Thank you for your report! However, this issue is Working as Intended.
The report you have submitted is working as intended: Mobs do not drop their equipped items when despawning. In order do retrieve items picked up by a Mob you need to either kill it or give it more valuable items of the same type.
Please note, that mechanics of the game may change between updates. Things such as graphics, sounds, world creation, biomes, redstone, villagers, and animals may not work the same in current versions.
Thank you for your report!
However, this issue is Working as Intended.
The report you have submitted is working as intended: Mobs do not drop their equipped items when despawning. In order do retrieve items picked up by a Mob you need to either kill it or give it more valuable items of the same type.
Please note, that mechanics of the game may change between updates.
Things such as graphics, sounds, world creation, biomes, redstone, villagers, and animals may not work the same in current versions.
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