Talk:Tutorials/Things not to do

Cleanup
This thing needs a cleanup; advice like "Don't kill mobs in the Nether" and "Don't place a bed next to an ourside wall" are irrelevant now. I'll poke at it for a bit tonight, but it needs looking at. --Vekter 03:53, 19 November 2011 (UTC)

Don't risk your life for Diamonds
Good advice, but one can easily isolate the diamond from lava by using cobblestone or gravel/sand, or even water in a pinch. I've done it multiple times; it's not the safest of work, but it's not as dangerous as it's made out to be. --Vekter 03:53, 19 November 2011 (UTC)

Yes, but what if there's lava underneath the diamond? In general experience, I find it wiser to mine mineral veins not in proximity to lava, or above it (making an obsidian platform on the way). Avoid mining minerals on the shores of lava lakes, and especially underneath them. I have only ever died during mining by lava, whilst attempting to obtain resources of which the value is miniscule compared to the already mined minerals. Many players would rather keep a stack of Iron ore, than risk it all for a diamond (noticably, the Iron from your average spelunking trip makes tools that can mine overall more blocks than the diamonds from the same trip). Grind3r 16:56, 21 December 2011 (UTC)