Notch is adding tool enchantments to the final version of Minecraft.
Here's a balanced power ender pearls could have on tools.
Allow players to combine an enderpearl with a tool to give it a "block summoning" enchantment. This enchantment would be very simple: when you break a block with that tool, if the block usually drops something the item is sent directly to your inventory rather than falling to the ground.
The purpose would be to make it easier to collect items that might otherwise fall into a chasm or into lava.
Demolishing part of a castle ramparts and don't want to climb down to collect the blocks that fall off? Gathering glowstone over a lava sea and don't want the dust to fall down and be destroyed? Chopping wood and don't want log blocks to get caught on leaves out of reach? Harvesting grain and want all the wheat and seeds to neatly appear in your inventory rather than spilling randomly on the ground? Use a block summoning enchanted tool.
It's not really overpowering, and it can be situationally very useful.
Here's a balanced power ender pearls could have on tools.
Allow players to combine an enderpearl with a tool to give it a "block summoning" enchantment. This enchantment would be very simple: when you break a block with that tool, if the block usually drops something the item is sent directly to your inventory rather than falling to the ground.
The purpose would be to make it easier to collect items that might otherwise fall into a chasm or into lava.
Demolishing part of a castle ramparts and don't want to climb down to collect the blocks that fall off? Gathering glowstone over a lava sea and don't want the dust to fall down and be destroyed? Chopping wood and don't want log blocks to get caught on leaves out of reach? Harvesting grain and want all the wheat and seeds to neatly appear in your inventory rather than spilling randomly on the ground? Use a block summoning enchanted tool.
It's not really overpowering, and it can be situationally very useful.
Imagine being able to shoot a spider down in a chasm and have the string appear in your inventory.