Minecraft Surpasses 10 Million Sales, 1.6 Feature Spoiler Alert

By Sacheverell Apr 4, 2013
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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!

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Mobius762
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Posted Apr 5, 2013
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Aren't falcons birds? ;-)

Quoting someone else talking about birds. It wouldn't be too far fetched, especially if this IS a mob update.

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Posted Apr 5, 2013
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All the recent updates have been okay... Redstone update was huuuge and game changing making things get even more technical, and I personally think that's the furthest they should stretch. I think they should be done with Survival updates for a while, and instead they should add on to customization of the creative side of Minecraft. For example, allowing us to customize what blocks are breakable in Adventure maps and giving us more possibilities with Command Blocks... And Minecraft Realms seems like a great idea as well.

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.

So yeah, if you read this, keep in mind that I know why the game has to change in big ways. Because people need new stuff to play with. That's just how it works I suppose.

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Posted Apr 5, 2013
Well then, everyone just SKIPS over the picture Jeb posted on Instagram of him riding a horse on Minecraft, sheesh

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Posted Apr 5, 2013
Horses? Fin-bloody-ally. Stinking pigs. I want horses. Then I can finally gather loyal knights around me and we can ride into battle.

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What use would falconry have?

Be able to hunt with birds? Use birds to map areas further away? Use birds as a freaking bad*** pet? You tell me. I want me some real birds, not friggin bats for chrissake.

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Posted Apr 5, 2013
I wonder if they'll drop meat.

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Posted Apr 5, 2013
if they add ridable horses...will they get rid of ridable pigs T.T

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Posted Apr 5, 2013
Pigs, you better step it up if you want to beat horses. But don't worry! We will always love you for your bacon! (Evil laugh)

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Posted Apr 5, 2013
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am I the only one who thinks this is foolish? theyre taking the same path that jagex took with RuneScape: Kept adding stupid stuff to a game that was already really successful and made it an awful game. With mojang adding all this crap (Wolves, horses, redstone update, etc) i fear this is going to happen...

You kidding? Wolves were the best update ever! *totally unbiased*
But seriously, the Redstone update is extremely useful, why do you think it was a foolish addition?

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Posted Apr 5, 2013
They never said it will be horses, they just simply put a picture of a horse. They could fool us again, you know. And why do people dislike horses? It won't hurt anything. If you don't want horses, simply don't use them.

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They never said it will be horses, they just simply put a picture of a horse. They could fool us again, you know. And why do people dislike horses? It won't hurt anything. If you don't want horses, simply don't use them.

Ok, getting just a little mad here, because Jeb ALREADY posted a PICTURE of him on a horse IN MINECRAFT. On his instagram @jebkhaile.

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Posted Apr 5, 2013
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Ok, getting just a little mad here, because Jeb ALREADY posted a PICTURE of him on a horse IN MINECRAFT. On his instagram @jebkhaile.

Most of us are aware. Those who are not will learn in time. Or they'll be ignorant.

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Posted Apr 5, 2013
Interesting I can't wait to see what comes of it.

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Posted Apr 5, 2013
Man, some of you need to wipe the sand out of your droppers. Don't like horses? Don't use them. First world problem solved.

I always thought that horses would be a natural fit to this game. Hopefully they'll give you something like sprinting speed over blocky terrain, so you can properly explore large biomes. Perhaps a natural aversion to going off cliffs. Maybe they'll make use of that hay block we saw a glimpse of. Good excuse to build some stables. Perhaps it can even drag a cart (slowing it down to human walking speed).

This and tinted glass would make this update for me. 1.5 has enough new content to keep me happy for a while. Remember paying $60 for a lousy game expansion pack, with slight modifications? Yeah, those were the days 8). Minecraft is the best gaming bargain there ever was. Best game ever too!

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Posted Apr 5, 2013
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What. Horses?
April fool have passed right?
Or is Mojang start pandering to general audience?
What they want is not necessary good.
Are they losing original view to their minecraft?
Did they lost pride in their game?

Oh. No. No. No horse please.
We have land mountable arleady.
Please elaborate pig riding instead of adding new land mountable mob.
Adding horse will slowly kill the feel.

How come every time they add a new animal to the game, people act
like it's going to upset some sort of sacred balance which maintains the
extremely boring and lifeless "feel" of Minecraft? It's a horse. Get over it.
If you don't like horses, don't ride them. If you get owned on a PvP server
by a guy riding a horse because you refuse to ride a horse yourself, that's
your own stupid fault for

a. Not training with your bow enough to shoot something as large as a horse
before it can get you

b. Refusing to ride a horse to get away due to your fanatical devotion
to the "OMG MIRENCAFT THEEME".

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Posted Apr 5, 2013
I think they are adding horses for an easier minecart travel. (Speed without rails)

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Posted Apr 5, 2013
The only way horses will be good is if Pigs are transformed into a pack animal and can carry chests, but are slower, while horses are faster and more for personal transport. If not then they'd just be redundant.

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Posted Apr 5, 2013
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The only way horses will be good is if Pigs are transformed into a pack animal and can carry chests, but are slower, while horses are faster and more for personal transport. If not then they'd just be redundant.

Diversity...............................................................................................................................................................

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Posted Apr 5, 2013
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am I the only one who thinks this is foolish? theyre taking the same path that jagex took with RuneScape: Kept adding stupid stuff to a game that was already really successful and made it an awful game. With mojang adding all this crap (Wolves, horses, redstone update, etc) i fear this is going to happen...

Something I don't think people realize about Minecraft is that it is not supposed to be realistic, but fun. I think horses will be great because:
1) We don't really have any form of free-roam travel rather than walking or, well, pigs.
2)Wouldn't it be awesome if while you are walking in a forst, restocking wood, you see a horse? And then you go up to it, feed it some apples, go through a taming session, and then get a pet that finally has a really good use for it?

One thing I'm worrying about though is making it too easy. I want then to be rare, and hard to tame (Maybe even different horses being harder/easier to tame?). Being able to go up to one, give ot a few apples and putting a saddle on it would just be boring and not very special.

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Posted Apr 5, 2013
my only question is can we eat them? you aint a man until you've had to eat your horse!

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Posted Apr 5, 2013
Hooray! I hope they are like the Mo' Creatures and not recolored pigs...

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