The problem is they spawn EVERYWHERE in the nether, even in your base. So what's the point of building something to protect you in the nether if they spawn inside it and attack you?
At least make them so they can't spawn on minecart tracks. But making them spawn only on netherrack is better.
I'm glad this is a bug... I may just be a noob, but I visited the Nether for the first time in survival to get some blaze rods and was chased by a huge swarm of pigmen. I killed them, but became lost and died. Guess what killed me... A Zombie Pigman knocked me off a giant drop. If you really want hostile pigmen, get a mod.
It was listed as a bug in the snapshot list, so I imagine it will get fixed before the update. That being said, going into the nether expecting action does ramp up the fun. Just make sure your armor and weapons are in top shape and you should be able to handle it just fine.
Zombies act more odd too. There Pathfinding is.. Odd. Its like they have a extended reach.
I've noticed that, too. Skeletons seem to be able to see further in the trade-off. I kind of like this, as zombies still can surprise you, and taking some time to watch them wander can be entertaining.
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In the real world, you stick your head in the dirt to hide from problems.
In Minecraft, you stick your head in the dirt to find problems.
So I started a new world, testing out the new terrain. I eventually got a portal built. The second I entered the nether, I had a swarm of pigmen attacking me. Getting in radius of 5 blocks seems to cause them to always attack. I'm not even threatening them. Does this happen to anyone else?
The Nether is dangerous enough as it is, we don't need undead swines from Hell attacking us on sight :sad.gif:
OMG. It's your head on the ceiling of a castle in better dungeons .81 o_O/
It's not about how the game is, it's about how it should be.
I went into the Nether again to get a couple blaze rods, I had iron top and pants on(15% endurance each
aka. unprepared) and while I was trying to get blaze rods(they were flying around, I didn't want to spend time trapping the spawner) pigmen were attacking me from all over the place.
After I got all the blaze rods I needed, before I got to the portal two more zombie pigmen popped out of nowhere and finished me off. By that time my armor busted.
If I enter the Nether willy-nilly unprepared I deserve to get my ass kicked. I would have been perfectly alive if pigmen weren't aggressive but then again it wouldn't have been right for me to be perfectly fine.
The Nether is meant to be difficult. Let's make all mobs nuetral? Meh.
If by everything, you meant Zombie Pigmen, then yeah.
But last I checked Ghasts, Magma Cubes, Blazes, and Zombie Pigmen all roamed the Nether. Only Blazes spawn in certain areas, so why not up the spawn rate of Magma Cubes and lower the spawnrate of Zombie Pigmen (instead of making them always hostile) so people do not have to worry about a surprise attack from a pigman who spawned in a nether railway.
Having a neutral powerful mob in the nether is kind of special. In the Egypt Myth Mod, they are reskinned as Guardian of Osiris and do a LOT more damage (=gold sword) than their ordinary zombie bros topside. This is to reflect the fact that they're holding a weapon.
Zombie-like creatures in a game that are actually hostile? No way!
I've never heard of such a thing.
Oh god.. shut up already. It's a clear change in known game behavior, without explanation.. of course people are going to ask about it.. speculate about it.. and offer opinions on it.
But you want to try to dismiss it all with very simple minded, smart ass commentary.
Oh god.. shut up already. It's a clear change in known game behavior, without explanation.. of course people are going to ask about it.. speculate about it.. and offer opinions on it.
But you want to try to dismiss it all with very simple minded, smart ass commentary.
Because.. debating about game mechanics.. that no one understands except like 1% of this community.. is serious business.
If by everything, you meant Zombie Pigmen, then yeah.
But last I checked Ghasts, Magma Cubes, Blazes, and Zombie Pigmen all roamed the Nether. Only Blazes spawn in certain areas, so why not up the spawn rate of Magma Cubes and lower the spawnrate of Zombie Pigmen (instead of making them always hostile) so people do not have to worry about a surprise attack from a pigman who spawned in a nether railway.
Ghasts already pretty annoying.
