What Happened to Minecraft?

Mojang has had a major shift in soul lately that has been noticeably affecting the community. This shift in soul has pushed Minecraft down a direction that has made it almost feel like the game we once knew is gone... and I miss it.
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[@therealbottomdweller]

Thank you guys so much for watching! I spent a long time working this up and it was a lot of fun to work on! I do wanna clarify something though before it comes up... 6:37 - I am aware those videos shown also make the point that it ISNT because I got older. I simply chose them because I thought they had the most attention grabbing thumbnails when I found them. But OTHER VIDEOS do happen to make that point. Just thought I'd clear the air. Thank you for the support and I hope you have a great day!

[@AlexPlaysStuff-games]

Mice on Venus is my favorite song from this game too. It reminds me of my oldest world which got corrupted in like 1.10 or something sadly D:. I tried burying myself in the ground with holes on the side like a log it was night near a river in the rain. It was a dark forest. But I remember a creeper getting down and I was so confused how it got in. Hilarious moments like that.

[@AlexPlaysStuff-games]

Also idk if anybody else agrees with it but Minecraft needs to take inspiration from terraria when it comes to multiplayer servers terraria is simple yet complicated for randoms to get into. For Minecraft setting it up on java on your computer is a pain after years I still hadn't figured it out.

[@therealbottomdweller]

@@AlexPlaysStuff-games I think terraria and Minecraft are two vastly different games design wise, and I think Minecraft just needs to walk a different path that still results in a mechanically fulfilling game.

[@AlexPlaysStuff-games]

I meant for when it comes to hosting multiplayer servers you know between friends@@therealbottomdweller

[@H.Hippo_]

Gotta say he was right about the trial key. Its a massive letdown that it cant be used more than once per player it diminishes the replayability that mojang wants for the trial chambers. And on god if they dont add unique loot to it im done with hoping for a decent new feature.

[@spongedog0013]

The thing that hurts the most about the situation with C418 is that he mostly finished volume gamma for minecraft a long time ago and it never got released due to microsoft trying to screw him over.

[@therealbottomdweller]

Yeah that sucked. Axolotl is such a good track. Imagine it playing while you're swimming around! Shame it's highly unlikely to be added to the game.

[@Lu.igi.]

@@therealbottomdweller axolotl does play in game, though (so at least there's that). it was added all the way back in 1.13 with dragon fish and shuniji, but no new c418 songs have been added since.

[@dizzy_jump]

wait what happened pleas elaborate

[@Nephelangelo]

Minecraft’s problem is not “bloating”, it’s the exact opposite, it’s shallowness. Bloating suggests that there is an over abundance of something, yet Minecraft’s problem is not that it has an over abundance of content, it’s that the content is lacking in depth. It is in fact the _lack_ of a feature that is the problem.

[@therealbottomdweller]

Actually thats a better way to word it! Nice! I was thinking of the idea of “As wide as an ocean, as deep as a puddle” So I went with bloating because I imagined the wide part not the deep part. Silly me! Thanks for watching though!

[@Nephelangelo]

It’s also worth noting that we learned a couple weeks ago from leaks out of Mojang that the reason the update content has been so slim for the last several years is because Microsoft is deliberately limiting the amount of content and changes Mojang is allowed to make to the game, for fear of making the game “bloated” or changing anything about the core game. So Mojang has to go through a bureaucratic nightmare in order to add anything new or make any changes to the gameplay. I think there is also a bit of a miscommunication and a feedback loop between Microsoft, Mojang and the community where these complaints about “bloating” wind up being interpreted as “the game has too much content”, thus causing Mojang to add even less, with very little features that actually effect the gameplay, which then causes the community to complain even more about there being too much useless stuff, making Microsoft think they have to add even less. The only way I see this can be changed is if Microsoft eliminates the bureaucratic red tape that is debilitating Mojang’s development process, and allow Mojang to develop the game freely with the community. Minecraft has such immense potential, and even after 15 years, I don’t think it’s even begun to scratch the surface of it. ​@@therealbottomdweller

[@therealbottomdweller]

@@Nephelangelo I MISSED THAT! Where can I find that information?

[@Nephelangelo]

Ibxtoycat covers it in a video called Minecraft Won’t Back Down On Copper Bulbs, Insider Reveals Why. ​@@therealbottomdweller

[@Cl0udPvP]

No no no. You’ve got it completely wrong. The whole point of minecraft was that it was simple, and that’s why it was good. You are now trying to add more content, more useless features that nobody is going to use, more nonsense. By adding more features, you remove the whole reason why the game is so nostalgic. You want more things, therefore more mob votes to be exploited by players, and that’s not it man. Everyone is playing too fast, unlocking the best gear too soon, and wondering why they have nothing to do. It’s about taking your time and enjoying the journey, not the destination. That’s what makes minecraft good.

[@DearMink_X]

The reason why c418's music doesn't "intrude" and distract you is because it only keeps iterating on the same few melodies and chord structure and doesn't leave you with moments of silence or pure ambience. That allows it to stay more in the backround because you'd notice a large change like that. Is also why they slowly build up to get you used to hearing it, being as non intrusive as possible. Them being faster and using less instruments also really helps. Being faster allows it to finish measures quicker and allow you to get comfortable with how they sound quicker. If you were to increase the speed of the beginning of the newer theme "Stand Tall" by like 1.75% then it automatically sounds more like minecraft, at least until it changes a bit in. The entire mood of the game was just different back then. You had no way to play with others, you were alone surviving and exploring a world. The music had to sound sad, hopeful or encouraging you to keep building or to keep building up resources. The new themes fit the genre of the game, an open world game. They don't however fit the feeling of minecraft specifically.

[@therealbottomdweller]

Well put! Also thanks for watching!

[@skeleton819]

my top favorite c418 track is “minecraft” I think its called. It always played when i booted up xbox 360

[@djplonghead5403]

By the time your realize the music is playing it is almost over... leaving you to keep playing and waiting for the next track. It always feels perfectly timed.

[@wallywherewent]

"What game wouldn't change after years of updates? And to that i say TEAM FORTRESS 2" Words can't express how true that is tho.

[@therealbottomdweller]

So true it hurts, man.

[@daylangio]

I really thought that I would never love Minecraft again. Until, me and a few buddies in college started a server. It is called the Quadjects, we all live near each other have simple rules and just hang out. It has shown me that mindset and commordary have a huge effect on the gameplay. We are very particular on who gets invited, so they fit in the group dynamic. It has flamed my love for minecraft a ton! We have a couple of guys not from the college, so if anyone is interested let me know! You just have to fit in the group dynamic!

[@therealbottomdweller]

Servers made by friends totally do that!

[@daylangio]

@@therealbottomdweller I haven't ever experience Minecraft this way, I founded a group over 6 years ago. However, it took a turn when personal belief disagreements started. I own the Quadjects server with the philosophy of it never resetting in my lifetime. I want people who I come across to play it at their pace and timing. Eventually leading to their timeline ending on the server by their own choice, (life getting busy and stuff). To have a server ever evolving with people I come across is a neat idea to me, so I ran with it lol. Most of the guys who play go to college with me IRL, but a few are from that previous minecraft group! Of course, I am always open to welcoming new people, so if you're a random person reading this and like the idea let me know. We have minor plugins, no pay to win stuff, just a small cozy nook in a corner of the internet.

