The hype is real when the Minecraft team drops the greatest hype tweet ever and switches the countdown to the release of Chase the Skies before the update that is a day away. The player base is just going berserk over what the update has to offer, with the potential ghast nerf casting even more excitement. Now, the dissidents are calling the update useless while others are already embarking on their floating island build projects as if this Brahms were the next big thing. So shall we?
Of course, unofficially, that one was a sly little tease: “1 more day ‘till Chase the Skies 🌅.” Quick and easy as that! The replies? Chaotic, ungrounded chaos. Players have already started renaming entities in their heads (shoutout to KingNightNL for coining the name “GhastLylie”), while doubts about the utility of the update get cast. FatieDadie said, “I live the nomad life on a Happy Ghast, do not care how impractical it is.” Mood.
Then, there’s the debate on whether this is just a Bedrock texture pack (fire5818, yes, we’re looking at you). Vibrant Visuals is the main point, with Frogs1u wondering if it would be auto-enabled or if users would have to tweak it with world settings. And then we have ChriGartner, who promptly went full critique mode, describing the drop system as “the worst thing” Minecraft ever did and calling the updates “irrelevant and small.” Ouch.
There was bait and switch of performance and quite the ironic observation too, as GokuSoto326269 commented that Minecraft is currently on 25 FPS on the PS5. We still cannot forget the player begging for a Bedrock combat update next (deviousdrae, we see you). But at least one of us is concerned about fixing rain in Vibrant Visuals (thetoastednoodl, pain).
Others certainly on the hype train: SonicFanC26 yelled in all caps, “TAME THE LITTLE GHASTLINGS!,” while SilentS25875990 has already talked about how much fun they’re going to have with this update. Undertale players and fans flooded the hype with GrokcribingLines typing out an entire essay about comparing the tension of this update to the boss battle of the “Neutral Route.” Deep.
Then there’s the weird one—MNI_Grape wants Minecraft to wish them luck for their exam in an hour. Priorities!
So where does this leave the actual decision? Mixed, as always. Some players are counting down the minutes; others give the update that lousy side-eye while a few are just there for the memes. One thing is for certain: If there is ever anything that can be turned into drama, Minecraft’s community will not let it die.
Tomorrow shall be a rock fest, whether you’re into ghast taming, the visuals, or the complaints about FPS drops. So buckle in, crafters: the sky is almost here.
