Had a break from this over the weekend but I'm getting pretty hyped about tomorrow's nether update. 'Course, there'll prob'ly be a multitude of server issues preventing me from actually playing it 'til like Thursday or somethin'.
Popped into the nether to farm some blaze earlier. Didn't venture outside of what we'd already discovered, but I did see some of those new strider mobs walking around. Watching them tear through the lava only to slow down, lose colour, and start shivering when they get to land is pretty cool.
The new zombie piglins are much better than the old pigmen as well, you can actually tell what they're supposed to be now.
So it seems the nether update isn't finished yet, a new Bedrock beta dropped yesterday that added a brand new mob! Expect this guy to be introduced to the game proper pretty soon.
Really enjoyed that nether excursion last nigh, GG's Dante and Scant. Love the new biomes, particularly the warped forest and the basalt delta, stunning looking places both.
But bloody hell was it tense! The nether is now legit dangerous irrespective of your gear and capabilities. The terrain is far crazier than before which of course makes the lava even more of a threat, and the mob spawn rate is insane! Hordes of piglins, rampaging hoglins, and ghasts, endermen, wither skeletons, and skeleton archers all over the shop depending on the biome.
I've never come that close to dying so many times with full enchanted diamond armour and weapons before. Brilliant stuff. Was gonna take some screenshots but honestly I was too worried about stopping to adjust my video settings.
Anyone else having issues with Minecraft not being able to log in to their Microsoft account? I've been unable to join the server for the last three days due to this.
Edit: Seems the Xbox app on my PC won't let me sign in either, but everything seems fine on Xbox.com.