So, in the latest snapshot, we got the golden dandelion, which can be crafted using gold nuggets and dandelions. I think Mojang slightly missed the opportunity to update the Sniffer, which currently has almost no use beyond giving players flowers to decorate their bases.
I think that if the golden dandelion was obtainable with the help of the Sniffer, many players would become interested in finding it, which would make players interested in archaeology again and the Sniffer itself would become more valuable
by komando775
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Indeed… But it would be annoying to rely on sniffers if u simply want to stop the baby mob from growing… Mojang wanted golden dandelions to be an early game item for players to quickly enjoy the baby mobs *forever*
Yes, I would say it’s a wasted opportunity.
Well atleast if it works on sniffer egg it would make great decorations
On other hand, players which wants to simply stop aging of their pets required to find a sniffer egg which is rare btw, and wait till it gets one golden dandelion. I think this would be annoying for most players.
Did they update the baby sniffer texture yet?
Yes, absolutely. The sniffer should get more content.
I had heard this other sniffer-flower related idea about a flower you find with the sniffer that can freeze the aging of a pet mob, effectively giving the player the ability to keep a baby mob as a pet forever instead of having it grow into an adult.
I would love this, especially after the baby mob remodelling. I want to keep a baby pig as a pet and i sure others would love baby pets too.
I’ve heard people suggest adding an easter egg nametag to do the same thing (kinda like jeb_, dinnerbone, or grimm) though it takes away pet naming freedom, and once again ignores the sniffer problem.
Kinda wasted on the other hand it’s literally a really good item that should be easily accessible.
I think making the golden dandelion a rare asf sniffer dig find would give people more motivation to get a sniffer egg and make it much more rewarding to use it on their favorite baby. At its current craftable state, it just feels really easily doable to keep a mob in its baby state and you don’t get that same happy feeling if you have stacks of gold from mining which most people have, since dandelions are easily gatherable in several biomes, mostly plains.
Another benefit I see from this would be addition of more lore to the game. The golden dandelion, like the sniffer, could be an ancient plant that’s been almost wiped out, but few remain. It would add depth to what was growing in Minecraft’s past in the Overworld before the player ever set foot in the world.
nah, doesn’t fit the mob, he’s supposed to find exotic stuff
You expect the target audience of the baby mob update to learn something as complicated as the sniffer
Definitely missed a golden opportunity with the sniffer. Still excited to use it as a decoration tho
Or instead of dandelion, we could use the flowers (or seeds would make more sense imo) from sniffer to make gold variants of them and use them instead. Oh, and I think we’re gonna get a sniffer remodel too, I think that is the only mob that didn’t get a remodel… Or if the studio made these remodels just to make original plushies a lot easier make irl, since sniffer isn’t as popular as the other mobs, probably it won’t get a remodel (if all these were intended to make easier plushies to sell)
People would have been so angry if you could only get golden dandelions through sniffers. Going through all the steps to get an adult sniffer doesn’t seem worth it if all you want is baby mobs. Also, sniffers only dig up seeds, not the actual flowers. Sniffers can still get more flowers/plants/more uses in upcoming updates so 🤷🏻♀️
They aren’t prospectors
Wasted potential is exactly what it is. The Sniffer is an incredibly niche feature with little to no use, so why not give another reason to look for it?
I think it’s fine, it gives dandelions and nuggets additional uses. Maybe other options could have been better but I’m fine with this.
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I dont get why they dont give the Sniffer the music disc treatment. Add a flower that somehow some way fits the theme of every update. They can be fake fictional flowers, or they can be real flowers. I mean, its right there. Give the Sniffer some use Mojang!
Adding a new basic crafting recipe for cool new items is just so lame, as a long-time player.
Not at all. I would love if the Sniffer could give more variety seeds but I don’t think a golden variation of a common plant makes sense to be in that pool.
Also the recipe makes me think that Mojang wants this to be an early mid type of item, changing it to a rare drop from a rare mob from a rare drop makes no sense