Maps and Compasses and Clocks. Essential for exploration. Only they are useful until a certain point. Maps can only strech so far and compasses will eventually get you confused. Clocks can only tell so much information as well. So why not upgrade them? Maps become large charts or even globes. Compasses can be set to certain different points so you can travel to a variety of places. Clocks become numbered and will tell you the exact time it is in-game. Now that would be a better Minecraft.
Ok... Time for the bad side... Compasses now are not really all that confusing.. They show you your spawn. Plain and simple. If you make it to where you can set way points, that would become confusing, because you would wander off from your home, set the point, and BAM. You lost your way to your spawn/home. Also, clocks are easy to read (I like the pictures :D). If we were to add numbers to it, we would be confused if it was night and/or day. Overall it would be more confusing and Simplicity is key.
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