I don't understand the idea that a player character should be lore friendly in this setting. It's not like the middle ages where knowledge was restricted to higher classes, there's literally technology strewn all over the place, and automatically assuming that a person is completely inept with...
Just make who you want. Tribals can have big books of science too, ya know. They're not completely technologically backward, they just tend to be more down to earth.
That's why most people use ice. 4 cubes of ice is usually enough to soften the soda for the more sensitive folks, while at the same time keeping the drink cool and refreshing. It's easy to take the technology used for making ice cubes for granted. It's crazy to think that it was only a hundred...
Fawkes, Dogmeat, James, Catherine, Moira, Dogmeat, Butch, That Protectron in the back of the Super Duper Mart, Agatha, Cromwell, Lucas Simms, Overseer, Overseer, Overseer, Overseer, Amata, Lugnut.
...Overseer.
So yup.
It seems unfair to judge a piece of writing based on who wrote it. If your opinion of a game can be changed simply by discovering who the author is, then can you objectively judge its worth?
No. I'm sure we understand you well enough. It's easy enough to blame us for your own shortcomings, but the truth is the fault lies in your projection, not our reception. The only way forward is to improve yourself, not drag everyone down to your level.
As for this current trend, there will be...
Water's good. Not only is it the quintessential hydrator, but it has a wide variety of applications outside of consumption, such as cleaning, cooling, and SCIENCE!
Whether it's popular or not isn't a very good reason to dislike it.
Then don't look for it? I don't think your personal hangups are something the developers can fix.
It wasn't an accident, Notch simply managed to cultivate a culture around his product. That's the hardest thing to do as a game developer, but also one of the most rewarding. The fact that the game is constantly being added to, that there's incentive for long time fans to keep playing, is...
It isn't an issue of limitations. It's more "They decided to focus on more interesting stuff," especially when they have an extremely active modding community. Why waste money making high-resolution texture maps, when the community will do it for you for free? Use that money and manpower to...