Well shoot. Looks like the real ghast has been released, and it's more of a floating head enemy like the lost souls from Doom 1, 2, and 3. I was really hoping for something like minilinkki's idea. Still, it looks like an interesting enemy type.
I'm still holding out hope for a different enemy to be the weeping angel type...
4chan didn't attack Notch. I'm not sure if you've ever been on, but it's like a mob of people. No one does **** unless they have a reason, whether the reason is bad or good, it has to be a damn good reason to unify them, not to mention /v/ loves minecraft. Plus there were no threads of HEY LETS ATTACK NOTCH only **** NOTCH GOT ATTACKED.
We are sure it was an independent person with a botnet, because it would be hard to find a group to do it. They just wanted to be a ****, or to test their botnet.
So this is what we know; Ghasts are massive (look at the blocks near on eof the ghasts for reference.)
Ghasts can fly.
Ghasts are demonic jellyfish.
Ghasts can fire exploding projectiles.
Ghasts sometimes come in packs.
Ghasts are difficult to kill w/o a bow.
****ing terrifying.
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"It is always nice to have a sense of improbability in Littlebigplanet. FROGMORTON. Heh, you didn't expect that now did you?"
-Stephen Fry
I'm still holding out hope for a different enemy to be the weeping angel type...
Image taken from: http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/10/22/minec ... he-ghasts/
Ironic that Notch posted this on 4Chan and they apparently attacked him on the same day.
But the attacks started earlier that day.
MINECRAFT FACTS: BIG LIST OF WHAT NOTCH HAS ACTUALLY SAID ABOUT THE PLANNED FEATURES OF MINECRAFT
More like six tentacles if you look closely.
I'm not saying they did it in response. 4Chan primarily does things for attention, that's never changed. Their timing stinks, however.
We are sure it was an independent person with a botnet, because it would be hard to find a group to do it. They just wanted to be a ****, or to test their botnet.
it flys.
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Ghasts can fly.
Ghasts are demonic jellyfish.
Ghasts can fire exploding projectiles.
Ghasts sometimes come in packs.
Ghasts are difficult to kill w/o a bow.
****ing terrifying.
-Stephen Fry