User blog:NoHaxJustPolar/Minecraft 1.12 snapshot coming soon!

We are all waiting for it: The Minecraft 1.12 version! Some have called it "The Building Update", as it introduces a new change to the resourcepack, as well as some new blocks, but the true question is: could this update actually change some commands?

Possibilities
There are different views on the usefulnes and quality of different commands, but as an experienced commander(is that a word in this case?), I get really ticked off whenever they change the syntax of a command just out of the blue. And yeah, it makes the command better an easier to use, but I've been doing it the old way for so long and it jus tsucks to have to relearn the language! Some complaints have been made that the commands are unnecessarily complicated, and I kind of agree, honestly. I mean, take the testfor helditem command as an example! The current command is: /testfor @p[r=10] {SelectedItem:{id:"minecraft:diamond_sword",tag:{display:{Name:"Item Name"}}}} I mean, seriously? That is way to overcomplicated for just a "test if the person is holding a diamond sword named something." WHat they could have done, is this: /testfor @p[r=10] {HeldItem:diamond_sword,renamed:"Item Name"}

and that would have worked equally well.
Because of the current "Block Changes" theme, it is possible that they may have changed the fill, setblock,  clone, or other block-oriented commands.

But who knows? I guess we'll just have to wait to find out. The next time a simple command doesn't work, this is probably the cause. This happens quite a lot, especially in the recent-ish 1.9 and 1.10 updates. Make sure that any generators or other command sites you are using are certified up-to-date.