14th thing: I've felt this for a while, but what is now officially called a "pickaxe" is actually a "pick". A "pickaxe" is both a "pick" and an "axe" (durr).
PICKAXE
[pik-aks] Show IPA noun, plural -ax·es, verb, -axed, -ax·ing.
–noun
1.
a pick, esp. a mattock.
–verb (used with object)
2.
to cut or clear away with a pickax.
–verb (used without object)
3.
to use a pickax.
PICK
–noun
22.
the act of choosing or selecting; choice; selection: to take one's pick.
23.
a person or thing that is selected: He is our pick for president.
24.
the choicest or most desirable part, example, or examples: This horse is the pick of the stable.
25.
the right of selection: He gave me my pick of the litter.
26.
the quantity of a crop picked, as from trees, bushes, etc., at a particular time: The pick was poor this season.
27.
Printing .
a.
a speck of dirt, hardened ink, or extra metal on set type or a plate.
b.
a small area removed from the surface of a coated paper by ink that adheres to the form.
28.
a stroke with something pointed: The rock shattered at the first pick of the ax.
29.
Basketball . an offensive maneuver in which a player moves into a position between a defender and a teammate with the ball so as to prevent the defender from interfering with the shot.
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A "Pick" is a nickname for a Pickaxe.
Also, why would notch care what people call things? People only called them things like that because there was no official name. Now there is an official name for them.
Here's an idea: Why don't we just vote on what the names should be, edit the language file and send it to Notch via email, and or the getsatisfaction website? Wouldn't that make more sense than flaming and all this carrying on? It isn't like Notch is hiding an entire English localization team under the floorboards of his house.
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1st thing: Netherrack? I believe you mean NetherROCK and NetherSTONE sounds better anyway.
2nd thing: Soul Sand? The hell...
3rd thing: Glowstone? Most people call it lightstone. Listen to your fans.
4th thing: Porkchops? Notch has obviously never seen a pork "chop". This is an ordinary piece of ham/pork.
5th thing: Music Disks? Por el amor de dios, they're RECORDS.
6th thing: Sulfphur? TNT isn't even made with sulFur.
7th thing: Clock? It's a watch. A clock is something you put up on the wall, not carry around.
8th thing: Monster spawner? It's just SPAWNER, or at least "MOB" spawner.
9th thing: Moss stone? Everyone calls it mossy cobblestone, mossy cobble, or just "mossy". Even Bobby Yarsulik.
10th thing: Block of Diamond/Gold/Iron? Sheesh. Svenglish much? It's just "Diamond/Gold/Iron block".
11th thing: Wooden plank? We all know it's wood. Just say its a plank or even "wood" and rename "wood" to "logs" like a normal person.
12th thing: Stone slab? Ev'ryone calls them "steps", "stairs", or "half-steps".
13th thing: Wool? It's just cloth. Sure it's from a sheep, but think of what the community feels.
14th thing: I've felt this for a while, but what is now officially called a "pickaxe" is actually a "pick". A "pickaxe" is both a "pick" and an "axe" (durr).
15th thing: Why not just call "clay bricks" bricks and "bricks" "brick blocks"
16th thing: Why is the "leather shirt" a "tunic"??? Did not do the research.
Simple misspellings, or why you need an English translator:
Look everyone, I'm parading about in my "Chesplate" (sic). I just hope I don't wander into a piece of "netherrack" (see above) and lose my "sulphur" (yeah, it's correct in Britain, but American English is more widespread)
I'm gonna get flamed, but Notch should either scrap these ****ing tooltips or make them changeable.
I have to admit, u have a lot of good points. Notch needs to rethink these names ALOT!
Your are an obvious troll for arguing these names:
Pickaxe <- Sorry to tell ya, but a billion people call them "pickaxes", and that is their correct name. Wool <- That's exactly what it is, hurr. Wooden plank <- Lots of people call them this. Block of Diamond/Gold/Iron <- Sure it's a long name, who cares? It describes it perfectly. Soul Sand <- Notch can be creative, noob. Monster spawner <- Again, exactly what it is. Leather tunic <- Who cares? Porkchop <- Again, who cares?
Grats, 1/2 of you is a troll yourself.
The names are gay as **** lul. He should have just gone on the minecraft wiki and copied the names...
Netherrack should be Netherstone!
Porkchop is fine, but I'd prefer Bacon :tongue.gif: (It's simply more epic)
Glowstone should also be Lightstone, it sounds better.
Soul Sand sounds awesome!
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I usually play Portal 2, TF2, L4D, Fallout 3 and Super Meat Boy in it!
Your are an obvious troll for arguing these names:
Pickaxe <- Sorry to tell ya, but a billion people call them "pickaxes", and that is their correct name. Wool <- That's exactly what it is, hurr. Wooden plank <- Lots of people call them this. Block of Diamond/Gold/Iron <- Sure it's a long name, who cares? It describes it perfectly. Soul Sand <- Notch can be creative, noob. Monster spawner <- Again, exactly what it is. Leather tunic <- Who cares? Porkchop <- Again, who cares?
