Minecraft Legends support is coming to an end this month, hardly nine months after the game’s initial release. While there will be no new development updates, the team did promise that one last Lost Legends content drop will arrive in the game in the next few days.
The Legends team published a blog post late yesterday detailing the game’s final update. This update will add a new Lost Legend called Snow vs Snouts. This mode removes the player’s ability to control units or build structures and instead sits them at the helm of an advanced redstone launcher. They must use this launcher exclusively to destroy far-off piglin bases and soldiers. It’s effectively Angry Birds.
At the end of this blog post, the team stated they were ending support on Minecraft Legends with the following message:
Since launch, we’ve been working hard together with Blackbird Interactive to bring improvements and new features to Minecraft Legends based on your feedback. With Minecraft Legends, we took a completely new approach to gameplay, so much so that we had to make up a new genre for it (kind of): action strategy. Our community has always helped us shape our games and that’s something we value greatly, especially when launching a completely new game.
The latest title update brought the fearless frog, witches, clangers, air choppers and a host of enhancements to the game’s mechanics, making the battles in Minecraft Legends even more intense. And, thanks to your input, we’ve made various tweaks to the gameplay and interface, from enhanced pathfinding to a more comprehensive Battle View UI.
Since launch, we’ve listened to community feedback and implemented a series of changes and tweaks to make the game better. With that complete, we’re now going to take a step back from development. While we won’t be releasing any new content (i.e. updates, Lost Legends, or Marketplace DLC) for Minecraft Legends, the fun doesn’t stop here. We’ll continue having a blast playing the game alongside our community because those rowdy piglins are showing no signs of slowing down. Plus, we’re leaving you one last freebie: the Bright-Eyed Hero skin, which you can claim now on Minecraft Legends Marketplace. Illuminate your path forward and continue fighting the good fight!
Our existing Lost Legends challenges will remain available for free, and you’ll still be able to reap the rewards if you claim victory. We will of course continue to offer technical support to players, and we won’t be removing any functionalities or features from the game. PvP and co-op will also remain fully functional, so you can continue playing whether you prefer to take on the piglins by yourself or battle alongside (or against) friends.
It’s not surprising to see a game like this end support so quickly. Minecraft Legends was a perfectly serviceable strategy game that didn’t do much to go above or beyond. It was drowned out by the dozens and dozens of fantastic games that released last year, not to mention every successful live-service game it competed with. Still, it’s likely a bummer to fans of the Minecraft IP to see the team move on from the project less than a year after its initial release. Not all games have long legs, but this had shorter legs than most.
We’ll be sure to let our readers know what Blackbird Interactive‘s next project is as soon as we hear more.
Source: Minecraft Blog
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