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Make Sniffers Useful

Sniffers are clearly the worst mob in the mob vote of 2022. All they do is dig up a bunch of useless seeds for you.

Think about the other mobs. Tuff golems would give us a use for tuff, and for rascals, who doesn't want a reward for playing hide and seek?

So please give sniffers a good use. Here are some useful things they could dig up for you:

  • Potion Ingredients
  • Bones (In deserts, swamps, and soul sand valleys)
  • Dig up dangerous plants before they sprout
  • Unusual items, like you catch while you're fishing.
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    Now that I think about it, since Sniffers like digging so much, they should be integrated into the archaeology mechanics that they are adding.

     

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    To be fair, we don't know what sniffers do exactly yet.

     

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    You’re quite opinionated.

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    Sniffer give new plant and use to ruins, and there are DINOSAURS 

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    I feel like the only one that (probably) isn't already the idea is the dangerous plant one lmao -- idk if a dangerous plant would be great, unless it was an actual mob, but then why would you need a sniffer? Sniffers are pretty rare from what I understand, so it'd be kinda annoying if they were the only way to rid of them. If the rest isn't already apart of the sniffer though, I agree!! That'd be super cool if you could get random stuff and bones from the sniffers, and the plants should have uses like food or potion ingredients while still being super cool. Also, I don't mean to turn this into a debate but imo, I feel like the tuff golems were the worst, I see your point, but while it gives the block a use (I use them for building over lava, so personally, there is a use for them) the mob does nothing. At least with the sniffer we get new things, I bet the rascal would have given more enchantments, but I love plants (maybe I just have bias then LOL) -- but the other guy is right, we don't know much about them yet lol

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    I find that most people are usually dissatisfied with whichever mob wins the vote. 

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    Sniffers add decor and are unextinct. Tuff golems are (occasionally) walking item frames. Rascals give you crappy treasure for walking around a mine.

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    I think you need to remember that not all features in Minecraft must appeal to every demographic of Minecraft players. Updates, yes, but not individual features.

    Sniffers, being cute, friendly animals that dig up pretty plants to use, are meant to appeal to the pet-loving and building parts of the community. Since they suggest things about Minecraft's prehistoric past, and indeed come from it, they also have lore implications.

    These aesthetic features are equally as important (and useful) as practical features.

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    All that said, I do like these ideas, but I think what I said should be kept in mind. Sniffers aren't useless, their use might not be something you in particular are interested in, but they're useful to other people.

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    I would pick the rascal

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    Yes rascal is better