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Nether Sky

The ceiling in the nether should be removed. Now that the nether update has come out, the nether acts as an opposite to the over world. I think the nether ceiling is outdated and should be removed, leaving a sky above. This would give the nether a more "other-worldly" feel, rather than just feeling like a cave, as it currently does. If not, I would love a new version of the nether that has no ceiling alongside the current one, similar to that of the end/end city. I was shocked to see there are no mods that remove the nether ceiling. And while I have seen mods to extend the height limit, I would love to see a sky implemented. This would fundamentally change the structure of the nether, which is perhaps why it would be an alternate version alongside the current one. I truly think the nether sky could change Minecraft for the better.
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    The fog in the nether is it's sky
    It's suppose to have a ceiling because it's like hell, and hell is underground in most renditions of hell

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    The Nether needs its ceiling. It is what makes it more unique and challenging. There are no mods that remove it because it is such a great feature. The Nether ceiling gives the player the feeling of being trapped which adds to the dangerous feeling of the Nether. Although the ceiling in the Nether can seem annoying sometimes, the Nether needs its ceiling.

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    Personally I think the big flat bedrock area is nice as it is, but I'd love if they created intentional holes in the bedrock for players that manage to get stuck up on top of the bedrock so they can search for a way back down (otherwise they may be perma-stuck up there unless an admin intervenes). Call the area above the bedrock something like purgatory or something similar. Give it an official name! It's a really great place to build a lot of redstone contraptions, but it's also not great if you get stuck.

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    Without a ceiling, it is not a nether anymore. It is supposed to be a hellish underworld; if there is no ceiling, there is nothing unique, it would be just like the Overworld or End. Besides, I'm sure this ceiling is intentional, and if they thought the Nether would be better without a ceiling, they would have removed it. I've never felt like the Nether was like an overworld cave, because no caves are that big (until now), nor do caves have any of the same material as the Nether besides gravel and lava (which is by far more abundant in the Nether). The Nether generation is very chaotic, which is something unique about it. I'm sure after 1.17 we'll see even more difference between the Nether and Overworld caves in terms of both generation and material, or maybe this is something the developers should additionally keep in mind.