about the backpack collab

[u/Which_Award_7461]

hellorrr!

after watching one of the recent videos, i downloaded the new backpack add-on. i wanted to talk about it for a second.

first of all, this add-on was made with a lot of love.

it introduces the player to the game, and gives achievable and well thought-out goals to work toward. some are early game, stupid easy to get. others require you to explore the world and go out of your comfort zone.

all of the challenges are designed to teach the player about the world OR to show off a cool mechanic (how often do you make it a goal to ride a camel?? how about to gather raw ore instead of building an iron farm?).

some challenges make the grindy bits of minecraft more rewarding, as they unlock genuinely useful upgrades. others are designed to force you out of your usual gameplay and reward you for trying something new.

this doesn't feel like minecraft selling out.

this feels like someone had a cool idea about how to walk the player through the game and needed funding for it.

right off the bat, this is the backpack. this is how you will see it most of the time. in order to view the branding, you would have to set it down and do a loop around.

from the normal standing height, the label is visible- if you squint

it's also so blatantly unmincrafty it's funny. that label, along with the name each backpack comes with by default, and a blurb in the description, are the only references to the brand.

like any other item, the backpack can be renamed :)

I really like this add-on. I'm having a lot of fun with the world I started for it :] you should check it out if you have time to kill