All mods are broken because of this update, including all texture packs, making Minecraft boring again.
Mod creators are diligently working to fix this, and some already have fixes (such as the HoverBoat). But IMO, they should wait ’till when this Halloween thing is past us.
I feel Notch is going to do something to minecraft.net yet again when Halloween is over. So why bother making updates for this when they’ll all be broken by tomorrow possibly.
And if that’s not bad enough, there’s more bugs now. This update, like all updates didn’t fix anything. Sure, it made the Fishing Pole have a purpose. But SMP is still full of bugs. You still cannot place Minecart Tracks without insane lag.
And now, boats are bugged. When you try to remove it by attacking it, it won’t start wobbling and eventually turn into sticks and a few plank blocks. Well done, Notch.