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Remove Happy Ghasts (here's why)

Happy ghasts are found "dehydrated" in the Nether.

First, this implies they are generated with water, or that once they spawn they need water to grow, but there is no water in the Nether, so regular ghasts contradict the existance of happy ghasts. They don't have a harmonical relation with their surrounding, because they need a resource they could normally never obtain to become large ghasts. Nether lifeforms are implied to exist without water, which to us seem weird because IRL, all life is made of water, but in the game, it can be the case that life may exist without water, and so it makes sense they don't ever dehydrate.

Not only that, but they are giant ghosts, and their appearance does not match the overworld at all, and they are absolutely going to be everywhere, because easy flight is that valuable. There is an aesthetic issue with allowing something so dissonant to be located in the overworld - it does not fit the theme of the dimension.

Besides, happy ghasts seem like a parody of the ghasts, which have been one of the most iconic enemies of the game. It feels straight out of an April Fools update, and their goofy appearance seems to be like a desperate attempt to make them as likeable as possible, which to me has the opposite effect.

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    First: Maybe instead of saying "this shouldn't be added because it contradicts the original interpretation of the lore" you could instead say "Oh, maybe we should adapt our theories now that this new piece of information was made public" who knows maybe the nether used to be much more damp at the time of the Ghasts. Maybe Ghast have pregnancies and the reason the dried ghast is dry is because there's no water provided to it by the mother who knows? Heck I'd say the addition of the dried ghast is beneficial because now we know more about the Ghasts than before

    Second: I doubt people are going to have multiple ghasts, especially when the ghast can fit 4 players on it.

    I agree with your last point but honestly it's still a good new exploration and building tool, it outweighs all of its cons


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    see the game theory video about the nether. so lorewise it works, for your other complaints it is just a personal thing

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    they are dried and i think ghasts are from the overworld in the origin

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    They seem like a cheap solution and out of line with the rest of the game, if anything they should be as rare and as difficult to obtain as elytra, I will not be updating my server beyond 1.21.5 unless it is removed or is made optional.

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    100% agree

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    however happy ghasts move REALLY slow (about slower then sprinting)

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    the nether must have been a waterous region in the past, as there is basalt which needs water to form. and the fact that ghasts are made with water only reinforces that idea.

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    Happy Ghast make me sad because I have always loved Ghasts and have wanted to fly on them/let them fly around peacefully but with the inclusion of Happy Ghasts it just means that all Ghasts are born sad and will never be happy and I dislike that I can't do anything about that. For me I wish Happy Ghasts didn't exist. I don't want Happy Ghasts I want to make Ghasts happy.

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    Maybe nether ghasts "hydrate" in lava and that's why they spit explosions

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    I'm glad there's someone else who agrees. These “drops” are complete nonsense. Either they're too small, or they add some crazy nonsense, like that ghast. This mob is completely illogical and deserves to be either redesigned or removed. And in response to some commenters, no one should have to adapt Minecraft lore to the sick ideas of developers that arose after consuming some bad stuff.