Alright, so I've played since early 360 Days and I've played Alpha and Beta, so I've seen Minecraft's changes over the years so time to tap it in.
What I like :
Villages, adds life to the world so it's not just 5 cows you plan t'slaughter.
The addition of enchanting.
The mod ability.
Beta and Alphas simplicity.
Modern Minecraft's sign that it has indeed progressed.
Ingenuity, the ability to do literally anything, mods, difficulty enhancing mods, large towers, towns, etc.
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What I
don't like :
Addition of The End. (Everyone thinks that's the only thing to do besides expand and explore).
The
direction of Minecraft's future (in certain fields in the past).
Funky Terrain Gen in modern Minecraft which is why I use
Moderner Beta for what I prefer to be "the best world generation".
The aspect of modern Minecraft being more of a RPG rather than a survival game.
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In short, I will always love Minecraft, my favourite part in the end is Minecraft in general, without it, I'd have no real childhood, and same would go for many others.