I'm not sure if anybody else realized this, but Notch has stated this on his Google+:
Doesn't seem like a big deal right? Well, if you go the Pax site here:
http://prime.paxsite.com/
You will see that the countdown says there is a bit over 44 days until the PAX. Remember, that is 44 days till the convention. After 1.8s premiere at the convention, it could be weeks until we get it depending on the feedback. This leaves very little time for all the features that Notch has promised to give us before the full release of the game. In total, 1.8 will have been in coding for almost two months. This is going to be a GIANT update... I just wish Notch would stop being a tease and release it incrementally. I would rather have some now, and some later than none now and tons later.
Mojang will be at PAX. We'll have the first playable version of the Adventure Update there, and it will be released to the public once we've adressed the feedback we get at PAX.
Yes, this is a marketing thing. But also, we're doing some pretty bold changes to the game, and knowing we have the time to just play around with features we might now want to release is pretty liberating. Combat in 1.8, for example, is already way more fun than in 1.7, but it need further tweaking.
Doesn't seem like a big deal right? Well, if you go the Pax site here:
http://prime.paxsite.com/
You will see that the countdown says there is a bit over 44 days until the PAX. Remember, that is 44 days till the convention. After 1.8s premiere at the convention, it could be weeks until we get it depending on the feedback. This leaves very little time for all the features that Notch has promised to give us before the full release of the game. In total, 1.8 will have been in coding for almost two months. This is going to be a GIANT update... I just wish Notch would stop being a tease and release it incrementally. I would rather have some now, and some later than none now and tons later.
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I'd rather have it all when he wants to release it, because a lot of it will go together. That's why it's the "Adventure Update" and not the "Adventure Updates".
No Notch shouldn't add it in pieces!
1. 1.8 will make the game full game, i don't want it to be 1small update!
2. Notch will probably get more users cause they have big expectations!
3. See above reasons :3
1. 1.8 will make the game full game, i don't want it to be 1small update!
2. Notch will probably get more users cause they have big expectations!
3. See above reasons :3
