Because there are SO MANY social things in Minecraft, and wolves affect gameplay SO MUCH.
Sorry, I just can't stand people who say "everything after wolves was bad". Let's look at all the things.
-pistons
-nether bricks and decorations
-fence gates and more options for using fences for decoration
-The Enderman, a mob as unique to the game, and as interesting as the creeper.
-Strongholds and abandoned mineshafts
-Rivers, Ravines.
-etc.
I did not say wolves affected gameplay SO MUCH. I don't see why you respond to that. I said I didn't like them because I thought they were useless fluff. Which is why I brought up Gaia-Online, the stronghold for Fluff on Earth.
I also never mentioned anything about it's social aspect, nor the wolves'.
I did not say "everything after wolves was bad"
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-pistons / I mentioned them as one thing I liked so why list this to contradict me?
-nether bricks and decorations
-fence gates and more options for using fences for decoration / Those are good example of changes I like. Not enough of them but whatever, I never stated NOTHING good and tailored to my taste was added since wolves.
-The Enderman, a mob as unique to the game, and as interesting as the creeper. / Not relevant to my post as I specified I had a liking for stuff that has a purpose in building. What do Endermen have to do with my feeling that Minecraft dev has put too much focus on things that serve no real function in building?
-Strongholds and abandoned mineshafts
-Rivers, Ravines. /both irrelevant examples that have nothing to do with my post...
I mean, disagree with me if you like but I don't deserve to have my words twisted like in the above because you ''can't stand people who say "everything after wolves was bad"''.
TL;DR Don't quote a post when your own doesn't have anything to do with it. Do not assume. Stay away from strawmen and have a good day. No hate.
Personally, I'm optimistic about Jeb being the head of Minecraft now. He's made some good additions to minecraft (such as pistons, the main part of 1.7), and I'm liking his snapshots so far.
This relates to my previous post. I feel fairly confident that with Jeb at the helm, we will see more changes that encourage clever engineering and more latitude when it comes to building. Pistons are the evidence I would bring forth to exemplify the kind of addition we can expect from him, as you did.
I feel like he will improve Minecraft in ways more appealing to me, away from flavor changes. More like the 'old' Minecraft.
There is nothing wrong with people saying they preferred an earlier version of Minecraft. It doesn't make them ''whiners'', especially if they stay away from going Ad Hom on everyone who disagrees. It also doesn't mean they don't like the game anymore and should be pointed at.
I don't think anyone in this thread really whined. Opinions are what I see, and they gotta be respected.
Myself? I find that since Wolves, the development of this game has strayed away from the spirit of early Minecraft. It's still an AMAZING game, but I would have liked more block/decoration options since what I like to do best is build stuff. You know, instead of Wolves which I think are little more than useless fluff introduced to sell the game better to Gaia Online-type players. I really think the focus should be on putting out new block types and new interactions between them like pistons.
Minecraft is a great game, but it's success has been largely dependent on good timing and hype. I'm fairly confident that any average company can equal it on a technical level. It would probably even be easy to top it. Because let's face it, there is nothing revolutionary about Minecraft's concept, nor about it's code. All it took was for someone to say 'let's do it.' This is Mojang's key to success right there, they made Minecraft first.
So, I don't think we can safely predict if their next games are gonna be any good because up till now, they haven't really proven anything on either the technical or conceptual level.
Anyway, I'm taking much too long to explain how I see this so here's a TL;DR
-I wouldn't be able to say if what I saw in Minecraft's development so far is a good indicator of future game quality. We could be surprised or we could be disappointed by their future offerings, but it will have nothing to do with anything they've done for Minecraft. I say this with all due respect, of course.
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I did not say wolves affected gameplay SO MUCH. I don't see why you respond to that. I said I didn't like them because I thought they were useless fluff. Which is why I brought up Gaia-Online, the stronghold for Fluff on Earth.
I also never mentioned anything about it's social aspect, nor the wolves'.
I did not say "everything after wolves was bad"
Now...
-pistons / I mentioned them as one thing I liked so why list this to contradict me?
-nether bricks and decorations
-fence gates and more options for using fences for decoration / Those are good example of changes I like. Not enough of them but whatever, I never stated NOTHING good and tailored to my taste was added since wolves.
-The Enderman, a mob as unique to the game, and as interesting as the creeper. / Not relevant to my post as I specified I had a liking for stuff that has a purpose in building. What do Endermen have to do with my feeling that Minecraft dev has put too much focus on things that serve no real function in building?
-Strongholds and abandoned mineshafts
-Rivers, Ravines. /both irrelevant examples that have nothing to do with my post...
I mean, disagree with me if you like but I don't deserve to have my words twisted like in the above because you ''can't stand people who say "everything after wolves was bad"''.
TL;DR Don't quote a post when your own doesn't have anything to do with it. Do not assume. Stay away from strawmen and have a good day. No hate.
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This relates to my previous post. I feel fairly confident that with Jeb at the helm, we will see more changes that encourage clever engineering and more latitude when it comes to building. Pistons are the evidence I would bring forth to exemplify the kind of addition we can expect from him, as you did.
I feel like he will improve Minecraft in ways more appealing to me, away from flavor changes. More like the 'old' Minecraft.
This is, of course, only speculation.
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I don't think anyone in this thread really whined. Opinions are what I see, and they gotta be respected.
Myself? I find that since Wolves, the development of this game has strayed away from the spirit of early Minecraft. It's still an AMAZING game, but I would have liked more block/decoration options since what I like to do best is build stuff. You know, instead of Wolves which I think are little more than useless fluff introduced to sell the game better to Gaia Online-type players. I really think the focus should be on putting out new block types and new interactions between them like pistons.
Just my 2 cents.
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So, I don't think we can safely predict if their next games are gonna be any good because up till now, they haven't really proven anything on either the technical or conceptual level.
Anyway, I'm taking much too long to explain how I see this so here's a TL;DR
-I wouldn't be able to say if what I saw in Minecraft's development so far is a good indicator of future game quality. We could be surprised or we could be disappointed by their future offerings, but it will have nothing to do with anything they've done for Minecraft. I say this with all due respect, of course.
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I voted ''don't care'' in Notch's poll.