I've heard in a lot of topics on this forum that animals no longer despawn/respawn in the prereleases of 1.9. Is that really true? And if it is, do you think animals should despawn again so we can find them in the wild?
It is true, it has been true since 1.8, but I like it, it makes the game more realistic and adds features such as animal farms and breeding into the game, which I like best than spawning and despawning.
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