Let's talk about the "Netherite Upgrade"

Thanks so much for all the cool ideas in the comments! I am seeing some negativity towards Mojang and I want to remind you all to try and keep it constructive! They work very hard to make the game awesome for us. 💖 Keep in mind it's only a snapshot and everything is a work in progress, and everything in the video is just my personal opinions and feedback. 🙂 Keep these amazing suggestions coming, I am having so much fun reading them.

The statement about Minecraft not being an exploration game hits me hard. I lost my 3 year world to corruption and it all started when I got a message saying that my world was too big. I lost my world because I explored too much.

Now I’m imagining a server where the starting players took every netherite upgrade and refuse to share it, then there becomes a sorta black market for upgrading your armor.

What I feel is that the use of diamonds doesn't feel justified, it just feels as an artificial way to increase its value/worth

“ we should also add the nether star to the recipe! “ Java players: 😊 Bedrock players: ☠️

To be fair to the developers, this probably isn’t intended to be the items final state. The concept has probably been going around the developer circle for a while now and want player feedback on the idea.

Honestly I think the idea of using magma cream somehow is great. It works really well. Not sure how I feel about the nether star though, and the "nether stardust" or some new adhesive item kinda seems like something you had an issue with near the start of the video, being some random item that just exists to make a crafting tree more complex

Worst thing is is that netherite armor doesn't actually give more defensive properties it just boasts higher durability and knockback resistance.

Just gonna say... Netherite is NOT overpowered. Its actually not that much stronger than diamond, especially for how much harder it is to get.

The netherite upgrade feels like it should be an actual item like “ancient adhesive” or “infernal binding”, not “netherite upgrade” cause that isn’t a thing. Edit: To clarify I wasn’t just complaining about the name, I was complaining that the item doesn’t feel like it’s an actual item. Rn it feels more like a little card that says you’re allowed to upgrade your gear instead of an actual object or substance that is something you’d physically need to upgrade the diamond into netherite.

Diamond need to be more usable, in terms of crafting usage, diamond is less useful than iron. Diamonds are primarily used to make diamond tools and armor, which are the strongest and most durable tools and armor in the game (netherite is just a upgrade that make more stronger). However, these items are not necessary for most gameplay and can be replaced with iron tools and armor, which are more easily obtainable and still provide adequate protection and efficiency. Iron is also used to make a wider variety of items such as rails, minecarts, and buckets. Additionally, diamonds can be used to make certain enchanting items, but iron can also be used to make anvils, which are essential for enchanting items.

I feel like the best way to add the netherite upgrade into the game would be where you only need to find one, and then could add it into a special slot that allows that smithing table to permanently be able to combine netherite with tools and armor

I think something that would make some sense lore wise is to still require you to go to bastions, but functional as a different thing completely. One thing that’s always bugged me is that this infernal metal that is completely fire proof and immune to molten rock can be smelted in your furnace and crafted on gold. My idea is to scrap the netherite upgrade and make it so rarely in bastions you can find an internal forge, like a blast furnace but with textures of ancient debris that only Piglins know how to make. You would have to fill it with lava and fuel it with blaze powder to turn scraps(now directly dropped from debris) into netherite after adding gold. Then the same tough smelting process would be needed to coat your armor with netherite. This would need a very large amount of blaze powder, giving it more use, and additionally the intense heat would have a small chance to cause an explosion, which doesn’t break blocks or itself, but can cause a lot of damage and burn your house if you’re not careful, which adds more character to the process as you’ll ideally build like a forge area for it. Lmkwyt

I feel like they should rename the 'netherite upgrade' to something more intruigeing like 'mysterious tablet' or something, then when a new player find one they will think "oh, that must be important, i'm gonna keep it!" and so then when they use a smithing table they'll see the outline and go "oooohh, that's what that's for". Just an idea...

Initially I thought the original method to make netherite stuff was simple enough. Interesting analysis

I’d love to see an end/final dimension update much like the cave update. Completely overhaul how the islands are generated, add some new structures (maybe include a new end stronghold that has a key item needed for the ancient city portal…) and add a new end animal. Perhaps a chorus tree with a dull purple wood color with magenta leaves that have a slight glow? Think azalea leaves but magenta with little chorus flowers sprinkled around. Oh and add a craftable backpack that increases your inventory space by 2 bars.

I swear Mojang never missed until the upgrade template. Netherite is already such a grind from my experience and i feel like they’re messing with something that’s already rlly good. Plus bastions are already a good source of it. To encourage exploration I think they should just increase Netherite amounts in bastions, and maybe add an additional good loot item to find. But don’t change Netherite it’s so iconic and well done already.

The magma cream idea to be more more accurate is really neat. I like the idea of having a high cost and using nether stars but not sure how piglins fit into that since they can have netherite items in chests. Maybe they just stockpile the netherite items from past players they have slain?

The crafting system as a whole needs a revamp. Imagine a Smithing Table designed around discovering blueprints for various upgrades to your equipment; the blueprints themselves are never consumed, but provide a step-by-step guide on what materials to add to an item via the smithing table in order to get the upgrade. For netherite armor, you'd need to: Find the blueprints Go to a smithing table with the armor and blueprints Apply diamonds (equal to the amount used to make the diamond item) Apply magma cream Apply netherite ingot And done. It'd even be able to support more upgrades. Want water breathing? Use glass, slime, and turtle scutes. Want the effects of leather armor in snow on normal armor? Use wool, string, and leather. Want a basic buff? Use string, iron nuggets, and chainmail armor. There is so much depth that Mojang was THIS close to adding.

Bedrock Players when he said "Nether Star" 💀