General Minecraft News Thread

Postby **Electriking** » Wed Oct 07, 2020 1:45 pm

Taycamgame wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 07, 2020 12:51 pm
Speaking of Minecraft Live, do you think we will ever see a return to the Minecon format? Obviously wouldn't have happened this year due to Coronavirus, but is it possible Minecon will ever return, or will it always be Minecraft Live?

Minecraft Festival is the replacement of Minecon as an in-person event, with Minecraft Live continuing along side it. 2020 was supposed to be the first year but the pandemic cancelled it. also 4500 posts

Postby **Electriking** » Wed Nov 04, 2020 5:51 pm

The first 1.17 snapshot has come out.
New features:

crystals and amethysts
geodes made of amethyst blocks, tuff blocks and calcite blocks
spyglass
tinted glass which blocks out light
bundles;
copper ore, ingots and blocks as well as the lightning rod

There is already a bedrock beta which added goats and powder snow.

FireyPaperMario · Postby **FireyPaperMario** » Wed Nov 04, 2020 5:56 pm

Electriking wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 04, 2020 5:51 pm

crystals and amethysts

Mojang just sparked my interest in replaying Minecraft again.

Dragon0307 · Postby **Dragon0307** » Wed Nov 04, 2020 5:58 pm

Hey, nobody mentioned a rename!

I've given the snapshot a spin, and I currently have no opinion on it. That said, I think the Lava Cauldons sound like they might be useful at some point.

Rhosty · Postby **Rhosty** » Thu Nov 05, 2020 12:04 pm

I almost got Minecraft for the Switch, definitely going to buy it next time because of this update

Postby **Electriking** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 3:21 pm

It seems Covid has caused Minecraft Earth to be discontinued 30th June, meaning 2 out of the 3 Minecraft spin-offs will be dead after that day (the other being Minecraft Story Mode which died with Telltale Games), and Dungeons being the only one available. All microtransactions will be removed, with ruby costs and times to do things vastly reduced (debunking the myth that microtransactions has no effect on a video game for those who choose not to pay for them). Save data wil alsol be deleted on cancellation, meaning there are no plans to bring the game back at a later date.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtOqJKAk7tg

Rhosty · Postby **Rhosty** » Mon Jan 18, 2021 3:59 pm

It's for the better since it was meant to be played outdoors, and with the current situation with covid, people shouldn't be out and about unless it's completely necessary.