That's right, the PC version of Minecraft has surpassed 10 million sales! Minecraft as a game continues to have a phenomenal level of success, with humble beginnings in the hands of Mojang founding member Markus "Notch" Persson, and growing over a period of years into one of the most successful indie game titles in gaming history, spanning PC, console, and handheld systems in record numbers. In addition, the recent changes to Minecraft in 1.5 - and future changes planned the game, including Mod API support, more adventure map options, and all sorts of customization options - Mojang continues to push the game to new heights, even as they get involved in the community, with everything from direct-feedback bug fixing to real-life renewal projects. With the recent TU9 update, MCX360 is hot on the PC version's heels, even as it introduces special goodies unique to XBLA gamers.
As promised by Jeb, a secret was revealed about 1.6, a feature many were looking forward to! What feature? Well...
Spoiler: It isn't pink withers!
I don't think they're adding Horses. They made it look like it here, and I may be wrong, but I think they're attempting to fool us once again. I also hope they don't add Horses, because it's simply NOT Minecraft. It just doesn't fit. Riding a Pig? Perfect. We don't need any more than that.
The Tinted Glass is also a fantastic idea. All that would be is a recoloring of an already in-the-game block, just like they did with wool. It won't break anything.
I'm just a little scared. Think about how Counter-Strike works... They worked on that game until 1.6 where it was finally claimed 'perfect'. After that they left it there. Because adding something, tweaking something, buffing something, nerfing something, ANYTHING, could imbalance the game and take it from its perfect state.
Here are some things that I personally think they should do to change Survival without ruining Survival.
Firstly, new game mode. Things must be harder. I really liked the idea of a Super Hostile Game Mode that REALLY makes things hard:
The mobs won't do any more damage than Hard Difficulty, but there will be much more of them and a much higher chance for them to have armor. They will spawn randomly, even sometimes in daylight and they also often spawn in groups that are like 'tribes' or 'packs'. Food is scarce, and other resources won't be found often either. You will not find ANY ores underground unless you look in specific locations such as Abandoned Mineshafts and maybe some newly added Abandoned Mines that can be rarely found at the surface. Things die over time. If you're lucky enough to spawn with animals near by for food, your farm will require more than just putting some cows in a pin. You will need to feed them over time or they will get sick. Farming is much harder. Many crops will end up rotten after all the time you've spent waiting for them to grow, and they will only grow efficiently without fertilizer in certain biomes/locations.
There are many 'suggestions' for Minecraft that are far fetched. You go on the Suggestion Forums and see people introducing entirely new ores and mobs and things that would change Minecraft in a way that many people wouldn't like. One of those things is Horses. Mojang needs to be smart about not letting the things that create ruin what they have already finished, because we like what Minecraft is now.
Mojang, please be smart.
I completely agree with every word you just said.
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* *Support for Java 5 and PowerPC users will be dropped*[3]
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* If you have a PowerPC based computer and/or Java 5 installed, a warning will be shown at the main menu.
* *An update for the launcher
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* Stated by Jeb via Mojam livestream.Mobs
* *New mobs*[5]
* Horses[6]
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"WAAHH! This is so stupid! It's ruining the feel of Minecraft! Beta was better! Fix bugs NAO!"
Typical responses when Mojang posts any news regarding bug fixes:
"WAAAH! There's nothing new for us to play with! PLZ ADD THIS THING I WANT IN THE GAME!"
MOD API FINALLY!!!!!!!
Exactly. Poor Mojang, they just can't win.
Oh. My. Goodness. If you're right then...wow. Didn't think of it that way, knowing Mojang, you could be right.
Fact: for the April fools there actually was a version of the game with the features shown
Fact: Mojang would not write a full set of changes like that just for a prank...
Conclusion: Mod API was used to do all the things in the prank
Secondary Conclusion: Mod API, coming soon to a snapshot near you
Tertiary Conclusion: Vects is Laughing manically
Can anybody say falconry?
D: So true! I've never really thought about it, but you're right! Even all of the so-loved enchanting and potions that have been around since 1.9 is a lot like what I would expect from a mod. I don't know... I feel like Notch spent his time creating a perfect, blocky sandbox for the world to play around with. And then Jeb took it and made an Adventure game where things like defeating bosses are somewhat mandatory.
I am suddenly really not so optimistic about Minecraft right now... But the truth is, I love the game. Every now and then we realize how much stuff has changed, and we might get frustrated. Why did things have to change from such a perfect state? Well because, to be honest, we all would have gotten bored with the things that 1.0 had to offer eventually. And they have to keep us going somehow.