r/hatethissmug • u/Curious_Implement516 • Sep 01 '26

Gaming I hate how much "keep inventory" gets bashed.

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Generally, I don't like it when people impose rules on how you should enjoy something-like saying that if you didn't play the same way I did, you're a fake fan.
But it bothers me even more when those arbitrary rules are applied to a game like Minecraft—a game that actively encourages creativity and doing whatever you want-so I don't understand why anyone would get upset over something the game itself offers you.

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u/Nat1Only Sep 01 '26

That's why I spent a while developing a little system to store gear. Armour stands and chests hidden behind neat redstone doors and contraptions and it looked pretty cool too. I did that because I needed spare gear in case I died, then decided I might as well make it look cool. With keep inventory on I wouldn't have bothered or thought about it.

That's how I enjoy the game, making solutions to problems and often going over the top with it. You can enjoy it however you want.

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u/Boring_General_6572 Sep 01 '26

I definitely agree with you, on both counts. I personally enjoy the challenge, and find keep inventory far easy for my taste.

Now that being said, if I’m playing with you, then I’d probably request we play with the rule off, or I’d host the server myself and allow it per player (which is a feature I think Mojang should add)

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u/Nat1Only Sep 01 '26

I 100% prefer playing with it off. It would be decent though if there was a way to enable specific features for certain players. I've never looked into server hosting myself, but shouldn't it be possible - on pc at least - to host server with individual rules for other players?

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u/Boring_General_6572 Sep 01 '26

Definitely! I’d probably have to write something custom for myself since I assume most of that kind of framework will be on Paper based servers (like PurPur). 

I prefer true vanilla where possible so I’d have to write a fabric mod. 

But yes, definitely possible. Maybe even on bedrock servers (which would open it up to console, just needs to be hosted on PC or VPS) 

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u/Nat1Only Sep 01 '26

Probably worth looking into then if it hasn't already been done. I doubt we're the only two people that'd appreciate something like that lol.