Earlier this month, Mojang hosted a Minecraft Live event that revealed all the new content coming to the game and its dungeon-crawler spin-off Minecraft Dungeons. The biggest content expansion coming to Minecraft is the Caves & Cliffs update that will bring many fan-requested features to the game and a new mob called The Warden.
Now, in a new update video, Mojang developers addressed a bunch of questions about the upcoming new content coming to both Minecraft and Minecraft Dungeons. Unfortunately, most of the answers given by the developers were vague, given that they are still trying to keep some info about the upcoming updates under wraps. However, one thing that the devs talked about extensively is The Warden, saying that while the new mob gives players a new monster to hunt, Mojang would rather not have players attempt to kill it.
During the video, Mojang said that one of the primary reasons why they created The Warden is to "recapture that feeling of the first night of Minecraft." The developers went on to say that many forget that Minecraft could be a scary game and the introduction of the powerful Warden will remind players of this. Additionally, Mojang described that Warden is more of a "natural disaster" that the first reaction should always be to run away instead of running towards it.
However, for players who are still keen on hunting down The Warden in hopes of finding rare loot, Mojang revealed that the new mob may not even drop anything when killed. Of course, the reason why the developers designed it this way is to discourage them from killing the monster for resources. Interestingly enough, in the preview video released during Minecraft Live, it appears that The Warden is guarding some treasure chests in the area it's in. According to Mojang, The Warden is not necessarily guarding anything, but there are tons of chests to loot in the Deep Dark biomes where they reside.
Meanwhile, the Caves and Cliffs update still does not have a definite release date but is tentatively scheduled to launch in the summer of 2021. Apart from The Warden, Mojang is including goats and axolotl in the game alongside new caves that will feature two new varieties such as Lush and Dripstone Caves. These new biomes are set to offer new scenery for players, especially since most caves in Minecraft are mostly-gray and empty.
Minecraft is available now for PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.