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The Nether Spire's Rebirth

The only thing to do in the Nether is explore Nether fortresses and maybe fight the Wither. I propose that Mojang reimplements the old obsidian Nether Spire into Minecraft as a new structure. It would not be very hard for them to do as they already have the preexisting asset from when it was in the Pocket Edition.

Nether Spire: Like this but made of obsidian-

https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Nether_Spire.jpg

Here are some simple changes that could help with improving on the existing structure:

-Create an easy way for player to get up and down each floor of the structure. Obviously the simplest method is to use a staircase.

-Possibly add more floors to the structure. The current Nether Spire has three floors, the top being the smallest and the bottom being the largest. All Mojang would need to do is either expand the sizes of the floors or add more.

-Reimplement the glowing obsidian block into the game as the lightsource for the Spire. The structure could be lit up by the glowing obsidian and if the player wants to collect them, they will need a Silk Touch pickaxe to prevent it from turning into regular obsidian. This would give the structure more use as it could be the only location this block is found in. (Link to offical Minecraft wiki for more info.)

https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Glowing_Obsidian

-The Nether Spire should act like a dungeon that houses a boss/miniboss. The boss would be found opposite of the entrance into the structure, so if Mojang made the entrance the top floor, it would be found on the bottom floor, or vise versa. An easy way to do this would be to use the Nether Reactor Core as a boss summoner, but that block might have a better use elsewhere. I think that the boss should be related to Mob D as it is a Nether looking enemy and an asset they also have.

Nether Reactor Core, in case you've never seen it:

https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Nether_Reactor_Core_Revision_1.png

As I have stated, the concept behind adding these obsolete assets would give them a new purpose in Minecraft, so many player who are nostalgic of them would likely find newfound interest in the game. 

If anyone else has suggestions that could improve on this idea, please suggest away.

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    I really like the idea, it would give us more incentive to go to the Nether rather then just going there for quartz and the fortress. I think more people need to see this so it can be expanded upon with other ideas.

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    I just thought of an idea. The Nether Spire could be used as a base-like structure that the Piglins can live in and around similar to how wither skeletons spawn in Nether fortresses. As we saw from Minecon, Piglins and wither skeletons fight so maybe having the Spire as a separate structure could make their relationship with each other like that of illagers and villagers.

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    I love the idea! I hope it gets in.

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    DeadlyAlpaca673 - Please don't start rumors about Mob D. It's not happening.

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    I’ve reconsidered my comment and here’s my new suggestion. Now that the Nether Update is coming out Mojang has a reason to add the Nether Spire as a structure. In my opinion rather than have the Nether Reactor Core spawn something, just have the four soul sand for the wither spawn in the boss room. It gives players a reason to fight the wither in the Nether and all they would have to do is get the 3 wither skeleton skulls.