Everyone hated the removal of the "A", "S" and "D" keys for boats. You couldn't steer, and you couldn't stop.
For update 13w43a, Mojang promised "Boats have been reverted to the previous WASD controls" But it was not so. They only fully restored the "S" key, leaving "A and "D" only functional while at full power.
It would be facinating to discuss why they nerfed boats in the first place, but I'm really here to plead for their return. Boats used to be so much fun, and now I don't even build them anymore. I just swim everywhere because boats are so frustrating to use. Without the "A" and "D" keys, you can't really park the boat. So you either crash into the shore and lose it, or get out in deep water and chase it all the way to the bottom of the river/sea.
Please return boats to us so we can enjoy the water again.
If they had added anything at all to boat controls, I could see your point. But all they did was remove 3 of the 4 keyboard controls. So it definitely seems fair to call it a solid nerfing.
I'd be interested to hear how you reasoned that they might be trying to "make it easier to control" when all they did was remove controls?
Note they could still have been acting on good intentions, if they felt nerfing boats was genuinely a good idea.
You can still easily control the boat using the mouse. Of course, now you can't do sick drive-by shots of stuff, but I still think it is pretty easy to roam around with it. A little bit more difficult to park, yes, but it just takes some getting used to.
Boats are still easy to control, it just takes some time getting used to it. The only problem was the absence of a key to use as a brake, which they added in 1.7. I really wouldn't mind the boat controls to stay as they are right now, because they work just fine.
It's interesting that on November 10, you specifically suggested a "faster and more maneuverable version of normal boats". And yet when I suggest restoring the maneuverability that we already had, you don't seem to like it so much.
You can still easily control the boat using the mouse. Of course, now you can't do sick drive-by shots of stuff, but I still think it is pretty easy to roam around with it. A little bit more difficult to park, yes, but it just takes some getting used to.
You mean not having the functionality of the 'a' and 'd' keys available while you're boating at less than top speed? Please help us understand how not having that extra maneuverability is better in your eyes? Were you pressing those keys randomly, and it was making your boat turn while standing still? And now your random presses have no effect so your experience is better?
You mean not having the functionality of the 'a' and 'd' keys available while you're boating at less than top speed? Please help us understand how not having that extra maneuverability is better in your eyes? Were you pressing those keys randomly, and it was making your boat turn while standing still? And now your random presses have no effect so your experience is better?
It's not that bad, unless you have a laptop with a mouse pad. That makes the mouse controls extremely hard to use.
Everyone hated the removal of the "A", "S" and "D" keys for boats. You couldn't steer, and you couldn't stop.
For update 13w43a, Mojang promised "Boats have been reverted to the previous WASD controls" But it was not so. They only fully restored the "S" key, leaving "A and "D" only functional while at full power.
It would be facinating to discuss why they nerfed boats in the first place, but I'm really here to plead for their return. Boats used to be so much fun, and now I don't even build them anymore. I just swim everywhere because boats are so frustrating to use. Without the "A" and "D" keys, you can't really park the boat. So you either crash into the shore and lose it, or get out in deep water and chase it all the way to the bottom of the river/sea.
Please return boats to us so we can enjoy the water again.
“Patience up to a point. Know your time, but work your wyrd always.”
I'd be interested to hear how you reasoned that they might be trying to "make it easier to control" when all they did was remove controls?
Note they could still have been acting on good intentions, if they felt nerfing boats was genuinely a good idea.
Please click it or it will die!!!!!
wow, there is a brake key? I didn't notice that.
Oooh, didn't know that. Oh well, The More You Know(TM).
It's not that bad, unless you have a laptop with a mouse pad. That makes the mouse controls extremely hard to use.