I think it would be handy if you could tame certain mobs, or even a new one to assist you with "boring" tasks. You would either tame a zombie, Villager, an Enderman, or something in "The End" that would be a pain to tame. Basically something that has arms and can intelligently interact with the environment all so slightly. Something simple enough to code for Mojang and for you to use.
All it would have to do is be tamed, stay in a chunk like pets and farm animals, able to interact with a furnace and/or a crafting bench, and something you would occasionally have to feed in return so it wouldn't die as a trade-off.
I'm not suggesting much, just something along the lines of "The Walking Dead" zombie slave vibe for 1.4 with mobs turning into your minions done in a way similar to the "Little Maids" mod. Right now pets just follow and attack, nothing more.
For those asking "why?":
For those in SSP might want or need a helping hand if they can't play with other folks. Things would just be highly tedious having a minion to speed things along in certain areas. As for those on SMP, it might come in handy for those silent days/weeks/months that players may or may not know of. Just like any other feature it all depends on the player if they are going to use such or not.
I just feel like I have to point this out; you can't tame zombies. They're ravenous undead monsters with a hunger for brains, they can't be reasoned with.
Rollback Post to RevisionRollBack
"You don't honestly care if your new Crystal Meta-Sword is going to clash with your Elite Boss Clogs! It's about the numbers! You want the items with the best numbers so you can use your numbers to decrease the enemy numbers until your numbers are the best in the land!" -ZeroPunctuation
I just feel like I have to point this out; you can't tame zombies. They're ravenous undead monsters with a hunger for brains, they can't be reasoned with.
Am aware, thus me bringing up "The walking dead" reference. Could string up the zombies as they attack you, or give them a helmet then string them up..
All it would have to do is be tamed, stay in a chunk like pets and farm animals, able to interact with a furnace and/or a crafting bench, and something you would occasionally have to feed in return so it wouldn't die as a trade-off.
I'm not suggesting much, just something along the lines of "The Walking Dead" zombie slave vibe for 1.4 with mobs turning into your minions done in a way similar to the "Little Maids" mod. Right now pets just follow and attack, nothing more.
For those asking "why?":
For those in SSP might want or need a helping hand if they can't play with other folks. Things would just be highly tedious having a minion to speed things along in certain areas. As for those on SMP, it might come in handy for those silent days/weeks/months that players may or may not know of. Just like any other feature it all depends on the player if they are going to use such or not.
"You don't honestly care if your new Crystal Meta-Sword is going to clash with your Elite Boss Clogs! It's about the numbers! You want the items with the best numbers so you can use your numbers to decrease the enemy numbers until your numbers are the best in the land!" -ZeroPunctuation
Am aware, thus me bringing up "The walking dead" reference. Could string up the zombies as they attack you, or give them a helmet then string them up..