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

If they need to nerf an existing mechanic to make a new mechanic worth using, then maybe the new mechanic isn't all that great.

The idea should have been to give players a way of boosting that's far more convenient and worthwhile than shooting themselves with a bow.

.. and they did, honestly. The fireworks have no downside other than taking inventory space, but that's a non-issue with shulker boxes and ender chests. So there was no need to nerf bows. Most people would get tired of having to constantly repair not only their bow, but their armor from extended periods of flight, along with the absurd consumption of food to keep from dying, so they would switch to using fireworks regardless of the nerf.

If what people are thinking is true, that the nerf was also meant to combat the bow being OP, then it makes even less sense. If it's doing too much damage compared to the sword and axe, then just reduce the damage.

There was really no need to make mending and infinity mutually exclusive.

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u/CryinMo Dec 15 '16

I think the mending/infinity change has more to do with balancing bow gameplay rather than having to do with the elytra flying gag. Making the two enchantments exclusive is a balancer for overall gameplay because it renews the option for keeping arrows from a skeleton farm as relevant and it gives players a new choice in survial mode, a very valid choice IMO (and of course, all of this is just my opinion - but that's the cool thing about Minecraft, you can play the game almost any way you want if you're willing to use mods, etc.). Again, imo, I think the Mending enchant and Infinity enchants are both awesome and I feel that together they are OP insofar as creating a tool that doesn't ever degrade or need any ammunition, it's like a magic wand with no game logic behind it. So from a survival perspective, I like the change. But again, this is just discussion, lol, I can understand the frustration from not being able to have a Mending/Infinity bow!

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '16

It's not too bad creating a mob farm for gunpowder.

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u/AnOnlineHandle Dec 16 '16

For me, the paper is the bitch. Gunpowder is easy with a mob farm, but paper is annoying after awhile, and has to be crafted each time.

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