I say they don't release 1.8 at all. Skip it and work on the official release. I've played the "pre-release" of 1.8 and its amazing lots of new features, but it isn't complete by any means. EXP with no leveling, Useless Ender Pearls, Empty Villages (No NPC), Empty strongholds. I'm completely for working out all the bugs for the patch to make it perfect, but for what? There is 3 1/2 months left until the official release of the game, so when this patch is continually getting pushed back, when will there be time for the future patches to be released? I hate to say this, but its pointless in my eyes to release a unfinished patch that needs another patch to complete it. Its like someone handing you half a 100 dollar bill and saying "well I'll give you pieces of the bill for 3 1/2 months maybe" keep up the good work Mojang and keep your eyes on the prize. Good luck in your ventures Michael.
If you'd done your homework Cooldude, you'd know that when you have an Ender Pearl in your possession, the distance from which Endermen are aggro'd is halved. "Having an Ender pearl in your inventory will reduce their maximum range to the half, and you will therefore be able to get a closer look." http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Enderman
The exp leveling will eventually yeild skill points, which apparently will be used to purchase upgrades for your jumping height, etc.
As I'm sure you've heard, the villages will be populated by pigmen as of 1.9.
As for the Strongholds, I've heard that Notch will eventually use these for "Boss" creatures. And as it is, the strongholds aren't empty. You just haven't found the residents yet.
CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!! iv noticed allot of black chucks and i noticed the pre release not realy but some what owned his pc you gus should make it so it saves on ram and writes on ram so its faster
I don't get why they even bother with a date at all. It seems clear that it's difficult to get it out on the day they said they would. They should just go back to the 'soon' system. At least that was easier.
I'm hoping they will let out another pre-release with more bugfixes, so the bug hunting can continue. As longa s I get my "fix" it'll all be good. Glad Mojang is committed to turning out a high quality product, instead of releasing broken games (like other unnamed companies...)
Lol, it's not like we can't wait for 1.8. People are upset because Mojang keeps setting release dates, and none of them ever come out. It was set to come ou today; now we know for a fact it won't be released tomorrow either. And it didn't come out onFriday. While none of these were official release dates, it is irritating to be seeing delay after day. If they're going to announce a possible release date do it within a realistic amount of time, rather than leading the whole community on by the nose saying 'it'll be tomorrow, no, no, tomorrow, the next day guys!" I can wait for the patch, easily. It's merely the fact they keep saying it's going to be ready and it's no where near ready that's annoying.
The exp leveling will eventually yeild skill points, which apparently will be used to purchase upgrades for your jumping height, etc.
As I'm sure you've heard, the villages will be populated by pigmen as of 1.9.
As for the Strongholds, I've heard that Notch will eventually use these for "Boss" creatures. And as it is, the strongholds aren't empty. You just haven't found the residents yet.
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