Each door (and trap-door) design should be craftable from each wood type. (Iron Doors excluded)
Abstract
First off, I am not suggesting that the shape and color of each door design should be crafted by each wood type. The reddish barred door Acacia door should not be craftable from oak wood- this would make no sense. What I am suggesting is that the shape and form of each door type- whether the current Spruce style, Birch or others- be craftable into a variation according to each wood type.
If my idea was implemented only with the current door designs (excluding Iron)- so 6 of them- there would be a total of 36 different door types resultant, because there are 6 designs and 6 wood types; and 36 different trap-door types resultant.
Examples:
A) Oak style doors with a large square windows carved into the top should have Acacia and Birch variants for example.
B) Spruce style doors with their circular handles and vertical paneling should have Oak and Jungle variants.
Countering Objections
Objections from minimalism: These are "36 door types is excessive and will clog up the block menus" or "less is better, there's no need for more blocks like that".
To this I'd rebut that Minecraft is and should always continue to be about open-endedness and limitless possiblity. The more updates that come, the more full the menu's will become anyway, so this is not only inevitable but part of what Minecraft is to give maximum freedom and creative accessibility to players.
I'd also add that as Minecraft's block menu's grow it will adapt and become easier and faster to use with the greater block additions, so I'd not fret about what so many new blocks would mean for menus.
Objections from current order: These are "but the Spruce doors is iconic for being the Spruce door, that shouldn't change" or "but the Acacia door only works well with it's own style"- essentially clinging to the way things have been.
To this, I'd rebut that Minecraft has, is and always will be changing. This can't be stopped. Villages will now look different. Villagers will. Quartz, Sandstone, the flora of the game- everything changes with time to make Minecraft more expansive, rich and diverse.
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