[@TheDroidsb]

Curious what sort of rules you have/what you do. Trying to create a server with this sort of dynamic

[@daylangio]

@@TheDroidsb Don't talk about Fight Club: Remember, the first rule of Fight Club is that you don't talk about it! No stealing: Respect your fellow players' belongings. Ask for permission before taking anything that doesn't belong to you, and avoid sneaky hands! No griefing: Be kind to others and their creations. Don't intentionally damage or destroy what they've built. We're here to foster creativity and enjoyment. No Snowflakes: Don't take things personally or get offended easy, excessive behavior is not tolerated. Use common sense: Make good choices and think about how your actions may impact others. No cheating or hacking: Play fair and square. Using mods, hacks, or exploits to gain an unfair advantage ruins the fun for everyone. Let's keep things fair and balanced. Be considerate: Show kindness and consideration to your fellow players. Let's create a friendly and supportive atmosphere where everyone can have a great time. Respect building boundaries: Give others the space they need to create. Avoid building too close to someone else's project without permission. No End Rushing: Don’t to rush to beat the ender dragon. We will all do it together as an event

[@djplonghead5403]

My friend group plays sometimes. One friend is always trying to get us to rush and kill the ender dragon, get Eyltra, etc. We just want to play- mess around with Redstone, build cool farms, make a nice house, etc.

[@Nephelangelo]

My biggest issue with the Smithing Templates and the Netherite Upgrade is that it’s not a coherent concept within the Minecraft universe. What in the world is a “template”? Is it a blueprint? Is it a magic stone? They should have just called it a Rune or Runestone, then it would at least have some magical fantasy world conceptualization around the idea. But “template” and “upgrade” leaves the whole idea rather dull and empty.

[@therealbottomdweller]

Oh 100%!

[@ArnelSabado456]

it was started as smithing blueprint before they changed it to template because blueprint is modern as a w

[@Lilleh__]

Imo having smithing templates is a great feature, at least for armour trims, although I don't have any strong feelings on the netherite upgrade either. Having the ability to customise your armour aesthetically just seems a great idea for being able to express yourself w/ your armour.

[@ChrisWillem-vl9nv]

The "Netherite upgrade" should have been called a "Netherite Cast" because the diamond equipment is being coated in netherite.

[@Nephelangelo]

That’s a cool idea. I support. 👍 @@ChrisWillem-vl9nv

[@shrub8644]

The thing I like about redstone bulbs is that they genuinely kinda inspired me to build with them even though I normally don't do much with redstone

[@therealbottomdweller]

I can see how! Just wish they kept their cool mechanic.

[@chronotopolis8048]

Modern Minecraft feels like a modpack, but it's not the kind of modpack I would like playing.

[@blvck2k263]

Terraria is always such a good example tbh… the community is getting a bunch of content and quality of life updates. And things just work. Minecraft focuses on the aesthetics atp. Because why was the warden so underwhelming after waiting for him to be added for so long..

[@therealbottomdweller]

Yeah! Granted Terraria’s entire game is built in a very different fashion, but Minecraft could certainly go with some neat additions to keep the gameplay fresh!

[@Leeham03]

I got so bored playing 1.18 waiting for the next part of the update I still haven't even bothered to check it out. I've never seen the deep dark because when I tried making a new world in that update I got way too bored exploring the enormously empty caverns. Yeah the first few times I saw them it was amazing, but then I realised that was all they were, something to look at. If anything they took away from my mining experience because I spent so much time running around aimlessly trying to find any sort of resource other than the new (and useless) copper that I just quit the game because it never seemed worth it. I new at the end of the day I was just going to go through the exact same motions we've all been repeating for years, just this time with more decorative blocks that I won't use because I can't build for the life in me anyway

[@TheRealBlackNet]

Mending was added beacuse the system with the anvil uses per item to raise the cost ruins your items after the third repair "cost to high" it would be better to remove meinding or make it rare (deep dark only) and also remove the level cost penalty so you can update and repair your items for ever. suddenly you need to collect diamonds to repair items.

[@therealbottomdweller]

I agree! Id much rather they just make it to where I can just repair with resources I have forever. Mending being in deep dark would be too easy, as you can sneak everywhere. Lock that to the End Cities so it’s quite literally an end game upgrade.

[@fldom4610]

mending is harder due to the villager rebalancing system

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

Nah, keep mending. Get rid of phantoms first.

[@therealbottomdweller]

@@thelegacyofgaming2928 Ok yeah I can agree on that for now. Phantoms begone, or atleast reworked lol.

[@stargazer-elite]

What do you mean? It’s too easy to get? I thought it was quite hard to get the easiest ways through a villager and even then that’s expensive.

[@Gibstack]

I miss the existence of humble servers. I learned a few years ago that there was no reason to join new servers because there's just no heart to them. It's just for money now. I wish that I made a home somewhere in one of the servers I was a part of a long time ago. I thought those minecraft servers, and the style of them, would be around forever. I was too young to really value those times, or to consider it'd change.

[@therealbottomdweller]

My first SMP from 2011 will remain in my brain rent free forever. Wonder how those people are doing now.

[@Gibstack]

@@therealbottomdweller Same lol. I remember meeting a couple of people that I stayed in contact with outside of Minecraft - 2012-2014 time. Would've tried to meet a lot more people back then, or stay in contact more, if I knew those sorts of connections wouldn't happen again.

[@tennoio1392]

Minecraft lost it's identity and the only way of dealing with it is playing older versions. I don't think it can be MENDED.

[@therealbottomdweller]

Ayyy! *finger guns*

[@duckface81]

it can be fixed but it would require an amount of changes and generate an impact beyond the scale of the biggest updates in the history of the game

[@gabemissouri]

I still play 1.8.1 to this day even though I have been playing for 10 years.

[@kingcatmemes]

Fr

[@tonipuigcerver5529]

What identity?

[@AwesomeDomi1]

One thing I’m infinitely thankful for is mods and being able to easily play on any version. I grew up with 1.6.4 mods like Orespawn, twilight forest, Godzilla etc, because those mods did what vanilla Minecraft couldn’t: progression. Even after 13 years, Minecraft’s progression barely changed, get enchanted diamond/netherite, kill the wither and dragon… and that’s kinda it, nothing else to do (besides what you set for yourself). Those mods add sooo many new bosses, weapons and armor, and weird random things as well, I genuinely feel like those mods are more Minecraft than modern vanilla versions.

[@therealbottomdweller]

Mods are easily the best part of the community

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

It's a sandbox. It's not supposed to have deep progression - just enough to make you build a few things. The End was a mistake.

[@AwesomeDomi1]

@@thewhitefalcon8539 I understand where you’re coming from, but survival Minecraft should have some progression, you can always choose to not go to the end, in reality there’s barely anything there. I believe that we shouldn’t ignore the survival aspect of the game just because of the sandbox aspect, they can co-exist

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

@@AwesomeDomi1 if there's barely anything there then WHAT'S THE POINT OF HAVING IT?

[@AwesomeDomi1]

@@thewhitefalcon8539 the current end is not that good, it needs a revamp, if it got one such as the hardcore ender expansion mod it would be amaizng

[@zinosword]

This, in my opinion, has been your best video to date. It brought back so many memories; I've been playing this game for over a decade, and I enjoy every aspect of Minecraft. I truly appreciated this video, so thank you for the incredible content. I will be watching for a very long time.

[@Seer_Of_The_Woodlands]

that feeling when in the Cave update we only got one new Ore and you can't even make tools out of it, even though in real life it was one of the first materials to make tools after stone. (COPPER) so much wasted potential.+ think that copper Was added and the copper golem was not a standard part of the update, it should have been voted for. so that it could have been added to the game. + as a cave update, there is not much new to discover in the caves after the first experience. so there's nothing wrong with updates per se, but they're usually either too small or focus too much on one small detail or many random things that aren't related to each other. it would be nice to get more updates like the Nether update, I wouldn't mind if I had to wait longer. if the update was really worth the wait. Great Video !

