Honestly no, I really enjoy the newer updates mainly cause there's so little content from 1.9-1.12 besides the end cities and the combat system. I can't really think of anything that happened. The game didn't have that much content, and with the new updates, the ocean, the nether, and the cave update coming soon its breathed new life into the game, I will agree that some of it is ruining Minecraft, like the nether fortresses being harder to find, its also adding newer possibilities into what you can do in the game, as well as make the game more interesting and fun to play as well as add tons of new blocks and armor and some new mobs. The new updates are a factor (in my opinion) as to why the game is gaining traction again.