It seems a few people are confused by one of the changed mentioned...
re-read it carefully people! He clearly asks if Survival mode will exist in its "Current form" (eg No Adventure Update) after the 1.8 update.
THIS DOES NOT MEAN THERE WILL BE NO SURVIVAL MODE!
It simply means that survival will be updated to adventure, and as he clearly says, you will not be able to play in the style of the old "survival mode" as an option.
Adventure is the new survival!
Why survive when you can live?
If you are worried or unsure about the 1.8 update, then just make a backup of your 1.7.3 .jar.
If you don't enjoy the changes, then switch back... This is the entire reason that Notch made updates optional. Personally, I have my reservations about 1.8, but there are other things that seem interesting. Hunger seems okay, as long as you can turn it off when you just want to build. NPC villages also seem okay, so long as I can choose to either befriend them, or slaughter them and steal their stuff... Not that I ever would... Because, um, that would be wrong...
The only issue I have with this interview is when the interview took place. If it took place yesterday, that's bad because PAX is less than a week away and they haven't got a good grip on NPCs yet, or the XP system. We could be sitting here for another month with no 1.8.
There was no mention of rivers in the interview so I think the interview took place more than a week ago. <--- Speculation.
This is hilarious, most of you sound like pampered fanboi babies. Instead of throwing a tissy fit, WAIT and see what it is like via the MANY youtube videos likely to pop up after 1.8 realease chronicling all the new game changes. I mean seriously, we really don't know much if anything about how this update will actually change the game. Holy my Doley, people!
re-read it carefully people! He clearly asks if Survival mode will exist in its "Current form" (eg No Adventure Update) after the 1.8 update.
THIS DOES NOT MEAN THERE WILL BE NO SURVIVAL MODE!
It simply means that survival will be updated to adventure, and as he clearly says, you will not be able to play in the style of the old "survival mode" as an option.
Adventure is the new survival!
Why survive when you can live?
If you don't enjoy the changes, then switch back... This is the entire reason that Notch made updates optional. Personally, I have my reservations about 1.8, but there are other things that seem interesting. Hunger seems okay, as long as you can turn it off when you just want to build. NPC villages also seem okay, so long as I can choose to either befriend them, or slaughter them and steal their stuff... Not that I ever would... Because, um, that would be wrong...
You listenin' Pig?
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The only issue I have with this interview is when the interview took place. If it took place yesterday, that's bad because PAX is less than a week away and they haven't got a good grip on NPCs yet, or the XP system. We could be sitting here for another month with no 1.8.
There was no mention of rivers in the interview so I think the interview took place more than a week ago. <--- Speculation.
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lol'd at that one! XD and wow! there will be LVL'ing system! oh and hanger...
YAY!!!
but jeb didnt say alot of stuff, means we will have alot of things to see and explore in the adventure update!
CANT WAIT!
R.I.P.
Survival Island, Tutorials, Terraria and Let's plays :3