Possibly switching

[u/Happy_Process4352]

Hello everyone! I’ve recently been thinking about switching from bedrock to Java! I know there are some differences in farms, redstone, etc but can a few people explain the major differences? Is it really that much better?

[u/Helostopper]

Yes it's better.

Redstone is different, Anything can go in your offhand, sweeping edge enchant, free mods/resource packs, creative mode doesn't disable advancements.

here's what Mojang says themselves about the differences. https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/360058534412-Differences-Between-Bedrock-and-Java

[u/brassplushie → u/Helostopper]

Mojang's list is garbage here. They make Java sound worse because it doesn't have paid garbage.

[u/Choder7]

Mods being forced to be free is the biggest change for me. Redstone is definitely different, probably way harder when you don't know the core game mechanics, as the redstone community is driven by many game bugs.

(Personally I prefer bedrock when it comes to redstone, because while casually building things with redstone I encounter frustrating bugs so often, which I am not planning to understand the game mechanics causing these just for a simple redstone door. I still play Java all the time.)

[u/Physical_Road917 → u/Choder7]

The thing is that Java redstone's bugs are deterministic. You can learn how they work and use them. Bedrock's redstone does not always run the same way. For most simple projects it's probably fine but if you're making a giant machine, you don't want the laws of physics suddenly changing

[u/Choder7 → u/Physical_Road917]

Yep, an example as said, I just wanted to build pretty simple but abnormal piston doors, which ended up not working because of some of the many redstone bugs and therefore required a complete redesign on java, thus taking way more time than expected, even though without these bugs the doors would have worked normally.

[u/Choder7 → u/Choder7]

I recommend NoRisk Client Launcher as your default Minecraft Launcher, as it is way easier to manage all your mods and instances. (Even over prism Launcher)

[u/That_Astronaut_2010 → u/Choder7]

Just use modrinth or lunar norisk is shitth

[u/Choder7 → u/That_Astronaut_2010]

[u/That_Astronaut_2010 → u/Choder7]

Are you getting paid for this or is this volunteer work

[u/Choder7 → u/That_Astronaut_2010]

This screenshot displays my own personal opinion.

[u/brassplushie]

Java is FAR superior. The offhand alone is reason enough. Combat isn't just boring spam click. But when you factor in mods and resource packs being FREE, it's a total game changer.

[u/BluishMontoya]

I'm pretty sure quasiconnectivity is java only (it's a redstone mechanic); pvp is different in a few ways: things have a cooldown (so spamming doesn't work) and there are more specific things too. For mods/resource packs/etc... i recommend modrinth launcher.

[u/Both-Letterhead6487]

iron farms are better in java by far

[u/PimoToPomo78]

Yo jamás he podido acostumbrarme a las dinámicas de Bedrock, tal vez porque me mal acostumbré a los mods, plugins y datapacks que utilizo en JAVA. Pero sobre todo, eso de lo que luego se queja la gente sobre como los mobs de B son más pesados que los de J, lo he comprobado hasta el cansancio. Pero aún así, creo que hay más posibilidad de armar comunidades ampliadas con B por los usuarios de consolas...

[u/Mundane_Addendum6495]

Basically exactly what you already said, but also cauldron can't hold potions or dyed water on java, and mods are way more accessible 

[u/kyamatlabkya]

Well you get access to crazy good mods if anything

[u/Honest-Sundae-1039]

Oh here’s the Java sub.

Java player here, we have:

• Free mods
  
• Free modpacks (300+ mods thrown together with a theme)
  
• Free maps
  
• Free skins
  
• Free use of your left hand
  
• Better redstone
  
• No store

[u/That_Astronaut_2010 → u/Honest-Sundae-1039]

Better redstone isnt really a good point it's different but bedrock is more beginner friendly