May I remind the developers why this is an important issue. Bedrock Edition is the only available Minecraft version that runs on the Nintendo Switch, a portable console without a mobile internet connection because it doesn't have cell service, only WiFi. It's expected that a Switch sometimes doesn't have internet. There are also many other cases where someone may not have internet, but the Switch issue is what I have experience with and what motivates me to focus on this bug.
In many cases, skins and character features are bought items, and people want to be able to use content they paid for in a single player game whenever they feel like it. Otherwise it's a bad customer experience.
The old Legacy Console Edition had no issues at all with using DLC and skins offline once downloaded. The Bedrock Edition is suppose to replace Legacy Console Edition, so it makes sense that skins and DLC work offline. They used to work offline in Bedrock Edition, but some update broke that.
I feel like this bug is being intentionally ignored because it forces people to be always connected to the internet and more incentivizes people to use a Microsoft account.
Ultimately, Minecraft is Microsofts game; they can do whatever they want with it, and we can only make suggestions. But it would be the right thing to do to develop a game that players can enjoy without being sometimes annoyed or frustrated at the user experience when they play.
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May I remind the developers why this is an important issue. Bedrock Edition is the only available Minecraft version that runs on the Nintendo Switch, a portable console without a mobile internet connection because it doesn't have cell service, only WiFi. It's expected that a Switch sometimes doesn't have internet. There are also many other cases where someone may not have internet, but the Switch issue is what I have experience with and what motivates me to focus on this bug.
In many cases, skins and character features are bought items, and people want to be able to use content they paid for in a single player game whenever they feel like it. Otherwise it's a bad customer experience.
The old Legacy Console Edition had no issues at all with using DLC and skins offline once downloaded. The Bedrock Edition is suppose to replace Legacy Console Edition, so it makes sense that skins and DLC work offline. They used to work offline in Bedrock Edition, but some update broke that.
I feel like this bug is being intentionally ignored because it forces people to be always connected to the internet and more incentivizes people to use a Microsoft account.
Ultimately, Minecraft is Microsofts game; they can do whatever they want with it, and we can only make suggestions. But it would be the right thing to do to develop a game that players can enjoy without being sometimes annoyed or frustrated at the user experience when they play.