Mojang is Testing Keeping Inventory After Death in Minecraft

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Published: Oct 11, 2024, 4:19PM

Mojang has released yet another beta. This time, they've introduced a very interesting change that could change Minecraft's most iconic feature, which has been in the game ever since it came out.

In Minecraft Bedrock Preview 1.21.50.20, multiple features have been added, as stated in their blog post, including a new gameplay change:

Players will keep their inventory after dying on Easy and Peaceful as we're testing ways to adapt our difficulty levels.

Keeping your inventory after dying isn't a new idea by any means; in fact, it has been in the game for years in the form of a gamerule that the player can toggle if they enable cheats.

Many players, including prominent Minecraft Bedrock YouTuber ibxtoycat, criticized this one change.

Mojang knew this change would be controversial, so they asked for feedback from their community. The most popular suggestion was to leave the choice to the player, in the form of a toggle.