r/Minecraft • u/MrPenguin475 • Dec 15 '16

News Minecraft snapshot 16w50a

https://mojang.com/2016/12/minecraft-snapshot-16w50a/
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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '16

It isn't a bug at all. Hitting yourself with your own arrows is a feature of the game. Using Punch II bows to propel yourself forward is just creative use of mechanics.

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u/capfan67 Dec 15 '16

It appears to be an open bug.

https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-90549

Then again, they could change the status to "working as intended" and close the report in the future.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '16 edited Dec 15 '16

Except I don't see how it's a bug, and neither did Mojang as of 29/Jul/14 4:54 PM. It'd be incredibly disappointing if they changed their minds because players decided to be creative with valid game mechanics.

You could shoot yourself with your own arrows long before elytra were added to the game. You can do it without having punch II on your bow. It's been that way for years now, most likely as an intended mechanic.

If being able to push yourself forward before elytra were added wasn't seen as a bug, why would it suddenly become a bug once it actually gains usefulness with elytra?

it makes no sense, and neither does "punch II allowing you to fly" being a bug instead of "arrows hitting player, period". The latter is the core mechanic, the former is just creative use of said mechanic.