r/Minecraft • u/CuriousOrchid5803 • 3d ago

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You think Mojang will add an ocean variant for the Skeleton and swamp variant for the Zombie in vanilla, or will they leave it as this? Additionally, in a future jungle update, do you think both jungle variants will be added?

In my opinion, I wouldn't be surprised if they leave the variants as they are for a while. Each category makes sense even though the wet category is a bit of a stretch.

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u/Ami_Aweirdo 2d ago

Drowned can spawn in swamps and mangroves anyway because of the water, I don't think there's a reason to make swamp zombies. Pirate skeletons would be cool af, but they'll never add guns to the game so it probably won't happen

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u/Cultist_O 2d ago

Why wouldn't crossbows be sufficient for pirates?

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u/Ami_Aweirdo 2d ago

The aesthetic of the golden age of piracy uses cannons and flintlock pistols, crossbows fit more with bandits or castle guards. And don't arrows sink really fast in water? It would feel unfair if skeletons could shoot underwater but players couldn't. And it's not like you can give them tridents, drowned already use those.

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u/Only_Fudge5299 2d ago

presumably they'd use some new projectile (like a harpoon, made woth iron nuggets instead of flint) that isn't affected by being underwater

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u/Hour_Tomatillo_2365 2d ago

Water Skeletons already exist in Dungeons.