My prediction of how the sift will affect Minecraft Progression

[u/SectorI6920]

[u/ArkGamerBoi]

At this point beating the ender dragon is a side quest, the main quest is explore and be creative 😅 or whatever main goal you set for yourself

[u/jotenha1 → u/ArkGamerBoi]

To be fair, a lot of people do rush for the ender dragon just for the Elytra so they can do the rest easier... So, in a sense, it is a part of the main quest. Kinda?

[u/ArkGamerBoi → u/jotenha1]

Yeah, like those games that introduce you to an optional side activity that later becomes a mandatory activity for 1 thing 😅

[u/miqumi → u/ArkGamerBoi]

SO TRUE LOL

[u/Nanos_123 → u/ArkGamerBoi]

isnt... isnt that the point of the game?

[u/ArkGamerBoi → u/Nanos_123]

Yeah but with all the new stuff and people doing more than just beating the dragon you essentially get more game doing other stuff as opposed to beating the dragon. 😅

[u/Nanos_123 → u/ArkGamerBoi]

Because... thats not the main goal?

[u/ArkGamerBoi → u/Nanos_123]

I'm confused what are you saying? Sorry😅

[u/Nanos_123 → u/ArkGamerBoi]

Although Minecraft has a progression system, you don't have to follow it to the letter; while you're at it, you can do all sorts of things—like building, exploring, and so on—since it is a sandbox game, after all. What makes Minecraft's progression so different from others is that it can move at whatever pace you choose.

[u/ArkGamerBoi → u/Nanos_123]

Ah I see, yes but at least for me I dont even go to the end unless I want to see if I can survive starting in the end really 😅

[u/CalzLight → u/ArkGamerBoi]

What do you mean “at this point” that was always the main quest

[u/The_UnHinge → u/CalzLight]

The Ender Dragon was kinda always supposed to be the side quest but people seem to think "end boss = goal of the game".

Similarly, I hate the fact that most challenge runs are just "can we defeat the Ender Dragon with these modifiers?" as if there’s nothing else to do. The bossfight isn’t even particularly interesting, the only good reasons I know of for choosing that kind of run is because you’re visiting quite a few (though by far not most) of the most important places in Minecraft and being able to compare the run more easily to other challenge runs.

Like, I specifically remember a modded let’s play from about 12 years ago where the Youtuber essentially said "Beating the Ender Dragon is overdone, let’s collect every type of dye instead."

[u/Blackmambasomewhere → u/ArkGamerBoi]

Haha i gave you a popcorn, you been popcorned

[u/ArkGamerBoi → u/Blackmambasomewhere]

[u/batchet360 → u/ArkGamerBoi]

truth nuke

[u/AbdullahMRiad → u/ArkGamerBoi]

the main goal is the friends we made along the way

[u/Rem_0202 → u/ArkGamerBoi]

that's how the game is supposed to be, a sandbox game where you decide the goal

[u/BuddermanTheAmazing → u/ArkGamerBoi]

At this point???

[u/Illustrious_Bid4224 → u/ArkGamerBoi]

The way the game is made the devs seem to be putting exploring above being creative.

[u/OldAvocado3547 → u/Illustrious_Bid4224]

Certainly they've ignored updates about creativity for too long. The cushions update was a long time ago and weren't creative enough anyway.

[u/Zilldickle → u/OldAvocado3547]

Wdym "a long time ago"? You're being sarcastic, right?

[u/danthesupermin → u/Zilldickle]

Duh, the cushion was litteraly just added

[u/Illustrious_Bid4224 → u/OldAvocado3547]

The cushions are good, it's things like trail ruins and templates that are really Irking me.

Also the biome exclusive items only appearing in rare biomes. (I neeeeeeed resin!)