Surprise beta for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition adds a new mob for 'the Nether Update'

Well isn't this a surprise? Just two days afterwards the Nether Update is officially released, Mojang Studios is releasing another new beta for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition. This by itself wouldn't be that much of a surprise, since Mojang Studios will exist working on implementing new fixes and needs feedback before pushing those updates out to the public. What is shocking is that in that location's a completely new mob included in today's 1.16.xx.50 beta update: the piglin brutes!

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Co-ordinate to the official changelog:

Piglin Brutes are stronger versions of Piglins that live in breastwork remnants and protect the treasures there
Unlike their cowardly and greedy counterparts, the Piglin Brutes cannot be distracted by golden and aren't afraid of anything
Piglin Brutes assault players on sight, no affair how the thespian is dressed
Piglin Brutes wield axes and don't need any armor, because they're just that tough!

According to Mojang Studios, the piglin brute volition also exist added to the Java Edition in the future, just for at present merely those enrolled in the Bedrock Edition beta get a chance at checking out this new aggressive mob. If you lot're interested, you lot can notice the full changelog hither, including all of the fixes that Mojang Studios is including. Of course, the real headliner here is the piglin brute, which looks to make bastion remnants much more interesting to conquer.

Are you surprised by this random add-on? What practise you think of the piglin fauna? Let us know in the comments below!

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