. Both are pretty cool, but I prefer simple mountains than mutiple Biomes and enchantment crap. Your opinions may differ, but I love Alpha most.
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