Even being hostile, magma cubes are meh. They do get annoying when they're in a hallway though.
You having a hard time fighting zombie pigmen?
Ghasts? Just swat the bomb away with your bare hand. Is that so hard?
The only real difficult mob is the blazes. I think it's fun, however, getting randomly swarmed by pigmen. Even if it's a glitch, it's very enjoyable.
The problem is they spawn EVERYWHERE in the nether, even in your base. So what's the point of building something to protect you in the nether if they spawn inside it and attack you?
At least make them so they can't spawn on minecart tracks. But making them spawn only on netherrack is better.
No, whats the point of building something to protect you in the Nether at ALL? Inb4 ghasts
Also, at everything in this thread complaining about building, zombie piggy has something to say:
On top of that, put half blocks on the floor and make walls of obsidian, now you have a reliable bunker. Come in with diamond sword and any kind of armor, watch your step, and be the commando against the forces of the zombie pigmen.
Its much better this way in my opinion. The Nether is supposed to be a place you only dare to go to if you have like diamond everything, cause the odds of you dying should be so high.
It was too easy before and there was nothing to be afraid of even on hard. I had no prob going in armorless with a wood sword;p On the ground if you kept moving you were fine as long as you didnt hit a pigman (ghast cant hit if you keep moving)
Now that the ground isnt safe, nowhere is safe MWAHAHA!!! >:biggrin.gif:
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Zombie-like creatures in a game that are actually hostile? No way!
I've never heard of such a thing.
At least make them so they can't spawn on minecart tracks. But making them spawn only on netherrack is better.
I've noticed that, too. Skeletons seem to be able to see further in the trade-off. I kind of like this, as zombies still can surprise you, and taking some time to watch them wander can be entertaining.
In Minecraft, you stick your head in the dirt to find problems.
OMG. It's your head on the ceiling of a castle in better dungeons .81 o_O/
I went into the Nether again to get a couple blaze rods, I had iron top and pants on(15% endurance each
aka. unprepared) and while I was trying to get blaze rods(they were flying around, I didn't want to spend time trapping the spawner) pigmen were attacking me from all over the place.
After I got all the blaze rods I needed, before I got to the portal two more zombie pigmen popped out of nowhere and finished me off. By that time my armor busted.
If I enter the Nether willy-nilly unprepared I deserve to get my ass kicked. I would have been perfectly alive if pigmen weren't aggressive but then again it wouldn't have been right for me to be perfectly fine.
But last I checked Ghasts, Magma Cubes, Blazes, and Zombie Pigmen all roamed the Nether. Only Blazes spawn in certain areas, so why not up the spawn rate of Magma Cubes and lower the spawnrate of Zombie Pigmen (instead of making them always hostile) so people do not have to worry about a surprise attack from a pigman who spawned in a nether railway.
Ghasts already pretty annoying.
Oh god.. shut up already. It's a clear change in known game behavior, without explanation.. of course people are going to ask about it.. speculate about it.. and offer opinions on it.
But you want to try to dismiss it all with very simple minded, smart ass commentary.
Because.. debating about game mechanics.. that no one understands except like 1% of this community.. is serious business.
You having a hard time fighting zombie pigmen?
Ghasts? Just swat the bomb away with your bare hand. Is that so hard?
The only real difficult mob is the blazes. I think it's fun, however, getting randomly swarmed by pigmen. Even if it's a glitch, it's very enjoyable.
No, whats the point of building something to protect you in the Nether at ALL? Inb4 ghasts
Also, at everything in this thread complaining about building, zombie piggy has something to say:
ZOMBIE PIGGY SAYS:
GTFO AND STOP BUILDING IN MY HOME :angry.gif:
It was too easy before and there was nothing to be afraid of even on hard. I had no prob going in armorless with a wood sword;p On the ground if you kept moving you were fine as long as you didnt hit a pigman (ghast cant hit if you keep moving)
Now that the ground isnt safe, nowhere is safe MWAHAHA!!! >:biggrin.gif: