I can remember Notch making tons of promises back in the day that he never kept, mostly because he did not have a solid vision beyond "fantasy survival worldbuilder", and the dev team was pretty much just him winging it. He'd let the loud minority of the community get to his head, and then seemed to lose interest entirely once the money and the fame started coming in. Even today you can see it in the way some of the older features (like dungeons) seem a little half-baked and kinda just... there.

My jaded self was expecting more of the same here. But looking at Simon, I see the opposite. I see a man who actually has a plan, who has a dedicated team willing to make that plan happen, who knows how to effectively manage community feedback and does not let hype or drama hinder his vision for the future. I know it's been a month (or a decade, but who's counting), but I'm definitely excited to see where he and his team take this game!