[@therealbottomdweller]

Totally agree with you, and Thank you for watching! Hope to catch ya next time!

[@Seer_Of_The_Woodlands]

@@therealbottomdweller Absolutely. and thank yourself too. to the next video (; have a nice day!

[@LyricTrackLTMCraft]

I feel like mojang should do one of these things to save Minecraft. A: update the end with new biomes, ores, structures, mobs and trees, similar to the nether update B: add a new dimension that you actually need to visit to beat the game. Wouldn’t it be cool if you had to get a sponge from and elder guardian, a nether star from the wither, and the dragon egg from the elder dragon, then go into the portal in the deep dark, traverse many biomes until you find a structure that you put the items into and it spawns a new final boss?

[@therealbottomdweller]

Not bad ideas at all!

[@ezyybin6089]

ever heard of this thing called “Microsoft” and “Bedrock Edition”

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

Please no new ores. The game already has too many.

[@LyricTrackLTMCraft]

@@thewhitefalcon8539 I mean they don’t need to be better than netherite but that would be nice tho. I think we need ores in the end as we already have multiple ores in the over world and nether so I think we need ores in the end for progression for a reason to explore more of the end

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

@@LyricTrackLTMCraft no we just have too many ores. It clutters inventories. You could do it with RuneScape style infinite stacks if you reworked the whole inventory system, or ore satchels like some mods have.

[@binancehighlights4038]

Mojang added depth to the gane in rescent updates. For example - watering and drying mud to get clay. I built legit brick factory inside the game because of this mechanic

[@therealbottomdweller]

That doesn’t provide new gameplay though, theres nothing about the progression of the player that changes because of that. Thanks for watching btw! Hope your day goes swimmingly!

[@binancehighlights4038]

@@therealbottomdweller dude are you serious? I built freaking brick factory with working coveyor belts, lava genereators, aotomatic watering system with dispensers and water bottles and automatic furnices. If it's not new gameplay - I don't know what is new gameplay for you. I never was so excited to play minecraft since 2012. And I played minecraft a lot for every year since 2012

[@qanti6582]

​@@binancehighlights4038that's not new gameplay, just new farming tactics...

[@Pengouinn]

the whole foundations of minecraft was like legos: simple blocks that dont do that much alone but can be used for infinite possibilities. Each new block was carefully integrated into the game in a logical way. The devs tought about the uses of a certain block before adding it. New blocks however feel… modded! They dont interact with the rest of the game and have only one use. Copper for example should’ve never been added. All the recipes that use copper could’ve very well be gold or iron and so, mojang is forced to put copper into every new recipe to give it a use but it’s not enough…

[@therealbottomdweller]

Thats a fantastic way to put it! None of it meshes with the rest of the game! Well said!

[@Cottor_OwO]

I strongly disagree with your take on copper. It was always mainly supposed to be a decorative building block and it’s one of my favorites at that. The fact that there are crafting recipes using it doesn’t mean that it is copper’s main purpose. Pretty much the same goes for the majority of new blocks. However I understand how it might feel for someone who isn’t that concerned about building, from this perspective many new additions are kinda out of place.

[@jeff_7274]

Poisonous Potatoe!

[@thsxi]

I have a resource pack that removes all non c418 tracks because after a year of hearing the Lena raine tracks, I genuinely can’t, this doesn’t feel like minecraft in the slightest

[@therealbottomdweller]

Lena Raine’s music is good, but I agree its certainly different. I can understand. Thanks for watching btw! Hope to catch ya next time!

[@zejry]

While some of her tracks don't fit minecraft very well, there's also some of them that i actually really like and they feel like they've been in the game for a long time for example: infinite amethyst or as the person who made this video said, rubedo (sorry if you're reading this i just didn't know how to call you)

[@vyjked23]

As a person who has really never played beta in my childhood, I still get nostalgia from beta minecraft all thanks to C418. His music just reminds you of the time when life was easy, when life was all sunshine and rainbows when you were younger.

[@therealbottomdweller]

C418 is a wizard of invoking nostalgia even when it isn’t remotely nostalgic. Funny it became nostalgic for me though, given that this was well over a decade ago, because now that nostalgic sound is amplified! Thanks for watching btw!

[@gracejarquin129]

“I remember exactly what track is was, it was Mice On Venus” *Mice On Venus starts playing* ..bruh why am I crying

[@therealbottomdweller]

Sorry to bring forth the waterworks! Thanks for watching btw!

[@GreyJackJack]

I'm pretty goddamn sure this is the best thing you've made yet. Everything HAS felt different lately, disappointing updates, servers resetting, etc. Now, well... yeah. You put a lot of effort here, and that's plain to see. It's a masterpiece! Happy 500 Subbies, and happy stack-of-videos! Keep these coming, and... remember us when you're famous :

[@therealbottomdweller]

Oh trust me I wont forget, cant even forget…. the incident. LOL Thank you for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed it and think so! Have a good one! :)

[@mnelsoncool]

I cant believe you did that with the chizeled bookshelves

[@therealbottomdweller]

In kind of a comedy genius, lol! Thanks for watching btw! Catch ya next time!

[@manikandand7975]

Rubedo gives me this feeling of exploring something unknown, something that awaits you but its right in fornt of you ....minecraft is an emotion .but as time went on minecraft became very progression based game, idk it just made me sad

[@therealbottomdweller]

Progression based gameplay isnt all bad if they do it right, which they did not. Rubedo is a jam though! Thanks for watching btw! Hope you have a great day!

[@manikandand7975]

@@therealbottomdweller great day to you too

[@skeleton819]

i feel the old tracks capture a feel of the game, while the new tracks capture the unspoken lore

[@thebulletkin8393]

