Minecraft - general discussion

[Noodlenut]

LEGO just released the Minecraft site along with some wallpapers.  The site isn't very signifigant, but the wallpapers show us some new characters that may be revealed in some future LEGO Minecraft Micro Worlds, including a sheep and some new designs for Steve, the creeper, the pig, and the villager.

 

[635-ukk]

The zombie, pig, and sheep look really cool, steve and the creeper aren't so great.

[Piece_Out_Studios]

I recently made some extra cash from some extra side work and decided I should buy a LEGO CUUSOO set to invest in. The only problem I have now is which one? It looks like that for now, the one with the best returns is the Minecraft Microworld set, but in the *future*, I think the DeLorean will have some great returns because of the movie. I have also heard that the Curiosity Rover is a good set. What do you all think?

[fuzzy_bricks]

Curiosity Rover has been OOS for a while and just recently came back in stock at the LEGO Shop at Home store.  There has been some speculation that its run will be shorter than the other sets, but I believe Minecraft was also supposed to be limited.  You may want to consider the Ghostbusters CUUSOO set that will be released.  I would guess that it will be popular this next Christmas.

[MartinP]

Curiosity Rover has been OOS for a while and just recently came back in stock at the LEGO Shop at Home store.  There has been some speculation that its run will be shorter than the other sets, but I believe Minecraft was also supposed to be limited.  You may want to consider the Ghostbusters CUUSOO set that will be released.  I would guess that it will be popular this next Christmas.

The Ghostbusters set will definitely be popular this Christmas. If the set goes OOS right before Christmas, I can see the price of it rising quickly on eBay.

[glucapg]

so...which one do you advice to buy?

[MartinP]

so...which one do you advice to buy?

I would get some of the Ghostbuster sets when they come out.

[Brickshopper]

I would get some of the Ghostbuster sets when they come out.

when exactly is the release date

[MartinP]

when exactly is the release date

Sometime this summer. My guess is June/July.

[Highlander]

Released in june

[Blackjack]

They're all cheap.

[njseale]

Out of those 3 the rover. I really expect it to do very well eol. I personally will be stocking up on rovers and Ecto-1's when they are released.

[Brickbuilder.g]

Anyone know the order of popularity for these sets? 21102, 21105 and 21106...

[Sandwraith]

Not sure if it's the low popularity or just the high supply; but i always see an abundance of the Nether vs. the others everywhere i go.

[mcortez]

I concur, I don't know if it's supply or demand, but every where I go that has the MC sets they have lots of the Nether and very few (if any) of the others.

[Brickbuilder.g]

21102 seems to be the rarest in my searches...

[Grolim]

In my experience popularity seems to rank:  Village > Original (Forrest) > Nether

[Young_Gun21]

In my experience popularity seems to rank: Village > Original (Forrest) > Nether

Anyone have any idea why this is? Village is like all tan/Brown. Nether has red/black. IMO a little cooler. Does it have to do with what you do in the game?

-I don't always go shopping, but when I do I buy Lego-

[Young_Gun21]

Anyone know the order of popularity for these sets? 21102, 21105 and 21106...

Regarding the actual question. On LEGO LEGO Shop at Home the Original one has the highest "would you reccomend this product" at 95%, then the Nether at 83%, Village at 80%. Not that these mean much but just another piece of information to analyze.

-I don't always go shopping, but when I do I buy Lego-

[Stevenplays]

Anyone have any idea why this is? Village is like all tan/Brown. Nether has red/black. IMO a little cooler. Does it have to do with what you do in the game?

-I don't always go shopping, but when I do I buy Lego-

Well, while the Nether is cool, the overworld (The Village and the Forest) is what you experience most throughout your adventure. The Nether set is pretty awesome aswell, but it's also the one I didn't find myself buying multiples of like the other two, myself buying 4 forests and 2 villages, with a ton of heavily custom areas, and only one Nether.

[Young_Gun21]

Well, while the Nether is cool, the overworld (The Village and the Forest) is what you experience most throughout your adventure. The Nether set is pretty awesome aswell, but it's also the one I didn't find myself buying multiples of like the other two, myself buying 4 forests and 2 villages, with a ton of heavily custom areas, and only one Nether.

Thanks I had no idea because I don't play so stuff doesn't always make sense to an "outsider"

-I don't always go shopping, but when I do I buy Lego-

[LegoSteve]

Excuse the ignorance of this question but are these sets still worth getting investment wise?  Since I recently came here on this forum I haven't had the opportunity to check out the price action of these sets during the holidays even though I've heard that in the past just one box could fetch for $75 before Christmas.  There seems to be plenty available now so it almost doesn't seem worth it.  Thoughts?

[Young_Gun21]

Excuse the ignorance of this question but are these sets still worth getting investment wise? Since I recently came here on this forum I haven't had the opportunity to check out the price action of these sets during the holidays even though I've heard that in the past just one box could fetch for $75 before Christmas. There seems to be plenty available now so it almost doesn't seem worth it. Thoughts?

It the shortage around Christmas is when you flip them. They didn't have as many as they did now but they are still popular and there are tons sold during the Holidays

-I don't always go shopping, but when I do I buy Lego-

[LegoSteve]

It's definitely something to keep an eye on.  One would wonder since this came out in 2012, how much longer they would produce the first one.

[njseale]

Excuse the ignorance of this question but are these sets still worth getting investment wise?  Since I recently came here on this forum I haven't had the opportunity to check out the price action of these sets during the holidays even though I've heard that in the past just one box could fetch for $75 before Christmas.  There seems to be plenty available now so it almost doesn't seem worth it.  Thoughts?

I would say yes, Minecraft is insanely popular with kids. These will be winners.