[MC-13761] Horses are faster than railways!

Horses are significantly quicker than railways (minecarts). It should be the other way around.

As a test I created a long track consisting entirely of powered rail on a level surface (to ensure full speed). I then placed a storage minecart and gave it a head-start. I caught it easily on horseback, which just seems wrong.

Suggest rebalancing horse vs minecart travel, if necessary by speeding up minecarts.

Comments 6

Anon Ymus 2013-04-18T21:28:30Z

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Adrian Dunn 2013-04-18T21:31:32Z

I'd consider it a bug. The speed of horses is cleary incorrect, i.e. wrong, i.e. buggy.

Kurtis Alderton 2013-04-18T21:34:01Z

It's not really a bug, it's just how they've done it.

Adrian Dunn 2013-04-18T21:36:08Z

But its silly. And renders building a railway to travel by *mine*cart pointless. Which seems very wrong for a game called *mine*craft.

Kurtis Alderton 2013-04-18T21:38:58Z

Minecarts aren't just used for travelling.

GerbilCrab475 2013-04-20T01:53:41Z

Minecarts should go a fast as freaking roller coasters (about 30 m/s) after going over 16 booster blocks in a row.