Experience Orb

Experience orbs have been added to Minecraft 1.8, as shown in a trailer by Notch this afternoon. These orbs will fall when a animal is killed. When these orbs are collected, they are added to XP bar.

Notch officially showcased it live this morning at the PAX event in Seattle. The experience bar has been showcased many weeks earlier.

Notch has told us about the revamped fighting system, and this is a product of this change. He has added new features to the bows, and improved the gameplay with these new orbs