Because 1.8.8 was the most stable and final version of the 1.8 line, it is often the "gold standard" for fans of the older gameplay style.

: Some players dedicate these milestones to "digging out a chunk" entirely by hand down to bedrock, which involves clearing about 50 blocks of depth per chunk. lore breakdown of Level 188, or are you trying to find a specific seed/coordinate for a deep-world structure? Expanding the Ancient City Hole in Minecraft Survival [187]