Why is building a base in Minecraft necessary?

When players first enter the world of Minecraft, they quickly begin gathering all kinds of resources and start surviving. The first night is always daunting since various hostile creatures roam the Overworld's surface. Though most players plan to make a base for security, some of them keep roaming around for hours and are eager to explore biomes and get even more resources.

While living a nomadic life and continuously exploring the world can feel adventurous and exciting, it is almost necessary to build a base in Minecraft. Here's why.

Note: This article is subjective and solely reflects the writer's opinion. Also, this article is targeted towards beginners who are completely new to Minecraft.

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Reasons why players should always build a base in Minecraft

Players can store items in a base

A base is where players can store items using chests (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || Mojang Studios)

After exploring a new Minecraft world for a while, most players' inventories will be filled with all kinds of loot and resources. After a while, it will become extremely hard to manage an overflowing inventory, in which case players will craft a chest to keep everything. The moment they create a chest, a sense of settlement will come since filled chests cannot be picked up. Hence, players will either have to remember where their chests are or create a dedicated base.

Even if players are keen on living nomadically and riding their horses from biome to biome, they will have to store their loot somewhere safe. Hence, they will have to create a base.

A base acts as a safe respawn area

Players should have a base so that they can safely respawn after dying (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || Mojang Studios)

Another major reason why players should always make a base is to respawn safely in a place they choose. When players first spawn in a new Minecraft world, the game chooses a chunk in the Overworld and sets it as our world spawn. This means that if the game does not find any player-made respawn point, like a bed or a respawn anchor, it will respawn players directly in the world spawn chunk.

If players do not want to keep respawning in the world chunks, they must create a safe base and place their permanent bed. This is also important because if players keep exploring and sleeping on a temporary bed that they break and carry, they essentially do not have a set respawn point where they can return. If they die and their bed is with them, they will directly respawn at the world spawn.

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Akshat has been a Minecraft writer at Sportskeeda for almost three years. He has loved gaming since childhood, and the fact that Need For Speed Most Wanted is still installed on his PC is proof that the flame burns strong even today. This love for the racing franchise spilled over to F1 fandom, leading him to cover the sport as well for the company.

Akshat's articles have accrued over 19 million views so far at Sportskeeda. He prefers both solo and multiplayer titles and is a huge admirer of popular gamers Shroud and Philza. Akshat places huge emphasis on accurate, relevant, and ethical content, and does thorough research using social media, videos, and a multitude of websites before writing an article.

Akshat's other hobbies include cars, mechanical keyboards, psychology, and philosophy. He would recommend indie and Slice of Life games to a gaming skeptic because of their ease of play, compelling storyline, and message.

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Edited by Akshat Kabra