( 1/2 ) This video got me feeling things man... That ending almost made me tear up, and it's interesting how much history we share. Much like you, I started in 2011, went over to my cousin’s house once and I distinctly remember his mum saying ‘He’s upstairs playing mindcraft’ which I still chortle at to this day. After that I was obsessed with those exact Survival Island and Shadow of Israphel series, but at the time I didn’t have the game, so I genuinely thought that flying ships, talking npcs and storylines is what the game actually WAS. That right there I'd say is what made it so magical at the start. Internet forums were still early, so most people genuinely had no clue what the game offered as it wasn't possible to dissect it and learn every detail. We had no pc or laptop, so the Xbox 360 edition was what we played. And without fail, every day before and after school I would hop on with my sister or school friends and work on a city, or start a new survival world, look at patch notes and simply have a whale of a time without a care in the world. All the while my parents would fall asleep on the sofa while listening to its music. Heck, as cringe as it sounds I wouldn't have any of the friends I do now without it. Little old year 7 me, feeling lonely at secondary school while eating lunch in the bistro overheard two others talking about the latest minecraft update. I shimmied over to them, and to this day still 9 years later I am still good friends with them, we still play minecraft together, and have just started up yet another vanilla server. Updates felt revolutionary, mostly down to the fact that my smol brain could look at the new horses and would treat it like the second coming of Jesus. Every tiny thing felt completely new, but there was always that air of mystery. Now though, it definitely does feel different. The game has such a large community, with so many ways to express themselves that Mojang now have to consider the impact of an update on peaceful players, builders, redstoners and so on. It's complex, and I feel like that desire to please the majority has led to them slowing down updates to be more careful with what is added, to their detriment. Back then I guarantee they added stuff just because they wanted to. Over the last year, I have taken up modding minecraft, and as such I've had the opportunity to talk with other well known modders as well as join in conversations with devs themselves about the game's design and approach to new updates. One of the two main reasons why updates take so long to produce now, according to those modders and some developers, is that any new update is designed to incorporate as much of the playerbase as possible. At the moment, kingbdogz (the one who led the development of the warden, deep dark, trial chambers and amour trims at the moment) has expressed how he is aiming to find ways to provide greater extrinsic motivators to the game. This is a great example of this community split. The crux of design issues that lead to the hesitancy to simply push new stuff is just how these things are planned to integrate with the different playerbases. While I'll admit some decisions like cutting the foliage updates in the wild update has no real relation to this, and it's exemption makes little sense, this philosophy can be seen in other parts of the game as a whole. One of the hot topics that is brought up a lot is people wanting progression to be deeper, more like terraria. At the moment it doesn't take long to get full diamond tools, and only marginally longer to get them enchanted. The smithing tablet is really one of the only barriers in terms of gear progression. But one thing developers have brought up numerous times is how a potential progression update could harm other player groups. Using terraria as an example, I do like it's progression because the game is built around it. But if I ever want to build anything substantial, i basically have to wait until endgame to get the tools that let me clear space effective enough for it to not be tedious. if minecraft had forced bossfights that gated progression, builders would be forced to do combat, peaceful players won't be able to progress at all, and further balance would need to be made to tune the difficulty of those bosses based on the available gear at the time. And once those bosses are taken out, they would be left behind and eventually power creep would make future fights a cakewalk. Meanwhile the smithing tablet can still be obtained in peaceful mode, people can avoid fights by building or mining around the structure, and combat enjoyers can still enjoy a tough fight in the bastion with gear as the reward. This way, every player can enjoy it, even if the individual experience may be lessened because of it. There are definitely still some features that are more specialised to a certain group, but in general I'd say that this has become a more prevalent focus for them over the last few years. Even something like the crafter, while yes it is a redstone item, can still be utilised by almost all player groups. Combat users could set up a simple clock to autocraft combat items, builders can make slabs, and redstoners no doubt will find some incredibly groundbreaking machine that alters the way people play the game. Obervers are much the same.

[@thebulletkin8393]

( 2/2 ) Overall it seems they are trying to be a lot more careful. Not only does every update need rigorous testing to accommodate all the different types of computer hardware, but they also need to consider bedrock parity, networking, console inputs, moddability and more. The aforementioned considerations for how something affects a playerbase so varied in preference has reportedly slowed down a lot of what they wish to implement. They do often lay the foundations for future updates, for instance a minor version in 1.16 or 15 introduced vertical biome splits based on Y axis, which was what allowed the caves and cliffs update to exist at all, yet when that was added it served no purpose. Even if the updates may be reduced in scope, I personally feel like they've all had aspects to them that sparks my imagination once more. I'd say 1.16 was the last update that felt truly magical, 1.17 and 18 was huge for me as it made caving far more enjoyable, as I still look at cave structures and picture the building potential it offers. And while small, and missing a lot of what I hoped it would add, the wild update's deep dark and ancient city opened up so much potential in what could come in the future while offering a gameplay experience so very different to what we had in any structure before that I still consider it a solid update looking solely at what was added. I do still feel like the updates aren't quite giving their all, but I do still personally enjoy what has been added. The game's music though, still sticks to me no matter what. TO.. THIS ... DAY the soundtrack is still my most listened to set of albums on spotify every single year. Listening to Dreiton, Taswell or Aria Math in that creative world on xbox ties emotions to a piece that no other song has managed to emulate since. People have those songs, - you know, the ones that their parents used to play them, or ones that spoke to them on a higher level, to me the Minecraft soundtrack evokes that feeling of 'anything is possible, go wherever you want to go, be whoever you want to be', and thus hearing it just instills a sense of power and control that is tough to explain. Alpha is such a masterpiece it still makes me tear up listening to it as to me it perfectly symbolises the ups and downs for life itself, our perceptions of the game and the very heart of a minecraft world. Ultimately our thoughts on music seem very alike. lena Raine's Wild update ost is mixed, but the nether soundtrack absolutely slaps. Her caves and cliffs one i'd say does manage to capture a little more of that initial Beta and Alpha style, as songs like infinite amethyst have a similar buildup and drop to Taswell or Aria Math, and One more day is probably one of my favourites of that specific album, although other pieces from that album do stray a little bit. Arron Cherof's seems to me like a mix of them both but still ends up being too hectic at times. While Bromeliad starts of with some subtlety, that synth can take some of that focus away from the game. Funnily enough, I'd say that beyond Lena's 1.16 album, kumi Tanoika's work feels like it understands the importance of rest and space in the composition the most, as they hardly ever get in the way but can provide the emotional weight to provide some sort of feeling to what's happening in game. However, nothing will top their ace. C418 sticks to me to this day on an almost spiritual level that is hard to describe, and while the other soundtracks still *sound* good, it's almost an allegory for the game's change in approach. Taswell pumps me up beyond belief, sparks the imagination and reminds me of good times. But the thing is, I personally still feel like I'm living those good times. Despite all these things, despite the reduced update pace, despite the over saturation of '100 days in...!' content, despite the manipulative servers and complete dissection of what the game contains, I am in a unique position as the game is still fun. While I no longer have that sense of discovery, as I know every loot pool, structure and spawn condition, what is left is that feeling of wanting to make the world what I want it to be - to embrace that holy slogan from the game's trailer, and simple do what I wanna do. While I might not be able to feel that discovery like I could back then, I still feel it is possible to CREATE something worth discovering. Channels like Fwhip or MythicalSausage go to great depths to explain the storytelling behind their worlds, and I feel that is the perfect way to inject new life into the game. I have learned the game inside and out, so creating something new is how I find fun. Create something that could instill those same emotions as you did when you first got the game, do what the yogscast did and create your own story that has the potential to captivate other users. This was an awful lot of writing I know, but I guess that's what minecraft does to you once it's ingrained into your very soul. However before I post, I will say this... I work in retail, in a small family run shop in my local town. Selling sweets, veggies, fruits, all the classic supermarket stuff. Every day at 3:30 the school rush starts. And every day, almost without fail, I see kids with Creeper T shirts, steve backpacks, foam swords and pickaxes, and I hear them talking about the game like I did back then. So while you and I may have grown up, witnessed an era and embraced it into our very being, there are still those who are only just getting into it. While the landscape is different and they will experience things differently to what we did, they are only just starting that journey. it's hardly a game at this point, it itself is an experience, a community, a state of being. And I could have wished for nothing better than to have been a part of it, and still be a part of it. I hope that in whatever you choose to do next, you manage to reignite that spark and find the joy in it once again.

[@therealbottomdweller]

Its wild just how strong the memories are from this game, right? I agree on the updates not being huge since 1.16, which at this point was several years ago. Im glad this video struck true for you, and thank you for watching! Hope to see you next time!

[@thebulletkin8393]

@@therealbottomdweller I’ll keep an eye out to see whatever you’re up to ;) All the best

[@procrastinates]

(2/2) When it started to turn day, I remember breaking out of my shack and getting jump scared by a creeper. I survived with 2 hearts and my little dirt shack was almost completely blown up. After fixing up my shack, I decide to go mining. Because there were no caves nearby, I decided to dig straight down, a classic mistake any new player makes. I didn't fall in lava like you would think, instead I feel into a cave and got blown up by creeper that I didn't see. I lost almost all the wood that was on the island because I chopped down all of trees to fix my shack and build a single chest. Because I chopped down all of the trees on my island, I completely broke all of wooden planks that were used to fix my shack (I was unaware that saplings replanted trees). After making myself a new set of tools, I decided to make my house completely out of cobblestone, with the exception of a couple windows made with glass blocks. After I rebuilt my shack, I decided to venture out with a boat to find more trees. After sailing what felt like thousands of blocks, I landed ashore and found a forest. When I was chopping down trees, night fell, and I got shot to dead by a skeleton because I had no armor. This death really pissed me off and I stopped playing for the day. I don't remember much after my first time playing on that world because it has been almost 11 years, but I do remember it took me 2 weeks in real life to get a full set of iron armor and it also took me a month to find diamonds. I eventually moved on from that world and played another survival world because I found it a pain in the ass to have to venture out every time I wanted to gather resources. I left off on that world with only iron armor and tools, a cobblestone house with a wooden roof, a small wheat farm by the ocean, and a mine going down to bedrock. Even though my first world never developed much, I'm grateful to still be able play that world on my PC today. Not many people still have access to their first Minecraft world. Recovering that humble little world a couple years ago made me tear up. After I recovered my first world from that old laptop's hard drive, I expanded and redecorated my house, made a better wheat farm, made a enchanting room, made mob grinder, got diamond gear, and went to the Nether. Still haven't beaten the Ender Dragon on that world yet because I am in no rush to do everything.

[@imthevevo]

Honestly I don't keep up with minecraft updates. I didn't even realize 1.20 released until November last year, way past the release date. I fell in love with Minecraft back in late 2011 when I'd watch Stampy and other youtubers on my grimey little Kindle Fire. The whole reason I even got my first computer was FOR minecraft. Both Beta 1.7 and full release 1.6 are the only versions I play to this day. When I envision minecraft in my head, its those versions I see. Not what it is nowadays. Even when with friends, modern minecraft doesn't FEEL like minecraft. It's not even really about growing up for me. I play with friends on beta 1.7 and full release 1.6 all the time, literally played yesterday for 6 hours with a friend, and it's amazing. I feel as happy as I did back in 2012-2015. I rewatch older minecraft videos, (Especially Unstoppableluck... Have all his videos on loop 24/7) and they're just as good as the day they were uploaded. Newer minecraft-related stuff has just. Gone in a direction I do not enjoy. It's not *Minecraft* to me. It might still have the same name but it is NOT the minecraft I enjoyed and still enjoy to this day.

[@therealbottomdweller]

Bro! Unstoppableluck is classic! I fully agree, it seems older minecraft just holds up better. Thanks for watching! Hope to catch ya next time!

[@fluffy6545]

My friends are the reason minecraft hit different in the past. Now they don't even give it a try because they have a mindset where they want to beat the game as quickly as possible. While me and only 1 other friend actually try to enjoy the process by acting like we are new to the game and get excited over every little thing. The armor trims helped a ton with motivation because we always aimed to get the nicest ones and they were quite difficult to get. We also have a goal of getting all combinations of all armor trims.

[@StrawberryPoptartVR]

The first 30 seconds of intro gave me chills as nostalgic clips and music flew throughout me.. Scratch that- this entire video gives me chills. I'm extremely impressed.

[@therealbottomdweller]

Thanks for the kind words! Im glad ya enjoyed it!

[@tram-fan]

8:37 What about Villager trading, Anvils, Beacons, Elytra, the off-hand, Shulker boxes, Upgrading to Netherite, Bartering, Archeology, and now the Vault, Wind charge etc.

[@matthewtheobald1231]

My first version of Minecraft was beta 1.1 and it was a magical time. The game has changed so much that it's almost unrecognizable. I'm glad it's so easy to go back to the old versions of Minecraft when ever I want though.

[@AltumDolor]

Wow, this is an amazing video. It felt like a breath of fresh air with the simple, charming editing compared to most other over the top edited videos that are so common on this platform nowadays. Your narration feels natural and genuine which makes it sound like you are truly speaking your mind on the topic and this alone made me invested enough to watch the whole thing through. Keep it up!

[@therealbottomdweller]

Thank you so much for the kind words! I also like the simpler editing style!

[@Itz_JerryCreeper5]

Great video! This little piece just randomly got recommended to me by KZbin, this proves that your video is getting more popular. As for the game, I, a vanilla player, hold the same opinion that the game has changed so dramatically that it had became something that is far more different from what MINECRAFT used to be. The game just wasn’t as compelling with this modern direction. I just hope that something would clicked out of nowhere and Mojang would finally do something to help bring the feeling of the good old days back to game.

[@therealbottomdweller]

Thanks for watching! Glad what I said rang true for you! I hope you have a great day!

[@Itz_JerryCreeper5]

@@therealbottomdweller u have a great one too!

[@skeleton819]

i feel like some of minecraft’s bad direction is the player’s fault too. Like, everything that gets added is just farmed. They just make minecraft a mindless grinder

[@Waffle66]

you know i feel like minecraft lacks competition. Without it, the game has no reason to increase its standards or come back to its senses. I really hope when Hytale comes out itll blow Minecraft out of the water. I really hope so. Just so that Minecraft can finally rise up again and be better

[@therealbottomdweller]

Honestly Competition is needed for sure!

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

Minetest because it's open source. Or just a good Minecraft mod.

[@Waffle66]

@@thewhitefalcon8539 ive only heard about minetest 2 times, i counted. An Mc competitor needs to catch the public eye, if not its just another participant in the voxel survival genre. An mc mod keeps you playing mc, it doesnt count

[@Diamond-ji2gv]

Factorio might compete with Minecraft but i dont think everyone likes it

[@TarryTar]

You're so unbelievably underrated, even though I've only watched this video so far i can tell that you know what you're talking about atleast to some degree. This video is amazing, and it's impressive that you managed to understand those emotions, because emotions are hard to describe when someone does manage to describe them it helps understand them alot. And you manged to do it, thats super impressive, amazing video.

[@therealbottomdweller]

Thank you for the really kind words! I appreciate it! took me a month to write and edit this video in particular, and im glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching, Hope to catch ya next time!

[@NerChick]

Is that loss in the bookshelves?

[@therealbottomdweller]

It sure is, buddy!

[@c0wg0d]

Great video! Your ideas for what smithing templates could have been were especially great. In regards to multiplayer servers, ones like you are longing for do still exist. I own one such server called Sandlot Minecraft. Our community has shrunk since the combat update, but we still have a small and very dedicated player base that is very kind and fun to hang out with.

[@davidward9550]

Ahh yes, I remember my first Minecraft world... Being on a frozen mountain making a spruce wooden frame close to dark over 30 blocks off the ground from a frozen cliff with a spruce forest underneath me. The water for my food kept freezing... Wonder. It had a special feeling that I've never quite captured again. It's also why I always build in frozen environments too now even in other games like terraria. It just sucks that whenever I start a new Minecraft world, I never seem to get that feeling, but when I start a new terraria world I do...I wish it was different

[@JRexRegis]

It's actually incredible how Mojang made the Nether Update, saw that everyone loved it and was freaking out about how good it was and how well it fit into the game and how they loved that they were finally doing something like it, and went "alright and now we shall never do this again"

[@therealbottomdweller]

I know right? Positive Feedback = Bad thing apparently

[@plumfadoodle4908]

The Nether Update was an Update being worked on sense before 1.13 and still had major crunch and overtime in it to add everything. Then the very next Update was even bigger then the Nether Update, so big it had to split into parts. With all the features that were delayed getting majorly expanded. What they did in the Nether Update was not at all sustainable.