Grats, 1/2 of you is a troll yourself.
The names are gay as **** lul. He should have just gone on the minecraft wiki and copied the names...
Yeah! Just like he should go into the wiki and put in Pigmen!
tbh i could care less. i cant even play minecraft because the update broke it on mac leopard. some of the names are a bit.... different... but there not game breaking. sure slab should be half step. just because sulfur/sulphur (not trying to **** anyone off) is used in gun powder, doesnt mean it should be called sulfur/sulphur. its like calling water oxygen because oxygen is part of it. i can always change the names so it doesnt bother me.
1st thing: Netherrack? I believe you mean NetherROCK and NetherSTONE sounds better anyway.
2nd thing: Soul Sand? The hell...
3rd thing: Glowstone? Most people call it lightstone. Listen to your fans.
4th thing: Porkchops? Notch has obviously never seen a pork "chop". This is an ordinary piece of ham/pork.
5th thing: Music Disks? Por el amor de dios, they're RECORDS.
6th thing: Sulfphur? TNT isn't even made with sulFur.
7th thing: Clock? It's a watch. A clock is something you put up on the wall, not carry around.
8th thing: Monster spawner? It's just SPAWNER, or at least "MOB" spawner.
9th thing: Moss stone? Everyone calls it mossy cobblestone, mossy cobble, or just "mossy". Even Bobby Yarsulik.
10th thing: Block of Diamond/Gold/Iron? Sheesh. Svenglish much? It's just "Diamond/Gold/Iron block".
11th thing: Wooden plank? We all know it's wood. Just say its a plank or even "wood" and rename "wood" to "logs" like a normal person.
12th thing: Stone slab? Ev'ryone calls them "steps", "stairs", or "half-steps".
13th thing: Wool? It's just cloth. Sure it's from a sheep, but think of what the community feels.
14th thing: I've felt this for a while, but what is now officially called a "pickaxe" is actually a "pick". A "pickaxe" is both a "pick" and an "axe" (durr).
15th thing: Why not just call "clay bricks" bricks and "bricks" "brick blocks"
16th thing: Why is the "leather shirt" a "tunic"??? Did not do the research.
1: Eh, idgaf really 2: Can't a brutha have some soul with his sand? 3: Glowstone. It's a stone. It glows. I don't see the problem. 4: Porkchops. Cooked pork from a pig. Would you prefer it to be pork roast, or bacon, or deli cut ham? 5: Music disc. Once again, a disc. It plays music. 6: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder
>"Gunpowder, also called black powder, is a mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate." 7: A watch is something you wear on the wrist. Do you wear this time telling device on your wrist in the game? No? I didn't think so. It's a clock. 8: Monster spawner. IT. SPAWNS. MONSTERS. 9: God you're a picky little ****. It's a stone. It has moss on it. WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT?!!?!? Mossy Cobblestone of the gay fairyland inhabited by unicorns and gumdrops. Is that better? 10: IT. IS. A. BLOCK. OF. DIAMOND/GOLD/IRON. 11: Wooden planks. It is planks made of wood. You're just trying to over complicate all of this. 12: A slab o' stone. Besides, there is actually an item that IS stairs: [] [] [] TA-DA! THERE ARE YOUR F*#^(%# STAIRS!
13: Hurr Durr Wool comes from sheep. You MAKE cloth OUT of wool you twit. 14: I've always know of them as a pickaxe. a pick is just short for pickaxe. Are you trolling, or are you really this stupid? 15: What are you even bitching about in this one?? 16: Do YOU not know what tunic is? It IS a leather shirt you ****nut.
1. Stop arguing about sulfur and gunpowder. Half of you are wrong, half of you are right. Just name it whatever you want in-game.
2. OP is ignorant and mad for no reason.
3. just change the tooltips yourself. The names are likely placeholders since the update was slated for today and such small details as these were likely rushed.
Putting labels on things is what makes Minecraft like other RPGs. It really takes away the adventure Minecraft has to offer. I loved being able to make something and asking myself, "WHAT THE **** IS THAT!?" but it won't happen anymore. InDev looks good again.
this so much.
I don't know why but the labels ruin something for me.
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Putting labels on things is what makes Minecraft like other RPGs. It really takes away the adventure Minecraft has to offer. I loved being able to make something and asking myself, "WHAT THE **** IS THAT!?" but it won't happen anymore. InDev looks good again.
this so much.
I don't know why but the labels ruin something for me.
Maybe a label at the bottom, or something. But not every time you mouse over an item! Minecraft is about cleanliness!
Meh, its his game, he can name them however he wants. He can also change the names pretty easily to suit the general consensus of all of the players since we're all his beta testers.
oh, and about sulfur, I believe it's his attempt to make drops as close to their natural form as possible so that later they can be used in other recipes or updates.
