Ive been playing this game safe. I stay hidden in my lovely seaside fortress while the monsters jump around outside. And when I do venture outdoors, I fight until I get down to a few hearts and then just switch to peaceful thereby turning on the proverbial lightswitch, making the monsters little more than a bad dream.  Notch made switching difficulties a little too easy.  I really don't mind the zombies, creepers and spiders. What I hate is the skeletons because i feel like i never have a fair chance against them.

But alot of the fun of this game is the risk. But i cant seem to bring myself to put my life on the edge and go out for an adventure, am I missing out on all the fun?

Skeletons: Keep moving and fashion yourself a bow. And creepers are the only means to make TNT, so hell no, you're not missing out on the fun. Dying is as no-fun as it sounds. Collect a bunch of gunpowder then go do some serious mining with that TNT. Watch some TNT YouTube videos to give yourself something to work towards.

Stash all your stuff, bring a few pickaxes, torches, sticks and blocks and cross a good distance of the map til you find a new spot to make home.
Remember the world is randomly generated and holds countless beauties!

" Stash all your stuff, bring a few pickaxes, torches, sticks and blocks and cross a good distance of the map til you find a new spot to make home. Remember the world is randomly generated and holds countless beauties! "

MAN THE FUCK UP.

Build as close to the spawn point as possible so you can collect your stuff if you die, I did and now dying is a non issue, so I can go all rambo and not care

" @Rehehelly:  THOSE SKELETONS ARE TERRIFYING! and even on peaceful the random Ambient noises scare the crap out of me sometimes. "

" @Mikemcn: I gotta admit when there is that long period of no music and just the crunching of your feet on the grass and you hear a loud TWAANNGGG, I do jump.    The game isn't scary/creepy, it's just kinda jumpy. "