Ender pearls currently have no use. But I have a very plausible use for them: a way to get into the Nether. If you've gotten close enough to notice, all Endermen have the same purple dust that surrounds Nether portals. I think that for the 1.9 (Nether) update, Ender pearls will be the new way to make a portal to the Nether. Currently, it is quite easy to get there, the only challenging part is mining the obsidian, witch takes ages.
You would need 9 pearls, and craft them into a 3x3 square in a crafting box. This would give you something to ignite the portal, as flint & steel does now, or this recipe might create a portal block, and you would need 9 of those.
Enderpearls should have a 2x2 crafting to make 1 ender-block to keep the endermen away from your homes and also you should get obsidian and put it in the crafting grid to get end-sidian and then you can create your portals. No more house accident portals.
You would need 9 pearls, and craft them into a 3x3 square in a crafting box. This would give you something to ignite the portal, as flint & steel does now, or this recipe might create a portal block, and you would need 9 of those.
1 block = enderman won't come near it from 50ft
That would be awesome!
Teleporter block !!
As teleportation is one of their abilities, it stands to reason that you could craft their essence into a usable object.
= pearl
activate with redstone, sends to nearest portal block = awesome idea !
He just doesn't get it
Not to bad an idea, but it would need to have some sort of distance limit.
Try right-clicking an Endermen with one.
Although I agree that they do need a different use. Pearls shouldn't be used against Endermen, since they already have so many weaknesses.
Thought that was a bug...