I've been playing survival mode on 1.8 and even after exploring a newly added ravine, all I find is coal and iron with the occasional Redstone, I've searched deep with the caves of this ravine, even the areas near lava where gold and diamond usually are found and I just can't find it. I had no trouble finding gold or diamond in 1.7.3...
I've been playing survival mode on 1.8 and even after exploring a newly added ravine, all I find is coal and iron with the occasional Redstone, I've searched deep with the caves of this ravine, even the areas near lava where gold and diamond usually are found and I just can't find it. I had no trouble finding gold or diamond in 1.7.3...
I haven't mined very much but I did see gold and Lapis in one area out of immediate reach in a lava field. At the time i didn't have any iron on me so left it alone.
I've had no issues finding Redstone, Lapis or Gold. Haven't found any Diamonds yet, but it's just beeen 1 day and I haven't played 1.8.1 for that long.
Remember that both Lapis, Gold and Diamonds are rare enough for you to be extremely unlucky at times (due to something called variance - the same reason why some people ignorantly think poker sites are rigged).
In short: the rarer something is, the more often you'll experience long period of zero results. You'll also remember better the times when you actually DO get results and overestimate them.
I haven't mined very much but I did see gold and Lapis in one area out of immediate reach in a lava field. At the time i didn't have any iron on me so left it alone.
Remember that both Lapis, Gold and Diamonds are rare enough for you to be extremely unlucky at times (due to something called variance - the same reason why some people ignorantly think poker sites are rigged).
In short: the rarer something is, the more often you'll experience long period of zero results. You'll also remember better the times when you actually DO get results and overestimate them.
May the force be without you.