[@JRexRegis]

@@plumfadoodle4908 All this "proves" is that the development pipeline is horrifically bloated. Implementing things like blocks and items takes no time at all - the larger parts are textures, mechanics and QA, and even these shouldn't take more than a month for an update the size of 1.16. This means there is significant managerial overhead paralyzing the development process. Either people on top demanding constant redesigns or a bunch of suits trying to optimize everything without understanding it. I can guarantee you that at any point in development, the majority of the team either spins their wheels or does meaningless busywork.

[@VictrixRoyal]

Hot take here I love that Minecraft at its core is still Minecraft and not too many game changing things have been added. Only a couple. It doesn’t need a bunch of crazy shit added. That’s what mods are for

[@therealbottomdweller]

That is certainly a hot take! But I respect it. Its an opinion after all :)

[@ecstaticryan4369]

There’s so much in the game right now that was added with little to no purpose. I know they don’t want to change the game that much but there’s so much in the game with no use that there’s no reason really to play with these new features.

[@therealbottomdweller]

Full heartedly agree! Well said, and Thank you for Watching! Hope to catch ya again soon

[@th3fish]

Playing modern versions is like playing a different game

[@therealbottomdweller]

Oh definitely!

[@humboldtchick87]

Really appreciate your take on the music

[@therealbottomdweller]

I find it funny how weirdly divisive people are on the music. Both tracks are good its just they share the same space and its weird lol

[@AusyWSG]

man this Video Really Made me Think about All The Good Times I had playing this game when I was Little I miss the Old Minecraft I want it Back

[@therealbottomdweller]

Time to run it back!

[@Twi1ightprnc55]

Love this video! Love all the details and the trip down memory lane! Great job!!

[@therealbottomdweller]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@Preston_Garvy]

I have a whole book of what I can change in Minecraft to make it more decent to how it used to be back then for the ancient cities, the Bastians hell even the trial chambers I got to try them out and they were decent, but they were a little bit lackluster, too, and the new trial key opens up a newblock but you can only open it up once per player

[@therealbottomdweller]

I used to have a book too, but eventually I just made modpacks with the stuff I wanted. Thanks for watching btw!

[@PidroBondar]

This is exactly the type of content i was looking for, i have a feeling you will get very far

[@therealbottomdweller]

Ay! Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching and I hope to see ya next time!

[@dumby2175]

I'm a hypixel skyblock player and I just wanna say real quick that the only reason that thjey added pay to win was to cut down on irl trading which ruined the games economy

[@therealbottomdweller]

I get it but its just sad to see

[@dumby2175]

@@therealbottomdweller it was neccessary though. Plus they added more members to the team

[@BANCLAMOFFICIAL]

That thumbnail got my attention really quick and then i clicked in and enjoyed the video! SUBSCRIBED!

[@therealbottomdweller]

Glad you enjoyed! It was really hard making the art thumbnails work and still give minecraft vibes. Thanks for the sub and hope to catch ya next time!

[@catoons1824]

SAME

[@CristalitOfficial]

This video feels like a fellow player who also loves minecraft with their whole heart and just wants to see it live up to to its full potential & im all for it. Great video, you made some great commentary without simply just bashing on the game

[@therealbottomdweller]

Bashing a game does jot favors! I love the game so much! I just want it to receive the attention and treatment it deserves! Thanks for watching, Hope to catch ya next time!

[@Spugler2]

It sucks how there are so many people with amazing ideas that could improve and add depth, yet they have no power to do so. Great video btw, a lot of valid points that I haven't seen mentioned yet in other videos.

[@therealbottomdweller]

Ay thanks for the kind words and for watching! The community makes insane mods for the game all the time that adherently improve the game, its insane! Shame they aren’t allowed to take in mod ideas anymore.

[@flarethorn7833]

I never really understood the reason behind armor trims. If they gave u a beacon like after when applied, then they would be more desired and not just colored armor.

[@therealbottomdweller]

Beacon affectation are strong so Im not sure about that, but agreed that they certainly need SOMETHING! Thanks for watching btw!

[@alternateperson1840]

The reason they didn't add any effects is because they didn't want there to be a meta trim. They wanted you to customize your armor, not just choose what makes you the strongest.

[@therealbottomdweller]

@@alternateperson1840 Its why they should make trims have utility uses so it’s based on user preference. I don’t think lava swimming would be meta, for example!

[@Roland776]

This is it. Mojang has to understand, that Minecraft needs more variety, and actually listen to community, for example by stopping mob votes. If they will keep being deaf and blind, this legendery game will just die, as many others.

[@therealbottomdweller]

Apparently Microsoft is not allowing Mojang to cook as much. But I agree, we need changes soon! Thanks for watching!

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

It's already dead

[@Roland776]

@@thewhitefalcon8539 apparently it's not. Many people say that, but servers are full and content from the game is still created. MC is the most poular game to this day. However, this popularity is decreasing, and if nothing changes you'll be right one day.

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

@@Roland776 hypixel isn't dead but that's a different game entirely

[@Roland776]

@@thewhitefalcon8539 I'm not talking about hypixel. Dead game means no active players (or small numbers). Minecraft is slowly losing community, but it still has the most of these active players I wrote about above. So it's not dead. But again, I agree that the situation is bad, and it's getting worse all the time.

[@llamajoeteam]

At 18:00 you talked about the server quality going down as loot-boxes, microtransactions, pay to win, and rewards from upvotes plague servers. But me personally, I've been playing since 2011, I have found these issues to be universal across time since large servers became a thing in the 2012-2013 era. Every server I went on usually had this as standard; pay for a really good starter kit, pay for ranks which give you insane bonuses, pay for items, and upvote the server for loot. I remember in 2013-2014 my friends and I would log in daily just to upvote the sever in order to get the reward from it as you could do it every 24 hrs. The prison shenanigans you mentioned have been my experience on most servers inclusive of kit pvp, prison, factions, hubs, ect. Every large server I went on was usually like that...

[@yomanyo327]

I think the devs are terrified of changing anything, they fear that they may add something that will cascade through the game and change everything, idk why though.

[@jeff_7274]

Remember the community outrage from the trade rebalancing. Imagine the shitfit the community would throw if Mojang made a huge change to minecraft even if it was for the better.

[@yomanyo327]

@@jeff_7274 But the trade rebalance wasn't for the better, that's kinda the point, it didn't nerf villagers, it just made them less convenient, herding villagers is already a nightmare, now you have to breed them in 5 different places before herding them again to the same place for a trade hub. And the price changes aren't relevant, you can still very easily get infinite emeralds from the raid farm.

[@Slime7_]

@@yomanyo327 yeah. i like to say that they made the most tedious but rewarding thing in the game more tedious and less rewarding

[@myzai9796]

Got recommended your video and I'm glad I clicked on it. Very well put together and engaging! You have great points about the game. It totally feels different than before.

[@therealbottomdweller]

Thanks for giving my content a shot, and I’m Glad you enjoyed it! Its a shame the trial key announcement only further solidified all of the points I made.

[@psychojester8242]

I have been making my own update to vent my frustration for the game where I update every block

[@therealbottomdweller]

I wish you the best of luck in your update adventures!

[@IbbosChannel]

plz give our boy more subs this quality is too good!

[@therealbottomdweller]

Aww, youre too kind! Thanks for watching, hope to catch ya again sometime soon! Have a swell day!

[@A120AMIR12]

The loss bookshelf This meme is hunting me😂

[@therealbottomdweller]

It was that or an amogus, and that woulda made the bookshelf too big for the shot! Thanks for watching! Hope to catch ya next time!

