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Man I wish there were more weapons in minecraft besides the usual sword, bow, and so on. I have played games similar to minecraft that have other weapons like guns and more and it was awesome so I know it can be done and it would work well and fit right in with the game itself. Besides adding to the game only improves the depth and replay value of the game so why not.

So who agrees with me and thinks we should have more weapons and they should release a weapon pack add on in the near future. By the way anyone know if minecraft will ever have or get new weapons soon or in the near future? I really hope so I mean in most survival like games you gotta hunt and usally you eventually get hunting guns to make hunting easier and more fun as you progress further into the game.

I personally like the weapons we have, I think guns would change the urgency and fear factor of combat.
One thing I would like to see would be like a torch arrow where you can shoot torches to simplify lighting the huge ravines they have...

I'd like spears and battleaxes.
Those would fit the "I'm alone" theme of single-player, and it doesn't stray far from bows and swords.

Meh... just another item you'd have to fish for in your inventory as a hostile mob approaches you and you'd have even less room for gathering items.

ETA: In other words, I don't really see any point in adding anything more in the way of weaponry to the game. Is it really so different to use a sword or bow in the game as it would be to use a lance or spear? If you're already bored with the one, why wouldn't you be equally bored with the other? The only thing that changes is the graphic of what you're holding in your hand.

Also, this game is currently rated for "everyone 10+." Adding more and more violence into the game through more weaponry and then inevitably more and more powerful hostile mobs to "justify" the added weaponry will only cause it to lose this rating and wind up being rated "teen." It will also only serve, IMO, to make it more and more like all the other reams of FPS and "hack and slash" games on the market.

Well...
You also have

Axes
Pickaxes
Fists
Shovels
Flowers
Watermelon
And lord knows how many other things you can use as a weapon.

Medieval weapons could fit in well, large two handed sword, hammers, or axes, and dual wielding small weapons like two daggers or two swords at once. Shields would fit too since we can block, right now blocking is over powered because you can attack while blocking.. You should only be able to attack while blocking with a shield. Magic projectiles would be fun too, we already will have magic enchanting so a few magic spells like fireball, ice blast, or lightning would be awesome, even if you have to make an enchanted book to read the spells from to use them, then the book breaks after using it so you have to make it again. Guns do not belong in minecraft, they would be too powerful for the enemies we have.

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Well...
You also have

Axes
Pickaxes
Fists
Shovels
Flowers
Watermelon
And lord knows how many other things you can use as a weapon.

True.
You should post this in the official requests thread, they might add and addition.
I don't agree with guns though. That would just be an addition to the violence of Minecraft, which isn't much. I like it that way...

Yea cause you know.

Adding guns to an E rated game with all the shootings going on lately is a fantastic idea

Guns would destroy the philosophy of minecraft, NO GUNS!

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Yea cause you know.

Adding guns to an E rated game with all the shootings going on lately is a fantastic idea

Lets avoid that topic please.

Honestly for the first time ever I don't want guns in a video game so no.

There's plenty of other games that have guns- go play them.
And there plenty of ways to kill people in MC already- we don't "need" more ways.
I agree with the above, the day the developers change their philosophy and add guns is the day I'll never play this game again.

This is like saying "It'd be way cool if COD had swords!"

Guns dont kill creepers, creepers kill creepers.

I wouldn't mind seeing other type of dark age weapons up to the medieval era. maybe a shuriken or crossbow. I personally wouldn't mind seeing more variety in projectiles other than arrows... oooo a sling, where you can make sling stones from cobble. Spears would be good for a longer range attack that swords do not do. Beyond those I really can not think of anything else.

Would be nice to see a Katana maybe if it had a longer reach than a sword but shorter than a spear. Either way those at least would in my opinion fit the style of play to some degree.

Now guns would be a bit too cheap in my opinion. Aim and shoot. That is really not much fun, as if I wanted to do that a bow would be enough, and seeing as guns would be insta kills and bows usually are not unless enchanted... I just don't see the point in bring FPS aspect of this type into the game.

I would rather see more aesthetics like upside down slab/stairs, colored wood, sandstone stairs, and sideways logs then something to make an easy kill on hard mode even. Guns just don't truly fit in with the game in the way that I see the game played...

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This is like saying "It'd be way cool if COD had swords!"

You mean like the knife that people love to use in MW2 so much? Yeah no thanks.

All these "I want gunz!" threads all have the same theme: the originators of them all have this romantic notion in their head of how much fun it would be to run around blowing away their hapless buddies.
Bangity bang bang bang.
Ratta tat tat tat!
Muuhhhaahahaha!

The problem is they never picture themselves as the "hapless buddy". They forget that the "awesome weapons" they want work both ways.

I think the creation of a blunderbust, a slow gun for hunting would be cool or a cannon that can fire from a building. It would be interesting, but not necessary.

Its to bad guns won't ever be added because I think they would get a lot more players and fans if they added guns. Look at for example the indie game castle miner Z, it gained alot more fans and players ever since it came out and people found out that new weapons including guns were added to the second version of castle miner. Even though it was a great idea and the game is now a lot more fun its still an indie game and it aint no mine craft.

Anytime you add on to a game your only giving it more depth and replay value. As far as guns not fitting in or messing up the game, your not looking at it right because you should know that anytime there are changes made or add ons to a game everything gets looked at, reworked, or adjusted accordingly as needed so that the game still feels and behaves in the same way people like and are accustomed to. So with new weapons I would expect changes to the difficulty levels of the game so that we still get the same challenge from the AI that we are accustomed to.

Now if guns will never happen how about just other melee weapons as mentioned by some of the others like a battle axe, dagger, spears, lances, maces, different types of swords, different types of axes, and there's many more. Also they can maybe give us more long range weapons like a crossbow, slingshot, ninja stars, throwing knifes, and many more. Another thing they should add would be different types of shields to help you with defense. Im also surprised we cant light on fire or dip in poison things like arrows, weapon tips, and whatever else this can be done to. Basically there's so much you can add so the developer can decide but it dosent have to be everything just what will work for the game. Im sure some of these ideas that not just me but other fans want also could happen if the developer wants.

These are ideas that not only fans want but will only help the game not hurt it.

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I personally like the weapons we have, I think guns would change the urgency and fear factor of combat.
One thing I would like to see would be like a torch arrow where you can shoot torches to simplify lighting the huge ravines they have...

Great idea with the torch arrow. You got my vote for that addition!

I like killing mobs with a diamond or gold hoe. Sometimes in a grim reaper skin.