Been on MC for almost a year now. I love the 1.9 prerelease so far. I'm still getting spooked by endermen randomly teleporting nearby in the middle of the day lol. I don't include experience or potions since they haven't been finalized yet; kind of hard to judge something that's unfinished based on a few tweets and occasional screenshots. But so far I haven't had a real problem with any features once they were actually finished. I don't like everything, but the majority of features in MC you can ignore or work around and get by just fine.
Dw. I've also played for about 13 months, started back in Alpha 1.0_04, and I've enjoyed every single update that has been there. Especially since snow is now back in 1.9.
Good to meet another forumer who enjoys the updates!
I have no strong opinion either way about potions and enchantments, I think they're a bit tacky and generic, hunger was planned for a long time ago so nobody should really be surprised about it's inclusion. I respect the complaints of those who do have complaints about it; the system for hunger isn't difficult, it's just annoying. It's like having a child sat watching you play Minecraft and periodically he gives you a wet-willy (for those who don't know, that's licking your finger and sticking it in someones ear, very annoying).
But it becomes a non-issue very quickly with the sheer volume of steaks, pork, chicken, wheat and mushrooms you can gather (on my small farm, the typical harvest produces 9 pieces of bread and I have a stack of 64 roast chickens as back-up if I run low on bread and 30+ of each type of mushroom for an additional insurance policy).
So hunger doesn't bother me. I do like the hunger/health mechanics though, it makes combat more nerve racking and skill based rather than attacking people with a loaf of bread and periodically eating to instantly heal all wounds.
In general, I think Minecraft made the move towards "RPG-like mechanics" at just the right time. Previously, I would have been against it as the game didn't feel ready for these radical changes, but now is the right time.
However, with the good come the bad, the game feels very neglected in regards to the "big picture". Lots of small changes are nice, but it's the icing on the cake which hasn't been baked. The Better Than Wolves mod by flowerchild is the epitome of where Minecraft should be heading in my opinion.
Go big, or go home.
Well written post, i actually agree with most of it.
"A perfect balance", good way to describe it! The potions are good, believe me.
@sanguzar
Yeah, thats true.
@kasparlaks
Yup!
@Flygonair
This thread is made to make more people understand that it is positive things with every new feature in Minecraft, it is not intended to just say "This update is so great!".
@bioha7ard
I understand you well, and I'm prepared for the bashers.
Srsly?! Scrolls is a normal word(Not some fantasy word that Bethesda have made up), it cant be copyrighted. Suing Mojang for this isnt a very good idea.
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C wut I did there? No? :Okface:
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You sir, are a total genius!
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Okay, nice.
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You love every update? Good!
@majic13
"I'll probably make sure that my taverns are well-stocked with confusion potions, though, just for the hilarity of it." Hahah, awesome!
@Dueu800
You misunderstood him i think, he meant that he has nothing against potions.
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1.9 will be awesome!
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Good to meet another forumer who enjoys the updates!
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Well written post, i actually agree with most of it.
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Done!
@Zvoneeee
Theres a little bit of realism, there sheeps here!<3
@Heswatching...
Good!
@TakoMT
Naggers are everywhere, but it seems that we have some positive people!
@PetitChouFleur
Complaining in a constructive way is needed to make things better, so that is good. The best is to be something between a fanboy and a hater.
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Good thinking!
@scrdest
Yes, you should be able to stop it with some sort of strong clay.
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Yeeeah, Notch should make glass not leak. It is annoying when you make underwater bases of glass!
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"A perfect balance", good way to describe it! The potions are good, believe me.
@sanguzar
Yeah, thats true.
@kasparlaks
Yup!
@Flygonair
This thread is made to make more people understand that it is positive things with every new feature in Minecraft, it is not intended to just say "This update is so great!".
@bioha7ard
I understand you well, and I'm prepared for the bashers.
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Thats the spirit!
@pcfusion
Good that you agree, and I hope the mods wont delete this, people need to read it.
@scrdest
You think positive, good! Yeah, Notch isnt good at manipulating unfortunly.