[@MinerGritz]

the moment you said "mod" i legitimately had a huge grin immediately appear Better Than Adventure... what a mod.

[@therealbottomdweller]

Im still playing it too! Its so good!

[@MinerGritz]

i had a similar experience, couldn't really play modern minecraft anymore, all i did was run around and abandon worlds not long after and straight up forget about them... i ended up becoming more interested in modding but even that wasn't going great with mod conflicts and my computer being trash. i switched to bta and i've still been on the same world for quite some time, i'm enjoying the fresh new direction, and i haven't really ran into that many frustrating issues

[@therealbottomdweller]

@@MinerGritz Having a toaster for a PC used to do that to me too, Ive since gotten a new one. Despite that, this mod remains one of the best mods ive played! Also Thank you for watching! Hope to catch you next time!

[@Aiden-ham]

The new updates just feel so corporate. Say what you want about Notch but it's clear he actually had a passion for making the game great, and the game only started to lose it's magic when he sold it to Microsoft. He literally added redstone in 1 week, something that people are still finding creative uses for almost 14 years later

[@therealbottomdweller]

On that I agree with you! Microsoft needs to keep their mitts of Minecraft! Notch Era Minecraft was peak Minecraft, absolutely!

[@llamajoeteam]

You are so right on about mending! The problem right now is that it's needed because anvil's in their current state are so broken. If they got rid of mending but also made it so repairing in an anvil doesn't go up exponentially with enchantments, I think it would strike the right balance between grind, satisfaction, and balance. But in the anvil's current state, mending is sadly required.

[@Bozebo]

I think it's mostly the reality of a big project, it's difficult. They do weird ambitious marketing things but on the other hand have to play it safe more than they used to too, both on gameplay incidentals and technical complexity. A lot of content is probably half way on the cutting room floor, I wouldn't be surprised if bigger changes start coming back that they've worked on behind the scenes without wanting to over promise too much about - marketing noise in the meantime has to justify its existance with strange votes.

[@therealbottomdweller]

Huh, you’re probably right!

[@cake260]

My first ever survival night was me not knowing what to do. I had never played the game before. Didn’t even know you could break trees. It became night got scared, dug a hole then stopped playing survival for a while because I decided to play creative. After about 3 months I started a new survival world. 😭 that was around 10-11 years ago.

[@cake260]

Also in that survival world I swear it was so difficult to find diamonds. Tbf I didn’t know about the y levels but still.

[@milimatter]

15:10 i personally love that spng and it always sounds peaceful and energetic at the same time

[@user-gk5wx2mk4m]

Saved this. To watch later i only check that every few years, hopefully ill watch this video and look back and go " minecraft has gotten so much better!"

[@therealbottomdweller]

Hopefully!

[@hirofrmwaipahu8695]

When the video ended, I look at your acc to find you’re a small KZbinr, I’m very surprised because this feels like work from a big KZbinr! Keep up the good work I subscribed

[@therealbottomdweller]

Thanks for the kind words! Im glad y’all are enjoying it so much!

[@lostintoonami]

I remember playing Minecraft lite when it came out and mimicking my favorite KZbinrs at the time XerainGaming, they were my introduction to Minecraft and now nearly 20, I still rewatch and play older versions of Minecraft on PC to remember those days.

[@IceFoxPlaysActual]

I like Lena’s music because of its different, it has a different feel, it makes me want to explore, but C418 made me want to put down roots and stay in one spot because of its mysterious vibes, neither are bad, I love both, they just make me want to do different things

[@therealbottomdweller]

I can totally see that POV!

[@netwicks1126]

Completely unrelated but i love the characters in the thumbnail little head cubes, its cute

[@therealbottomdweller]

I thought they would be too!

[@braintrain4310]

I think the main reason we aren't getting as much content is because mojang is saving an end update for later, they know that it's the only big place left to update and want to make it really big.

[@therealbottomdweller]

Fingers Crossed!

[@duckface81]

honestly an end spawnpoint block would already satisfy me

[@therealbottomdweller]

@@duckface81 To be completely honest, theyd have to give the second end dimension the same level of rework as the nether to even make that seem appealing to me. But I can get behind them adding one in an end dimension update!

[@ruthlessadmin]

imo, it's too easy to survive, and past a certain point, everything gets insanely tedious and repetitive. They better do something quick, because there are rising stars that are going to eat their lunch.

[@therealbottomdweller]

Difficulty could easily be added if they just added some sort of relatively consistent day time threats. Thanks for watching btw! Hope to see you again!

[@loucurador]

I understand perfectly what you are saying, excellent point of view, It was very melancholic, It almost made me cry at the end. Maybe it's time to look for players with the same ideals and create a community Thanks for the video!

[@therealbottomdweller]

Thanks for watching! Maybe some day we’ll see that kind of community for minecraft!

[@numb1gxfan]

You're probably not going to see this, but I feel like this is the 1st video that nails down the issue for a lot of people. I still play Minecraft, and I'm not burned out on it per say, but I will have those moments that make me think, " Why am I even doing this? " . And I feel like your very respectful to the game, a lot of the videos I see lately are either very whiny, or very rude. Calling people out for just not enjoying the game anymore was needed. To many people want Minecraft to be what they want, and it just rubs me the wrong way.

[@therealbottomdweller]

Seen and Heard! I agree fully, its why I felt like I needed to provide a more constructive viewpoint rather than destructive. Thanks for watching! Hope your day goes swimmingly!

[@numb1gxfan]

@@therealbottomdweller Definitely earned a sub from me after I saw the video. I went in thinking that, " oh no its another Minecraft is ruined " video, but left very satisfied. You should think about making more of these, the editing was great.

[@therealbottomdweller]

@@numb1gxfan Well fortunately this sort of format is normally done as the regular occurrence! Only difference is usually Im throwing more jokes out. Next video is on Palworld! Stay tuned!

[@kkrup5395]

I still can't get over sniffer. To get it I had to spend around 2 hours first to find the warm ocean, then to find a lot of ruins and dig them up. And it was a cool adventure, but the reward was... A completely out of place, alien looking mob, that makes weird and annoying noises around every 3 seconds, doesn't even fit in color scheme of minecraft and introduces 2 flowers that you can only use for decoration. What a lost potential. They could have added at least one new potion effect, or make torchflower emit light, just so we have at least something new and useful. But no, that's too much to ask from a multimillion company. Honestly, if new mechanics isn't an option, fine, but make it at least 3 decorative flowers, 2 is such a weird number and feel like a spit in the face.

[@therealbottomdweller]

Sniffer was definitely an underwhelming addition. I agree fully!

[@postfault]

SUCH a good video, liked and subscribed.

[@frtzkng]

IMO Mending has two varyingly valid reasons for its existence: 1, as a band aid fix for the scuffed Anvil mechanics, and 2, for multiplayer. It makes things like Elytras and Ancient Debris last indefinitely, so less of it is required to be mined. This means people who start late on a multiplayer server aren't put on a massive disadvantage because all the Debris and Elytras have been looted already for like 20,000 blocks.

