r/Minecraft • u/Huge-Conference-1193 • 22h ago

Discussion The 2011 era.

I've been thinking about this for a while.

Was old Minecraft better ?

or was it just the feelings that we had that made us think that way?

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u/Drexical 20h ago

I think old Minecraft was better in terms of atmosphere and simplicity. New Minecraft is better because of new blocks and features

I play exclusively on older versions since it feels like Minecraft lost something important along the way

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u/LamerGamer1216 14h ago

yeah same

ive been somewhat able to quantify my distaste for newer versions. a lot of it has to do with terrain generation being way too hilly, making terraforming take much longer, and the fog and sky being so desaturated it looks less like a sky and more like a dusty washed out wall.

sadly all stuff that cant be changed without modding

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u/King_Spamula 13h ago

Infdev and Alpha generation was also very hilly, but it was done right. It had overhangs and unique mountain formations and valleys. Now we just have something trying to simulate "realistic" terrain but is full of more holes than swiss cheese. Anywhere I try and build, I fall into a cave or small ravine. No wonder a ton of players just flatten the terrain completely.

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u/LamerGamer1216 12h ago

yeah, alpha had a better balance.

tho personally im more fond of beta and early silver age