I have a simple idea that I think would make traveling to the end much easier. I farm endermen there, and its a real problem with going to the stronghold in my world every time I want ender pearls. So here`s my solution. You can make a portal to the end like a nether portal but out of endstone as opposed to obsidian. It would be activated just like a nether portal, with fire. This would make it so once you`ve been to the end, you can travel back much easier but not before reaching the stronghold.
it's genius, it makes the end noob-proof (aside from in creative) and bakes obsidian farming somewhat easy, plus when you have finished your "farming", you can use the end as your third place to make a home and make a bidge to the middle of nowhere, also, instead of lighting a fire, it would require an ender eye placed in it or an ender pearl thrown on it,
This is a good idea, like jc3833 said, you should have to throw an ender pearl into it to open it, or put lava under it or something. You should only have to use the Ender Eyes for the main stronghold portal.
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