[@Goose_egg5]

This is why I`ve turned to modding the game. I know too much about Minecraft so nothing is fresh and new, and these newer updates I could really care less for. The latest update I play on is 1.16.5 before caves and cliffs because that`s the last version I played on officially before they went to Bedrock on consoles. And I will say, between learning the mods and nostalgia, my 2 week Minecraft phase has been going on for a month strong to the point where I`m teaching my gf how to play so she can see why I love the game so much

[@miguelsilva7766]

Awesome video. I do disagree with the armor trim point though. Armor trim gives a new reason to explore structures that I would not care about exploring when I'm already full enchanted netherite. Adding various effects to make your already pretty unkillable character even more unkillable would make the game more boring imo, I think its just cool to get to customize the armor I wear all the time. For Mojang to add ways to make your character even more busted, they also have to add tougher challenges to justify wanting to make your character stronger.

[@therealbottomdweller]

I think the game needs a difficulty tweak to make the upgrades worthwhile, but armor trim should just be available instead of dungeon locked. Will agree though, they made enchants far too strong and make the game a cake walk. Thank you for watching! Hope to see you next time!

[@miguelsilva7766]

@@therealbottomdweller definitely, some people don't even bother getting netherite, that's how good enchants are. I'll definitely keep watching

[@Bubblegum4337]

dude youre incredibly underrated and that point you presented at the end of minecraft becoming a new game is so true , im glad im not the only one who cant sit through even an hour of ,,new" minecraft gameplay . i decided to invest in an xbox 360 , started a minecraft world and wow ... it felt like i was actually playing the game i grew up with . thank you so much for publishing this video . absolutely no hate to mojang or the kids growing up on this version of minecraft , it just doesnt feel the same speaking in the sense of nostalgia . )) edit id like to add ; i feel as if current minecraft isnt relaxing anymore either . it feels more like a task to build something than it does fun .. for people who like to experiment with creativity , perhaps the new features are wonderful , however , in my opinion , less building options opened up way more possibilities , builds have lost so much originality overtime , everything looks the same ,, whereas in older versions of minecraft , every build had its own vibe , almost as if people had a signature style that wasnt as replicated .

[@therealbottomdweller]

Ay Thanks for the kind words! Glad you found it relatable, its interesting to see how much everyone agrees on this. Thanks for watching! Hope to catch ya next time!

[@dekiel1347]

I really love the video and appricate you making it. This brought up so many childhood memories. It's great to take a trip back to those years haha. I hope you're doing well! :)

[@therealbottomdweller]

Glad you enjoyed it! Hope your day goes swimmingly too!

[@DRS7672]

You talked about one of the things that really bothers me with the most recent updates, and it's how a lot of the new things added in them are just for technical players. As you said, not all of us are redstone experts who pass their afternoons building functional computers inside of Minecraft. Most of us use it for farms or contraptions, but that's it. And besides that, another thing that pisses me off is when the "novelty" of an update is a command. Like, why would I want to use a command? I'm not interested in that, and I can bet the biggest part of the community doesn't even know they exist. And it's even worst on Bedrock (my preferred version), as the game disables trophies when you use commands because they're considered cheating, so when that happens there's basically no update for us. The few things they add that can actually be obtained in survival are just lame, like the sniffer or the ceramic sherds, episodic things to do once and never do them again.

[@therealbottomdweller]

I 100% agree!

[@chloud_puff_tries_to_animate]

i have honestly stopped playing minecraft all together and it’s not because of anything that mojang did, it’s just because i wanted to stop playing for a while. i’ve been playing since i was 5 for goodness sake. you have to take a break sometime. and yes, minecraft definitely doesn’t feel the same as when i first started playing on xbox 360. it lacks depth, i think. i don’t care about the mob vote or anything community-wise; i just think it was better when updates were bigger and took longer and were better. otherwise minecraft it still there. at least.

[@therealbottomdweller]

Yeah breaks are good! It was just strange that mods have kept me engaged in the game when the base game fails to do so. Thanks for watching btw! Hope to catch ya next time!

[@SemadOfficial]

subscribed man, keep it up!

[@therealbottomdweller]

Aye aye, Cap’n! Thanks for the sub and Thanks for watching!

[@plexxar2]

I’ll never not be blown away when someone says they unironically liked Minecraft parodies

[@therealbottomdweller]

How could you not like classics like Mine Diamonds? They’re such bangers!

[@yeth797]

I was wondering, do you know any servers that have that same classic feeling where its just people on a big unmodified map playing survival? Those types of servers are my favorite so i was wondering if you know any! Great video, btw

[@antynomity]

Finally a video i agree with the points of. I can even relate to being introduced to the game, just instead of me overlooking a parent playing it I overlooked a friend playing it.

[@therealbottomdweller]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

[@klyser]

Your channel is sick, felt like I HAD to leave a comment to help the algorithm!

[@therealbottomdweller]

Thanks for the support! Glad you enjoyed! Hope to catch ya next time!

[@RobloxReportNews]

Did anyone else notice loss in the bookshelves?

[@therealbottomdweller]

Potentially!

[@fluffy6545]

I watched this before it had 20k views, waiting for this to blow up

[@therealbottomdweller]

Honestly, I think compared to my other videos it already has! I cant thank yall enough!

[@RobertGee101]

When I rarely get a Minecraft crave, I always boot up an older version that has the good stuff to have enough fun with it.

[@NukeDIZZEL504]

Minecraft does not have a problem, it’s just not a new game to us, we have played it so much that we know all there is. I still think it’s a 10/10 game.

[@glamrockfoxy1987]

me too

[@KingofFrauds]

I had to go through the depths of the internet to find a data pack that replaces the new music with C418’s original stuff, or just play on an older version, but I still miss them in the game

[@therealbottomdweller]

Me too, my friend. Me too… Atleast there’s always spotify!

[@tugkanberk]

can somebody please tell me the name of the music playing at minute 6:00 ?

[@therealbottomdweller]

Dreiton by C418 :)

[@tugkanberk]

@@therealbottomdweller thank you i searched for it in both alpha and beta albums for so long lol

[@mr.crow6490]

My problem with minecraft nowadays has nothing to do with the game and more so with the community. although the game for sure has it's problems the current state of the community for me kinda adds to it. Just to give an example with minecraft youtubers.. in the past people were making minecraft videos just for the sake of sharing something they made or to simply show off how much fun they are having in this game and sharing their experience with others, and as a viewer you could really see it. Nowadays people just seem to follow along trends and challenges and making the best and biggest thing that no one has ever seen before.. it just feels more and more like a competition and less of a community.

[@therealbottomdweller]

I can totally see that! I loved watching old multiplayer lets plays. Right now its more of a contest of who can do “100 days” of an obscure challenge more.

[@mr.crow6490]

oh man don't even get me started on the "100 days" trend lol@@therealbottomdweller

[@longLee280]

I can’t believe your channel happen haven’t got 1M views but I hope your channel get a lot of people

[@therealbottomdweller]

Thank you for the kind words! Algorithm wackiness amirite? Thanks for watching, Hope to catch ya next time!

[@longLee280]

And also builders have changed now they do it for views but back then they just built for fun they built every day they can have farm and cool base but I miss olds times when people just meet it for fun.

[@realLeeewith3Es]

Best part is servers like mine are not allowed on the official server list but servers like the one your talking about are i literally only sell donation stuff that gives you more homes and spend so much money on my server only because i like this game that much

[@luky_joe]

Thanks for the video you just got a new subscriber .I just cant get enough of those video that shows uncunditional love for this game .

[@therealbottomdweller]

and Thank you for watching! I do love this game! Its why I made this my longest video to date! I appreciate your kind words, and hope to see ya next time!

[@smellyeggrolls21]

I just want 4j to make the console editions, they were less buggy and the game looked good and felt it had actual passion behind it.

[@therealbottomdweller]

Youre spittin facts actually… Also thanks for watching!

[@chsinger96]

1:43 COME ON😩 this just physically hurt my brain...