Remember when Minecraft was mysterious?
Remember when we were all trying to build castles with only a few different block types, but still managed to pull off amazing builds? Remember when we were learning redstone and making really cool contraptions like redstone entrances? STICKY Pistons were the coolest thing at the time!
[I have a point, stick with me here]
Remember when zombies were hard to hit because of the old game mechanics still under development? Remember how terrifying the skeletons and creepers were? Remember how amazing and rare it was to find diamonds? Remember trying to make the coolest, mob-proof base?
Remember everyone being obsessed with Herobrine? Remember those gold and Netherrack summoning shrines? Remember the tunnels with redstone torches? Even if some of it was fake, it was still very real and made your skin crawl.
Remember when they added wolves in? Remember how cool it was to see them shake the water off their fur? Remember how hard it was to tame an ocelot? Remember the music being ridiculously loud all of a sudden when you were strip mining? Or the sound of the pickaxe breaking scaring you out of your mind!
Remember forgetting how to craft an anvil? (I still canāt remember half the time) Remember using shift and using your āsword blockā as a way of communicating with other players? Remember when Hypixel was new and booming with players? Remember when Skywars was first out?
Remember watching the YouTubers explore all this? Remember them making or reviewing mods? Remember them going through scary maps and everyone eating up their reactions? Remember how exciting it was to see another YouTuber through another YouTuberās video? Remember the old roleplays and all the YouTubers getting together? Spectacular! Want to know the difference between the old days and the now?
We were exploring and learning together as a community.
Unfortunately, as time went on and the game grew, people had already seen certain videos and explored certain places. The desert temples that were once so cool to explore are now an everyday common thing.
Nowadays, itās not exploding things together, itās competition. Itās not ālook what epic redstone contraption I madeā but instead itās turned more towards āIāve made a bigger/better oneā or āI can do it so much fasterā.
Iām certainly not blaming anyone for this. Itās simply what happens to a developing game over time. Honestly Minecraft is unique because a lot of us grew as the game itself grew. It was a kid just like we were kids. How many games can do that?
But I guess the point of this post was more so for those of us feeling a little lost and forgotten with the new updates. For those of us who grew alongside the game and our community members.
Minecraft isnāt what it once was and thatās okay. Weāll forever have the memories and feelings from when we all first put that crafting table next to the furnace. No one can take that away.
