
Notch recently noted a possible end to the currently-frozen scoring system: experience orbs may begin counting towards a score total in the near future! The recent screenshot also reveals another likely addition, in the form of Hardcore Mode - death means world deletion. At the moment, Minecraft only offers item loss as a potential deterrent from death; the inclusion of an optional Hardcore Mode would certainly provide a new sense of danger and accomplishment to an already excellent game!
btw: from Notchs Twitter:
Hardcode mode made me enjoy PLAYING Minecraft again as opposed to just exploring it. Soo scary.
14 minutes ago
Because it's not at all a necessary addition to the game; you can already delete your worlds after you die. This is just a silly, pointless addition to waste Notch's development time. Though looking at the ideas he's implemented lately, I'm not sure that's entirely a bad thing...
Because such difficulty setting must be implemented, else there isnt any difficulty.
When you chosen to go on an Ironman/hardcore mode you play it through, but when you finally lost the terms should still be there and punishing you for failing, if you have to do it yourself its to tempting to cheat yourself out of it, and thus the hardcore/difficulty feeling will dissapear.
Minecraft is trying to be a game.
It's like asking bullies to kick your sandcastles at the beach on purpose.
http://twitter.com/#!/jeb_/status/119395358135693312
Seems like there are no Mobs in Hardcore though
Its not meant to be a setting you use if your gonna recreate the Salisbury cathedral.
I LOOOOOOOVE this idea!