As long as you have iron or diamond armor you can pretty much run straight up to them and whack em and let your full stomaque regenerate you. Or just learn to strafe and getting hit once will be rare.
I do think they are overpowered. I'm usually using a charge or a 'defense' (standing still and moving back if a mob gets too close) technique in minecraft (Exceptions are creepers and spiders) and skeletons defeat both of those. They also attack immediately when hit and are deadly accurate.
I don't think i've ever been killed by a skeleton, and often ignore them until i've dealt with anything else that's attacking me first. Creepers are the big threat because if you don't see them coming you just hear hisss BANG and die instantly if you're really close to it. Do you wear armour when you go out at night because I can't think of any other reason you would feel they are over-powered. As for the fire rate, it's pretty slow and easy to dodge. They die with two hits of a sword. I think the main danger with skeletons is one shooting you when you're on a high narrow ledge and I suppose it could knock you off, but definitely not overpowered.
It depends on who you talk to whether they're considered OP or not.
For those who think we need a huge-super-tough-almost-impossible-to-kill 'boss' in a game for it to be worth playing, they're not.
For those who have been killed by one, they are.
It's the only ranged-mob we have.
(You don't have to kill it, you can always just run away.... )
I feel that with their high fire rate along with natural knock back and any enchantments on their bow they are too over powered, also most times you encounter a skeleton there are a couple other hostile mobs that attack you. Even if you get a hit in with the new update they can have armor which means your screwed if you get cornered
What do you mean OP? When other MOB's are around and attacking is the BEST time to have skeletons around. Just maneuver yourself so the melee MOB's are between you and the Skeletons and you can get the MOB's fighting each other?
Heck, I've had 2 skeletons shooting each other because I circled around them until they were in line with each other and the farther one shot the nearer one in the back of the head which got them into an impromptu archer duel with each other.
And it's hilarious when that creeper that was chasing you get's mad at the skeleton that just shot him in the back and goes and blows him up instead.
What do you mean OP? When other MOB's are around and attacking is the BEST time to have skeletons around. Just maneuver yourself so the melee MOB's are between you and the Skeletons and you can get the MOB's fighting each other?
Heck, I've had 2 skeletons shooting each other because I circled around them until they were in line with each other and the farther one shot the nearer one in the back of the head which got them into an impromptu archer duel with each other.
And it's hilarious when that creeper that was chasing you get's mad at the skeleton that just shot him in the back and goes and blows him up instead.
I agree. I don't know why, probably an update, but when the skeleton shoots the zombie, the zombie doesn't get mad, even though he took damage. Also, I wish they still had the fast-shooting skeletons, now that we have more than 2 music discs .-.
I agree. I don't know why, probably an update, but when the skeleton shoots the zombie, the zombie doesn't get mad, even though he took damage. Also, I wish they still had the fast-shooting skeletons, now that we have more than 2 music discs .-.
Hrm... that's weird, I've had Skeletons killed by Zombies before in my MOB farm...numerous times.
meh. I play in Survival Mode on Hard difficulty and the skellies are annoying but with my diamond armor with Projectile Protection they don't really cause me any grief.
Creepers though.
Stupid creepers.
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For those who think we need a huge-super-tough-almost-impossible-to-kill 'boss' in a game for it to be worth playing, they're not.
For those who have been killed by one, they are.
It's the only ranged-mob we have.
(You don't have to kill it, you can always just run away....
What do you mean OP? When other MOB's are around and attacking is the BEST time to have skeletons around. Just maneuver yourself so the melee MOB's are between you and the Skeletons and you can get the MOB's fighting each other?
Heck, I've had 2 skeletons shooting each other because I circled around them until they were in line with each other and the farther one shot the nearer one in the back of the head which got them into an impromptu archer duel with each other.
And it's hilarious when that creeper that was chasing you get's mad at the skeleton that just shot him in the back and goes and blows him up instead.
I agree. I don't know why, probably an update, but when the skeleton shoots the zombie, the zombie doesn't get mad, even though he took damage. Also, I wish they still had the fast-shooting skeletons, now that we have more than 2 music discs .-.
Hrm... that's weird, I've had Skeletons killed by Zombies before in my MOB farm...numerous times.
1.6 Skeletons are worse. Those guys are OP.
I noticed but people didn't seem to care.
Then it's probably only happening to me .-. Oh well, as long as they shoot the creepers, I'm fine.
Creepers though.
Stupid creepers.