When I was your age, there was no such thing as the Nether...

 For a while now, I've noticed how much Minecraft has changed since I first started playing. There's been a lot of changes, and a few things taken out of the game...

I started playing in Alpha, about a month or two before the Halloween update was released. Around 1.6, people will know that weather was added to the game. Do you know it was actually RE-ADDED? When I first started playing, they had two kinds of worlds that would randomly generate: You would either spawn in a Normal world or a Winter world. In the Normal world, there was no weather at all, but in a Winter world, it was ALWAYS snowing, and there was snow everywhere. I honestly perferred to play on the Normal world though, because the snow could get very annoying.

Also, back when I started playing, you didn't need shears. You just punched a sheep once, and it dropped 1, 2, or (if you were very lucky) 3. Back then, there wasn't really any use for wool other than paintings and decoration (although colored wool hadn't been added) since beds hadn't been added. No wolves, either- They're actually not very helpful, but they're kinda OK at fighting and the "drying off" animation is really cool. The hunger bar wasn't there either, so you could just spam cooked pork and be basically invincible. Speaking of food- No cooked chicken or steak, those were only added recently.

There haven't been many new mobs recently, although I've seen the release of Squids, Endermen, SilverFish, and soon, Ender Dragons. Yes, I know I'm sounding like an old man ("When I was your age, we had none of those fancy-pants pistons and there was no such thing as a Nether!"), but I'm still amazed at all the new stuff. Keep working hard, Mojang!

1.9 Update!

      1.9 is coming soon, and one of the best parts about it will be Potion Making. You'll be able to find ingredients, then add them together to make all kinds of potions. It'll be really cool. Here are all the effects you can get-

Instant Health- Restores 3 hearts.

Instant Health II- Restores 6 hearts.

Potion of Swiftness- Increases movement speed, sprint speed and jump length.

Potion of Swiftness II- Increases movement speed, sprint speed, and jump length even more.

Potion of Poison- Poison similar to the Cave Spider's, will bring your health down to half a heart.

Potion of Poison II- Drains your health quicker.

Potion of Harming- Lose 3 hearts instantly.

Potion of Harming II- Lose 6 hearts instantly.

Potion of Strength- +1.5 damage done when you attack.
There's quite a few other potions as well. Think of the possibilities... You could poison someone on 1.9 multiplayer! :D

There's also enchanting. You can make an enchanment table with 4 Diamonds, 4 Obsidian and a book, and you can place it anywhere. To use it, open the book and put any tool or piece of armor into the slot. The table will choose a random 3 enchantments, each with a certain amount of skill points you need to use to buy it. When you select an enchantment, it will apply that enchantment to your item and it will gain a blue glow. Also, if you put bookshelves near an enchantment table, it will boost the power of the enchantment table and allow it to put better enchantments on your item- for a higher price, of course.

They've also added more monsters and things to the Nether, the equivalent of hell in Minecraft. There are fire slimes, Blazes, NetherBrick, NetherFence, and all kinds of stuff.

There is also a new world- The End. To get to it, you craft an Ender Eye by putting together Blaze Powder (gotten from Blazes) and Ender Pearls (gotten from Endermen). When you throw an Ender Eye into the air, it will travel in the direction of a Stronghold, an underground fortress with all kinds of loot. If you explore the whole thing, you will eventually find a room with lava, a SilverFish spawner (little monsters that attack you), and a portal frame. You will see there are 12 slots. Fit an Ender Eye into each slot, and the portal will open. Walk through it, and teleport to the End. The End is a monotonous world with hundreds of EnderMen and Ender Dragons (A new creature in the update).

Also, now they are adding NPCs into the update! They will live in the towns you might find in your world, so now your world will be populated by other humans.

That's about it! Hope you enjoyed reading this.

Herobrine's Myth

      A few friends of mine and me were talking about the Herobrine myth. I'd like to share my ideas about it. "Herobrine" is rumored to be a "devil" of Minecraft. People have claimed to see him in single player, and sometimes have pictures too. Here's what Herobrine looks like.

    I think the Herobrine myth is kind of silly. The fact that Herobrine appears in single player is impossible. That would mean:

1. That a hacker has broken into the Minecraft code, and rigged it so Herobrine appears in single player

2. That if the above were true, that Notch would have NOT found the edited code and NOT fixed it yet.

   Or it could also mean that Notch is a liar and HAS added Herobrine, although Notch has stated SEVERAL times that Herobrine is not real and has stated that twice on the update logs.

   And, also, only about 100 or so people have claimed to see Herobrine in single player. The thing is, there are 3.7 million people who have brought the game. If Herobrine really was real, wouldn't more people have seen him? 

   Those are my arguments on the Herobrine myth. What do you think? Comment on the post, so I can see what you think.

Started Up Again!

           

             Wow! It's been quite a long time since I posted on this blog. About a year...?

         Anyways, this blog used to be about LittleBigPlanet only, but now I'm including all my favorite games! But I'll be doing Minecraft as my central subject. In case you don't know...

        Minecraft is a really fun survival game. When you play, a random world is generated, and you have to survive. The world is made out of squares and rectangles, which actually look awesome. Here's a picture...

      There are other creatures inhabiting the world, too- pigs, sheep and cows, but also zombies, spiders, and the dreaded Creeper.

      Worst things in all of Minecraft. They creep up on you (Hence the name "Creeper") and then explode, leaving a crater in the ground and probably killing you. They are completely silent, so you can't hear them until they're right behind you, which is when you hear the telltale hiss right before the explosion.

     The game's pretty fun. You can go mining for diamonds, or make a portal to the underworld (the Nether) and fight Ghasts and Zombie Pigmen for excellent rewards. You can make almost anything you want. The possibilities are as limited as your imagination.