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Quote from oCrapaCreeper

The new torch sound was removed last week.

Oh. I'm still on the snapshot they were introduced in. Haven't played again yet so I haven't updated. That noise sucked SO bad though.

The sound that really bothers me is placing a torch. It's the stupidest ****ing noise EVER.

I don't play much anymore. But I'm actually really excited about this. Might start playing again if all the lighting bugs truly are gone :]

/haxed

Edit: I'm not sure if that counts as a bug. But stuff like that has been in the game for awhile(Or you could place paintings in water for awhile. Saw it on the MindCrack episode where Team Canada pranked Zisthoweveryouspellthis).

Here's pretty much all the discussion needed on whether or not the sounds are "good".

It's a matter of opinion. Opinions will vary. People will love them. People will hate them. Some may not like them because they don't like change. Some may not like them because they just suck(I fall under this category). And some may not have liked the old ones and like these new ones. Reasons for not liking them will vary. And the reasons don't really matter to much.

Personally. I want the old sounds back. I was happy with them when they were introduced in the Adventure Update. I'm not however happy with these. It's actually one of the first changes in awhile from them that I personally haven't been happy with.

Also. If all this has been said. Sorry. I got to "this is the real reason people don't like these sounds" and stopped reading. It took everyone with an opinion not like the OPs, grouped them into one, and just tossed them aside like they didn't even matter to begin with. You can say why YOU like or dislike the sounds. But don't try to speak for everyone with a certain opinion. Reasons for having an opinion will almost always vary.

Not a fan of the new sounds. I liked the ones from the Adventure Update. But the new sounds now are just awful :/

Hopefully we do get that option to keep the old sounds. It'd be the first time I can remember Mojang giving us something like this as an option though :/

Well a bright side to controllable pigs is that pig races might actually happen now

Snapshots are usually released around 5AM EST(I think). So I'd imagine it'd be around then.

Don't wait up for it though. Just go to bed and you should have it when you wake up or shortly after :]

Why is everyone questioning it? It makes a task a little simpler. That's pretty much always a good thing.

Quote from DamonGant

Yes. I would love it. But please not in a desert, because that would be annoying as hell.

My main world is an Extreme Hills biome surrounded by huge deserts. Anything besides sand is a 10-15 minute walk. And I have yet to find every biome I need. Had to walk about 25 minutes for a snow biome for pine saplings. That took me through more desert than I knew was possible.

Quote from TheSquishyDitto

Why shouldn't mobs spawn on stairs and glass too?

Personally I think they should if they make them spawn on any type of half slab(upside down or normal). But there hasn't been any mention of making them spawn on stairs or glass. That I know of.

Why question me about it?

Quote from King Korihor

My main use of half-slabs is in the Nether, where lamps, torches, and other lighting simply doesn't make any difference at all in terms of mob spawning. While torches and lighting can make a difference and it is something I use as appropriate to light up major areas, speak with some knowledge before you start to say that lighting systems are the only thing you need to stop mob spawning.

I didn't say those are all you need. I said lighting can be decorative and keep mobs from spawning if you're smart about it. I was also talking about for the regular world as that's what most of the other people have been talking about as well. Or one would assume that since there wasn't any mention of the Nether before.

As far as mob spawning in the Nether goes. There are still other ways to keep things from spawning than with half slabs. You still have stairs and glass. And if you're smart about that you can make those look decent as well. Mobs spawning on upside down half slabs won't be the end of the world.

Quote from GorgeousTaylor

Are people forgetting that half-slabs are an eyesore in the first place? You're only using them to prevent mobs spawning, otherwise, you would use normal blocks that actually look good.

That's an opinion. Not a fact. I personally like the look of half slabs in some buildings.

Quote from Bldsquirrel

Glowstone and lamps look basically the same, covering your buildings in pumpkins usually looks pretty stupid, and lava lighting takes up too much space.That leaves you with two real options: torches and glowstone. Besides, sometimes, you just don't want lights on your roof. Putting any kind of lights on the roof of my remote cottage makes it look goofy.

Use stairs if you don't want mobs spawning on your roof. Or use regular half slabs instead of upside down ones.

Those and lighting the roof up are your three options if they make mobs spawn on upside down slabs.