Hmm, what would I want in 1.7?
Well, I'd like the following to be made possible:
1. WorldEdit command blocks: it takes up a lot of map space when you try and get command blocks to jump to different areas to simulate cutscenes; map space that's kind of hard to manage and replicate. So, to save trouble, why not make a command block that can act similar to a Worldedit command? Essentially it would upload schematics from a specific file and plant them in specific coordinates based on position, rotation, and height.
2. MORE STRUCTURES! When Minecraft was released with Superflat maps, something mentioned was a side program that could allow users to download structure schematics into your map and have them spawn randomly in your world like villages or strongholds. While that may seem like a bit much, just adding some more structures in general would be awesome. I'd like to be able to explore my world and find weird new things randomly instead of the same old, same old.
3. More bosses/mobs - We need water mobs, that's something we've been asking. But also we could use some more flying mobs in the overworld and maybe some new stuff in the Nether. We could use some more birds besides chickens, maybe a couple of passive mobs, but most definitely I think the game would benefit with more hostile mob stuff; neutral critters that only attack when provoked, or animals that act as predators and add a little extra variety into the game.
4. Another Biome - It'd be interesting if a completely new biome was added to the game. I mean, with the arrival of Horses circa the new update, there's a good chance that lots of people will want more flatter biomes like the plains and the tundra. But also, it'd be interesting if other mobs could be added that can be ridable like horses that would be included in these new biomes. The inclusion of a Savannah Biome or a Volcanic Plain biome in my opinion would be the best bet, as both would have unique locales and unique new items to add to the game (new tree types, new mobs, new blocks, etc).
5. Another boss - The Wither and the Ender Dragon are fun, but it'd be nice if we had other bosses available besides them. I mean, once you kill an Enderdragon on your world that tends to be it, and Withers are extremely difficult to make. Adding a water boss or a nether-specific boss would be a very interesting thing to include into the game; imagine facing against a Kraken in the middle of an ocean, or fighting a devillish worm of sorts when travelling the Nether; one that can tunnel through Netherrack similarly to the Ender Dragon's means of tunneling through stuff?
Well, that's what I want to see in 1.7, not necessarily in any specific order though it'd be nice if they included it in the future.