I made a test in creative. Even a distance of 2000 blocks doesn't despawn the entities. (also not y 2000) - On our realm around the town in the water skelies are walking at the ground. I was looking at them for around 10 min. They feel comfortable as on the beach at night. At our town i killed 2 times 100 drowned - > 8 and 9 Nautilus Shells, at the second ocean monument 200 drowned -> 0 Nautilus Shells.
Like this the game makes only a sense, if you want to build a house carstle or something - but nothing with logic.
I made a test in creative. Even a distance of 2000 blocks doesn't despawn the entities. (also not y 2000) - On our realm around the town in the water skelies are walking at the ground. I was looking at them for around 10 min. They feel comfortable as on the beach at night. At our town i killed 2 times 100 drowned - > 8 and 9 Nautilus Shells, at the second ocean monument 200 drowned -> 0 Nautilus Shells.
Like this the game makes only a sense, if you want to build a house carstle or something - but nothing with logic.