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Ok, so I have read the tweet from Stuart Ross- "No changes will be applied to parts of the world already generated, but areas not yet generated will have the new terrain."

Does that mean that when we travel to the barriers of our old map that new terrain will now generate outside of it? Why else would we have ocean biomes??

My guess is that with the addition of ocean biomes we will now be able to explore our pre 1.8 maps and find new lands.

If not, then why add the ocean biome?? If they don't increase the world size and make it that there may be more water on our already tiny maps, I will be so ticked off.

The current world size is not getting any bigger. Ocean biomes are not very common in the first place. If you spawn or get one on a world, just start a new world.

Thanks for responding.

I am aware that ocean biomes are coming in the update... they talked about in the changelog days ago.

My point was why add oceans if map size will not increase??

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Thanks for responding.

I am aware that ocean biomes are coming in the update... they talked about in the changelog days ago.

My point was why add oceans if map size will not increase??

Because the PC has it. We're getting everything the PC has up to 1.2.3.

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Thanks for responding.

I am aware that ocean biomes are coming in the update... they talked about in the changelog days ago.

My point was why add oceans if map size will not increase??

who knows?, nobody here works for 4J, stop making pointless post

I didn't feel it was a useless post.

If they are giving us oceans it just begs to question map size. Especially since they have been very mum about for a while now.

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I didn't feel it was a useless post.

If they are giving us oceans it just begs to question map size. Especially since they have been very mum about for a while now.

Well I like oceans and would hate if they were removed just because of the world size. I'm sure most of the community would get in an uproar about it as well.

They are also an easy place to find clay if I'm not mistaken.

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They are also an easy place to find clay if I'm not mistaken.

Thats true. Ocean floors will not be clay sand and dirt.

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They are also an easy place to find clay if I'm not mistaken.

You are correct good sir. Sand, clay, dirt, and stone I think are the most common correct?

With the addition of swamps, rivers, ravines, oceans, (maybe mountains) and sprinting I really hope they increase the world size on this update.

Maybe they are keeping it secret because they know people are going to freak out(in a good way) if the worlds increased.

I would suspect that the point of an ocean biome was to be an ocean. Some of us like waterworlds. An ocean biome leaves you a lot of room to make an underwater city, for example. It also gives boats a larger purpose, and make for great places to build mob spawners. Why not ask what the point of a jungle biome, or mountain biome is? The exist to give you terrain options, nothing more.

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Some of us like waterworlds.

Why do I suddely feel the need for a Kevin Costner skin?

Oceans are good, build rapture or Atlantis or something, or maybe some kind of floating (On water not air) city. You could even make a scene of a large naval battle! Ask not what the oceans can do for you! But what you can do in the oceans!

Well...since the world size prob wont increase, at least I can now have an ocean!!!

Now.!..I need to organize my squid armada for deployment!!! I will conqure the seas!!!

The world size will not increase.

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Why do I suddely feel the need for a Kevin Costner skin?

Oceans are good, build rapture or Atlantis or something, or maybe some kind of floating (On water not air) city. You could even make a scene of a large naval battle! Ask not what the oceans can do for you! But what you can do in the oceans!

You did not mention pirate themed builds. Or, heh heh, even better....pirate vs ninja themed multiplayers maps that have both forest and ocean biomes. Given that we have those very skins...well...I feel a project coming on.

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You did not mention pirate themed builds. Or, heh heh, even better....pirate vs ninja themed multiplayers maps that have both forest and ocean biomes. Given that we have those very skins...well...I feel a project coming on.

Ohhh!! Great Idea!!!!

Since the xbox has limitations, I think ocean biomes would be pretty small, unlike the PC. Which is a good thing, I hate ocean biomes.

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I didn't feel it was a useless post.

If they are giving us oceans it just begs to question map size. Especially since they have been very mum about for a while now.

They have not been "mum" about it. They have clearly stated that map size WILL NOT increase. Stop beating a dead horse. As for ocean biomes - they are very useful. They provide a great flat area that can be quickly covered over with dirt and built on.