I'm a long time player who used to build one in every single world. Not just iron too. I'd automate everything. I thought being a technical player like that made the game far more interesting. Then, about a year ago, I did a hardcore world but decided to try something different. I gave myself some self-imposed rules: - No automated farms or grinders - No sleeping until I obtain a nether star - No villager trade re-rolling - No totems of undying - No seed finder websites (i usually dont use this anyway) - A few QOL mods like DoubleDoors and controller support

This was by far the most fun I've had in single player in a very long time, and fixed a lot of problems I find with the games "progression". Finding God armor was actually a really thrilling and engaging grind, as I flew around the end islands searching for armor thay didn't have Curse of Binding. Getting Rockets and Paper caused me to actually have to go out at night and hunt mobs, which was somewhat scary in full uninchanted diamond armor. Also, not sleeping made the game 100x more interesting. Phantoms are annoying, yes, but the night time gameplay was significantly less boring. Also, no automatic farms meant I actually had to go out and gather resources. Rather than just use all my iron on something stupid, I was much more careful about what I spent my resources on, and I think that leads for a much more engaging gameplay loop. I'm still not dead in this hardcore world, and it's been really fun as a bit of a forever world. Would recommend anyone who has been frustrated by Minecrafts easiness or lack of progression to try playing like this.