so you know how

move () steps

is similar to

change x by ()

they are almost doing the same function, so why not remove change x/y by blank.

move steps moves in the direction the sprite it is currently facing, move x/y moves straight in their respective axes, do you want to have

 
set [stored direction v] to (direction)
point in direction (90 v)
move (...) steps
point in direction ((stored direction))

every time you need to move in the x axis?

they're not the same thing, move () steps actually uses trigonometry to move the sprite in the direction they face.

They are far from the same - The move steps block accounts for the direction of the sprite:
https://github.com/scratchfoundation/scratch-vm/blob/74b9b4115e34b4a2ff8145950e4c8d9a13e4d3a1/src/blocks/scratch3_motion.js#L64
While the change x block doesn't whatsoever:
https://github.com/scratchfoundation/scratch-vm/blob/74b9b4115e34b4a2ff8145950e4c8d9a13e4d3a1/src/blocks/scratch3_motion.js#L246

Neither of them have to go as they both have their better use-cases.
EDIT: Ninja'd, partially.

they're nowhere near similar move block works like this:

change x by ([cos v] of (direction))
change y by ([sin v] of (direction))

and the change x block simply changes in a fixed direction. This would make it a whole lot more confusing for newer scratchers, and also they have completely different functions

as already stated, they are the same thing. no support.

MagentaDude1359 wrote:

as already stated, they are the same thing. no support.

They aren't the same thing. As stated above they are different

MagentaDude1359 wrote:

as already stated, they are the same thing. no support.

i said they are the same thing, so yeah, thats why i suggested to get rid of one of them

TheEpikGamer211 wrote:

(#8)
i said they are the same thing, so yeah, thats why i suggested to get rid of one of them

they arent, source code reveals that:

Contraery wrote:

(#4)
They are far from the same - The move steps block accounts for the direction of the sprite:
https://github.com/scratchfoundation/scratch-vm/blob/74b9b4115e34b4a2ff8145950e4c8d9a13e4d3a1/src/blocks/scratch3_motion.js#L64
While the change x block doesn't whatsoever:
https://github.com/scratchfoundation/scratch-vm/blob/74b9b4115e34b4a2ff8145950e4c8d9a13e4d3a1/src/blocks/scratch3_motion.js#L246

Neither of them have to go as they both have their better use-cases.
EDIT: Ninja'd, partially.

move () steps

is not the same as

change x by ()

.
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TheEpikGamer211 wrote:

MagentaDude1359 wrote:

as already stated, they are the same thing. no support.

i said they are the same thing, so yeah, thats why i suggested to get rid of one of them

That person definitely meant not, first of all, if you look at earlier posts in the topic, people stated it wasn't the same, and second of all: why would that person say that just to say no support??
Also, it hasn't been the same thing:
Move steps with up direction:
Moves up/down (positive - up, negative - down)

Change x with up direction:
Moves right/left (positive - right, negative-left)

Tips Window:
Move steps:
States it moves based on direction

Change x:
States that positive numbers go to the right and negative numbers go to the left

I'm not sure if this is in 3.0, but the point in direction block in Scratch 2.0 has a dropdown for different directions too: