but the problem is, when fighting multiple mobs at the same time, the regen rate is too slow to be enough. Once i encountered 3 creepers. My hunger bar was full. 1 creeper exploded. Half Health. Regen healed 2 hearts before next creeper blew up. DEAD FUUUUUU
Then wear armor, and/or turn down the difficulty a little bit- you don't have to go to Peaceful. Hard should be Hard, not Easy.
I like the hunger, it makes combat a challenge for a change. Start farming some grain around your house, it's easy to build a small field and a harvest will make enough bread to last for quite a while. Fish and kill animals, etc. The food stacks now so it's not a big deal to carry a lot of it around.
Besides, there were a lot of cheats you could pull with insta-food. You could stay under water or suffocate in blocks for long periods of time and go through lakes of lava just by cramming food in your mouth. The hunger bar makes traps and grief protection in SMP maps a lot more effective without having to rely on mods, etc.
If you're having trouble with combat, get a sword and a bow. Use distance and scenery to your advantage. Strategy we call it, as opposed to mindlessly running up and Hack n' Slashing.
I would also like to remind the haters that it is indeed called "Survival" mode... You would think that the name would imply some form of forced gameplay in order to actually, you know, survive. Beyond standing in a hole at night or playing peaceful...
I found some melon seeds in a chest... I grew melons... I used a few to get enough seeds for 12 melon plants... I now have 7 stacks of melon and have stopped bothering to harvest them anymore.
Then wear armor, and/or turn down the difficulty a little bit- you don't have to go to Peaceful. Hard should be Hard, not Easy.
I like the hunger, it makes combat a challenge for a change. Start farming some grain around your house, it's easy to build a small field and a harvest will make enough bread to last for quite a while. Fish and kill animals, etc. The food stacks now so it's not a big deal to carry a lot of it around.
Besides, there were a lot of cheats you could pull with insta-food. You could stay under water or suffocate in blocks for long periods of time and go through lakes of lava just by cramming food in your mouth. The hunger bar makes traps and grief protection in SMP maps a lot more effective without having to rely on mods, etc.
If you're having trouble with combat, get a sword and a bow. Use distance and scenery to your advantage. Strategy we call it, as opposed to mindlessly running up and Hack n' Slashing.
So what did you do if that happened before sprint?
Look at the perks instead. Sprint and eat or walk everywhere and eat a lot less.