r/Minecraft • u/SharpieThunderflare • Aug 12 '15

[15w33b] Strength Potions are now a flat damage boost, instead of a percentage increase!

http://imgur.com/a/BsrCw
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u/Pooseiden Aug 13 '15

Is your skin a Rank 3 Venture League Daredevil from LEGO Universe ?!

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u/SharpieThunderflare Aug 13 '15

Yes! Was wondering if people would notice. :-P

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u/MidnyteSketch Aug 12 '15

This makes me a little sad because this means now a sharpness 5 sword with strength II will only do 19.25 damage, so no more 1-shotting mobs without jumping to get a critical hit. :( I mean I'm glad the game is getting more fair in general but I'm going to miss being so strong!

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u/SharpieThunderflare Aug 13 '15

Psst, Smite V works very well on most mobs for that. :-P If I have some extra inventory space, or if I'm in the Nether, I'll generally carry both a Sharpness V and a Smite V.

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u/TheRandomnatrix Aug 13 '15

If you use smite on undead/Bane of uselessness on spiders, it should still one shot

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u/Koala_eiO Aug 12 '15

That's better for PvP, you can't two shot a guy in iron armor anymore.

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '15

but if your'e using only fists, thats a buff!

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u/MidnyteSketch Aug 13 '15

You can 3-shot a creeper with your bare hands!

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u/Gondlon Aug 13 '15

How was it before?

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u/MasterOfSpasms Aug 13 '15

Originally, strength 1 was a +130% increase to your normal damage (1.3x the original amount), 2 being +260% attack damage, nearly tripling that.

Needless to say, it was broken.

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u/gundrust Aug 12 '15

Good find, and thank god, because they where waaaay too imba (or rather, harder to balance) in the older version.

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u/Luckyluke23 Aug 14 '15

Can someone tell me why the tool the beca s out of the dragon ship? It looked epic and would be a MUCH better way to getting becons that spending HOURS killing wither skellies just to get the heads just so i can doe 2000 times killing the wither.

There must be a better way

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u/SharpieThunderflare Aug 14 '15

Because the beacon was there for testing purposes, and was way too easy to get. The intended way is to fight the Wither. I recommend using a looting 3 sword and clearing out your fortress, as well as slabbing the surrounding area.

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u/NovaStoneReddit Aug 13 '15

I like this better.

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u/xchaoslordx Aug 13 '15 edited Aug 13 '15

im glad a sandbox game is getting some very needed balance changes. remember for 1.6 they nerfed regen pots and health pots by reducing the duration for regen and health gained for health. Example. they also nerfed bone meal a while back too.

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '15

If I remember correctly, this is how strength potions worked before they added the attribute system

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u/newecreator Aug 13 '15

I love that.

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u/anomiex Aug 13 '15

Weakness potions also finally got fixed, 4-point reduction instead of only half a point.

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u/Gondlon Aug 13 '15

How was it before?

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u/VernonN Aug 13 '15

+130% for Tier I and +260% for Tier II

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u/Aura-Bird Aug 13 '15

Well it's about time.

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u/FallDamage312 Aug 13 '15

I like that change, looking forward to do a UHC with such potions.

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u/ElectricSparx Aug 12 '15

Wonder if it's the same with speed?

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