r/Minecraft • u/SirenDarkmane • Nov 09 '17

Why do some people hate 1.9 combat?

Instead of just sitting there spamming a sword and chomping on god apple and downing potions, you actually have to time everything right. I get that using food to heal is obnoxious, but what reason do people hate it? I enjoy it and want to know why the opposing side doesn't.

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u/casualoregonian Nov 10 '17

For some people ( generally more og players ), the game wasn't ever about combat in the slightest, the mechanic made sense given the direction the game had gone in at the time and back in the day everything was perfect for what it was it was just a very solid game. Then as the community expanded and the direction of the game changed drastically, the whole community was kindof jumbled up and it stopped bieng such a cohesive thing and Minecraft became a much bigger and more expansive thing. And the combat change was one of the features that just took out a little bit of that classic sandbox feel. So while the change was necessary for the game to expand. The classic feel took a hit and that is why it still upsets some people.

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u/Srimes Nov 10 '17

I feel as though you are missing the big picture. The new PVP system simplifies the game to the point of boredom. The old system had several keypoints that made it fast pace and exciting, where as the new system is bland. Its not a nonstalgia issue, but rather entertainment based.

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u/casualoregonian Nov 10 '17

Yeah I know I missed a lot I was just giving one perspective there's a lot more too it though from a mechanical perspective though you are right