Well over a decade has passed since Mojang saw the release of its monumental sandbox game Minecraft, but the developers are still hard at work on new updates – and apparently, they've got a very precise mantra they try to follow during production. Yes, you read that right – if something goes wrong in-game, it should ideally be the users' own fault rather than any mistake made by the devs. "And what we mean by that is that either the player caused it or the player had a chance to prevent it," as Jeb explains. Creative lead Cory 'Cojomax99' Scheviak agrees, saying, "We try to live by this as best we can. We have a few exceptions." As a player myself, I do wonder what those are. Minecraft devs "probably would not add" the Creeper to the game today, admits Mojang CEO, because "it would be so controversial" Minecraft "is actually a hardcore action RPG in disguise," says former Path of Exile co-creator, "more hardcore than even Path of Exile," in fact, because there's lava Ex-DayZ boss says survival games should give players as much power as developers and "expose damn near every single variable" they can mod: "Expose as much as possible" How does Mojnag manage to strike that "balance" Jeb described, though? "In order to find balance in game design, you have to weigh risk versus reward," the dev says. "You want to make the game feel fab." Scheviak then chimes in, "We like to put the harder challenges later in the game, and we also like to make them opt-in" – and he's not wrong. Most of the "hard" content in Minecraft is entirely optional for those preferring a more creative experience. As Jeb concludes, "Through that, you are able to balance your own difficulty." That's why, should something go wrong or, as the dev put it, should "bad things happen," it all boils down to the player – not Mojang. You choose whether you're going to take a certain path, fight a specific boss, or take it easy and avoid mobs altogether for more building-focused gameplay. It's part of what makes Minecraft so great, and I, for one, think the formula works well for the sandbox genre, especially. Minecraft devs "probably would not add" the Creeper to the game today, admits Mojang CEO, because "it would be so controversial."