Thursday, February 6, 2014

Is the PC Version really that much better than the PE?

When I play minecraft I usually use my android tablet, to me playing minecraft on a mobile device is so much more fun. For some people it makes sense as to why they might play the PC version, mainly for the abilities. I used to play the PC version before my computer was too slow to play minecraft anymore. Since then I was too lazy to ever fix it. So my way of fixing the problem was to get minecraft for the mobile version. I got it off of the Amazon App Store. I'm probably the only one who got it from there. One day I started playing the PC game on my neighbor's computer and it just didn't feel the same. Maybe it's because I haven't played on the PC for such a long time. The controls felt funny, if it was then I can get used to that. Most people don't have that hard of time with different controls, maybe that means that people on the PC would be willing to switch once minecraft for the Pocket Edition becomes pretty much the same as the other. Who knows if that will ever happen, but the rumors haven't stopped about unlimited worlds. People are guessing that it probably won't happen until version 0.9.0+, I'll be patient because there are a whole bunch of other things to add and I can't wait for them to come out. Wouldn't that be cool if the mobile version and the PC were equally matched?



Saturday, February 1, 2014

Top 5 Things I can't Wait for in Minecraft PE

When Minecraft for android first came out it was very simple, you had a few blocks to chose from and there weren't even any mods available. The app has gone a long ways now, but there are still things missing that can complete the game.

1) Infinite Worlds:

Unlike the PC Version, worlds are unlimited, which is great for continuously adding on to your world. It can also be a pain if you lose the coordinates to get back to you house. I heard somewhere in 9.0 that you'll be able to convert your world to one, but I wonder if they're going to blend the edges of the world together or if it's gonna look weird after doing that.

2) More Mobs:

So far we have sheep, pigs, chicken, cows, zombies, and skeletons, but where are the villagers, endermen, and the ender dragon? Of course you would need other things to add these mobs and make sense of why they're there in the first place, which brings me to my next thing...

3) Nether and Ender World/Portal:

It would be great if they added portals so you can get certain things without using the nether reactor. Sure it might take up more space, but it shouldn't take up any more than a few more megabytes. 

4) Jungle Biomes:

So far they have jungle bark and wood, but they still don't have a sapling of it, and it doesn't automatically place them down when you generate a world. They'll probably add this in the next update.

5) Red Stone Dust:

Okay so we have the red stone block, but you can't complete circuits with it until you have red stone dust. As you may know you can create switches, pressure plates, and pistons. 

With all of these things, minecraft will feel more like the computer version. It's gone a long ways since it's first release, and I feel that more people are going to buy the pocket edition app as more items and abilities become more available.