Why Do 25% of Players Hate The Elytra?

How did this the Elytra split the Minecraft community in half? What made it so controversial?

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Let me know your thoughts about the Elytra in the comments, are you on the mostly positive side or among those who think it's too problematic?

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[cherubinth]

I would like a rail buff. Rail cannot replace the elytra because it is not flexible, you have to build it first, so they could coexist.

[robertomacetti]

as a general enjoyer of weird and unintended game mechanics
punch 2 bow + elytra was truly something

[randomwowjunkie]

I use rails not because they're fast or cheap, but because they're automatic. I love being able to jump in a minecart, hit a button and just put down the controller while I enjoy the scenery.

[sterben]

buffing ice boats or rails wouldn’t create a need to buff elytras since elytras still would require no setup like placing rails or ice, elytras would be optimal for short to mid range transportation or for exploration while rails and ice boats would be best for frequently visited far locations

[holyslaya]

A buff to rails would actually be really cool, it never made sense to me why they were so... slow...

[ckane]

I've always wished the mine cart with a furnace acted like a train engine. So you could hook up to it and go faster but at the cost of coal.

[xavibun]

I don't mind the elytra because you can only obtain it in the endgame after you already defeated the ender dragon at least once.

[Zalan]

I personally use ice boats the most since they are much better than any other means of transport especially on the nether roof
Most of the time when i use elytra is for constructions, going vertical heights up fast until i make a bubble elevator or something
Also elytras didn’t make the game worse they just made endgame much faster paced, increased the limits ect

[itsmeazzy]

Tbh, as much as I love the Elytra, the Minecart railway is still my favourite mode of transport. It may be slower and it's a hassle to build rails but it's so fun watching the view as you ride the minecart without thinking too much about controlling

[starofaetherius]

I think i ended up roughly where the devs intended the elytra's use to be. Im a worldbuilder, i like building towns and infrastructure. So i will build roads, decorated nether highways, railroads, whatever between places. But i use the Elytra while i build those things or to scout out new places, gather resources like sand, whatever.

[tidalbow]

The main problem is the progression in Minecraft - it's too fast and too easy. No one uses leather armor, horses or camels in the early game because it's better to just get some iron, build a nether portal and start mid-game, and also no one uses mine carts or the recovery compass because it's better to just get some diamonds and find the end portal.

[ElBarryMan]

Easy solution:
Elytra stays the same

Boats will not be able to jump blocks on land but will be able to swim upwards water currents

The horses will swim (very slowly to make it balanced) instead of sinking in the water

Mine carts will be faster
Everybody is happy

[cecillewolters]

I just want trees to be have higher leaves, so horses can actually ride underneath them.
Maybe an easier way to let the horse or mindcarts travel water too.
Or a way to make railing and minecarts a bit easier, since it is so grindy/costly in materials

[nd_kui]

I can see why people say it’s op. But if you get caught lacking. Especially in hard difficulty and hardcore. You will absolutely definitely die or get super close to death. A lot of mobs like the piglins and warden can almsot one shot you. We underestimate just how crucial having FULL armor actually is. Removing your chest plate for the elytra is a good way to balance things out.

[bonD]

People forget its a sandbox game, you can play it however you want, majority of minecraft players don't even go to the end

[Wayrail]

while minecarts and building minecart tracks are fun, i do think they could do with a way to make them faster, maybe a special kind of minecart or a super powered rail. i'd argue that they are the most expensive to set up in the game, and it would be nice if players were rewarded a little more for creating something with rails.

[carlosdgutierrez]

Rails should you allow to make a whole train, with a locomotive wagon and attach as manny wagons with chest as you want, it would make the rail transport more "overpowered" but in a different sense, instead of allowing for a fast way of travel it would allow you to move a shitton of materials in one go from one place to another, bulk transport.
The same with boats, there should be some way to upgrade the boats in increasing their cargo capacity.

[kevinboros]

I personally think Minecraft could benefit a lot from adding actual railways. In real life they are very useful, and I'd love to see them in the game. Imagine transporting a humongous quantity of items by rail. Then we could say: sure, the elytra is faster, but railways can transport so much more. This way maybe people would actually build such infrastructure; from a mine to a construction site, for example.

[AppleIsDoingFine]

honestly their needs to be more steps between the nether and the end, either more dimensions or rewards from bosses to get to the end instead of just blaze rods and ender pearls only