Fear to go further?

[Cranyx]

A month or so ago my computer crashed and I had to start my Minecraft world all over. Since then I have resumed work on my super fortress, but haven't explored very far. With the new 1.8 update I'm glad that I haven't. Each world can only have 3 strongholds which are a set distance (~600-~1100 blocks) from the origin, and If I had been exploring pre-update those blocks would have rendered and I would never be able to experience the Strongholds. Now I am afraid to explore in fear of an update coming in 1.9 or the final game that I would miss out on, or at the very least render inapplicable for anywhere close to my starting point.

Legitimate concern, or do you think the major terrain updates are done?

 

[BloatedGuppy]

What happens after the super fortress is finished? Do you move your family into it? Do you hand it down to your grandchildren?

I can't think of any other way to say this, so I'm just gonna say it. Worrying that you shouldn't play a game you enjoy because your virtual accomplishments might become transitory is ridiculous. Build your fortress. If a new update that comes out that renders it obsolete, build a new fortress. The game is supposed to be fun, right? Building fortresses is fun? Isn't that the entire point of Minecraft? To build things and explore?