Six wrote:
More power, but at a much greater cost. To get some of the powerups, instead of 164 iron blocks, it'll be 164 diamond blocks. Or if you're a masochist, 164 SFS blocks (and I thought the 16 for the device was a huge amount..).
True...but compare it to this scenario:
What if I boosted the power in one release to extend the range, then a few releases later, made them material specific to increase the cost?
I suspect one scenario has me painted as a hero, while the other paints me as a villain, even though the end result is the same.
Anyways, I think Walker was just making a point about public perception that I happen to agree with. The general public (not really talking about people on the forums here) will love you if they think you are giving them more power, and hate you if they think you're taking it away. Thus If you base your design decisions on how popular a decision will be, you can only go in one direction: more power. The thing is, you can't "balance" anything if you can only add weight to one side of the scales, so it ultimately only leads to poor design.
I think that's a trap that many mods, and MC itself as of late, fall into.
With regards to the 164 SFS Steel Blocks, yup, it's entirely mental :)
However, I think that's a good thing. Having insane goals that you may never even accomplish to pursue gives you a sense of overall purpose within the game that may have many subtle (and positive ramifications). For example, you might not be so inclined to pass by iron you see in a cliff face if you eventually want to achieve that goal.
Same could be said for something like lapis (which I definitely want to make one of the material types). Despite my efforts with the Detector and Buddy blocks, IMO, it's still a fairly useless resource that gives a very "meh" reaction when you come across it. The beacons offer the potential for giving it some real value in the late game.