As people have mentioned, I wish the items remained un-named because they sort of feel limited now that they have fixed names. (ie: I wonder if you can combine item A with item B in this arrangement)
No offense but it seems like you're just nitpicking which is fine of course but I mean when the nether was named the nether I still called it hell for a while regardless of whether or not my portals said now loading the nether.
My two cents into this affair, and it has been said several times before, is it really that much of a hassle? Notch can do what Notch chooses to do. Are you going to stop playing? I have an inkling you won't. Can we all move on?
PICKAXE
[pik-aks] Show IPA noun, plural -ax·es, verb, -axed, -ax·ing.
–noun
1.
a pick, esp. a mattock.
–verb (used with object)
2.
to cut or clear away with a pickax.
–verb (used without object)
3.
to use a pickax.
PICK
–noun
22.
the act of choosing or selecting; choice; selection: to take one's pick.
23.
a person or thing that is selected: He is our pick for president.
24.
the choicest or most desirable part, example, or examples: This horse is the pick of the stable.
25.
the right of selection: He gave me my pick of the litter.
26.
the quantity of a crop picked, as from trees, bushes, etc., at a particular time: The pick was poor this season.
27.
Printing .
a.
a speck of dirt, hardened ink, or extra metal on set type or a plate.
b.
a small area removed from the surface of a coated paper by ink that adheres to the form.
28.
a stroke with something pointed: The rock shattered at the first pick of the ax.
29.
Basketball . an offensive maneuver in which a player moves into a position between a defender and a teammate with the ball so as to prevent the defender from interfering with the shot.
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A "Pick" is a nickname for a Pickaxe.
Also, why would notch care what people call things? People only called them things like that because there was no official name. Now there is an official name for them.
At least hope.
Cause man is that one sad existence otherwise.
I have to admit, u have a lot of good points. Notch needs to rethink these names ALOT!
The names are gay as **** lul. He should have just gone on the minecraft wiki and copied the names...
Please and thank you.
Porkchop is fine, but I'd prefer Bacon :tongue.gif: (It's simply more epic)
Glowstone should also be Lightstone, it sounds better.
Soul Sand sounds awesome!
I usually play Portal 2, TF2, L4D, Fallout 3 and Super Meat Boy in it!
Yeah! Just like he should go into the wiki and put in Pigmen!
/endsarcasm
tbh i could care less. i cant even play minecraft because the update broke it on mac leopard. some of the names are a bit.... different... but there not game breaking. sure slab should be half step. just because sulfur/sulphur (not trying to **** anyone off) is used in gun powder, doesnt mean it should be called sulfur/sulphur. its like calling water oxygen because oxygen is part of it. i can always change the names so it doesnt bother me.
Wool is correct, Cloth is what you make from silk
Pickaxe is well specified and makes perfect sense
Monster spawner is fine, no arguments on that
Clay Bricks is not anything to argue.
Other then that, i agree with all fixes
1: Eh, idgaf really
2: Can't a brutha have some soul with his sand?
3: Glowstone. It's a stone. It glows. I don't see the problem.
4: Porkchops. Cooked pork from a pig. Would you prefer it to be pork roast, or bacon, or deli cut ham?
5: Music disc. Once again, a disc. It plays music.
6: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder
>"Gunpowder, also called black powder, is a mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate."
7: A watch is something you wear on the wrist. Do you wear this time telling device on your wrist in the game? No? I didn't think so. It's a clock.
8: Monster spawner. IT. SPAWNS. MONSTERS.
9: God you're a picky little ****. It's a stone. It has moss on it. WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT?!!?!? Mossy Cobblestone of the gay fairyland inhabited by unicorns and gumdrops. Is that better?
10: IT. IS. A. BLOCK. OF. DIAMOND/GOLD/IRON.
11: Wooden planks. It is planks made of wood. You're just trying to over complicate all of this.
12: A slab o' stone. Besides, there is actually an item that IS stairs:
13: Hurr Durr Wool comes from sheep. You MAKE cloth OUT of wool you twit.
14: I've always know of them as a pickaxe. a pick is just short for pickaxe. Are you trolling, or are you really this stupid?
15: What are you even bitching about in this one??
16: Do YOU not know what tunic is? It IS a leather shirt you ****nut.
2. OP is ignorant and mad for no reason.
3. just change the tooltips yourself. The names are likely placeholders since the update was slated for today and such small details as these were likely rushed.
this so much.
I don't know why but the labels ruin something for me.
Maybe a label at the bottom, or something. But not every time you mouse over an item! Minecraft is about cleanliness!
As people have mentioned, I wish the items remained un-named because they sort of feel limited now that they have fixed names. (ie: I wonder if you can combine item A with item B in this arrangement)
They speak Anglish now? Fancy that.
My two cents into this affair, and it has been said several times before, is it really that much of a hassle? Notch can do what Notch chooses to do. Are you going to stop playing? I have an inkling you won't. Can we all move on?
Notch chooses the names, not you...