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So I got my bow and arrow, which I find is the best way to take down Creepers. After three shots, down they go.

Last night I managed to get a POWER IV/INFINITY bow with the Enchanting Table.

Well hawt damn, says I. Now I'm gonna one-shot those Creepers and Endermen, with this Hawkeye Super Duper Powerful Death Bow.

Hawkeye Super Duper Powerful Death Blow only did SLIGHTLY better damage than the vanilla bow. Now the Creepers take two hits before going down.

This thing is supposed to be as powered as they come. Level IV! Shouldn't it be punching a LOT harder?!!? Or do the bow enchantments just suck?

That's a good point or maybe creepers are just that studly. Love the name of your bow. LOL

It probably does a few hearts more damage, just not that noticeable as the enemies are pretty weak

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That's a good point or maybe creepers are just that studly. Love the name of your bow. LOL

I think I'm gonna rename it to something more fitting its damage output. Perhaps "Feebly Thrown Balled Up Kleenex"

Are you charging your Bow fully?

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Are you charging your Bow fully?

30 XP went into the ol' tank..... and I'm pulling back all the way....

Yeah knockback, fire bows is where it's at! Scrap that kleennex and save it for when the anvil comes and you can use it to repair a better bow..

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I think I'm gonna rename it to something more fitting its damage output. Perhaps "Feebly Thrown Balled Up Kleenex"

Too funny. But thanks for advising on this. I think I will save my XP on something other than my bow.

infinity is a nice enchant though saves some time making arrows

Its easy to save up 30 exp. Just make a spawn trap from a monster spawner and you can shoot up to 30 in no time.

Power/Fire is your keeper, and should do enough to burn them to death after one shot.

+2 for telling a great tale. LMAO.
-1 for only asking for your arrows back... It's an infinity bow, so you haven't used any arrows.

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Dealing at least 33% more damage sounds pretty worthwhile to me. The difference may not be obvious against aggressive mobs, but think about the advantage you would have over someone in PVP. Let's just say it takes 15 shots to kill someone in diamond armor with a stock bow. With your enchanted bow, it would only take 10 shots. Not such an insignificant difference anymore, is it?

I agree. There was also a post about the efficiency pickaxes not delivering; but I think that there also the difference just isn't noticeable since the diamond pickaxes mine so quickly on most blocks anyway. Use an efficiency enchantment to mine obsidian... and you notice the difference immediately.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong... But I'm almost certain that the power bow has a chance, not a guarantee of doing more damage. Just like the sharpness enchant on a sword. Obviously the higher level of enchant means higher damage and greater chance of more damage given.

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Someone correct me if I'm wrong... But I'm almost certain that the power bow has a chance, not a guarantee of doing more damage. Just like the sharpness enchant on a sword. Obviously the higher level of enchant means higher damage and greater chance of more damage given.

Good point. I know the unbreaking enchantment is a chance that the slidebar won't move on any particular stroke, resulting in an overall extended usage for the tool. I'm pretty sure you're right. It's a chance of doing more damage on any given use.

ETA: Actually the Wiki says that it just deals extra damage period. 1.5 at Power I, growing in intervals of .25 with each level after that.

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Good point. I know the unbreaking enchantment is a chance that the slidebar won't move on any particular stroke, resulting in an overall extended usage for the tool. I'm pretty sure you're right. It's a chance of doing more damage on any given use.

ETA: Actually the Wiki says that it just deals extra damage period. 1.5 at Power I, growing in intervals of .25 with each level after that.

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Good point. I know the unbreaking enchantment is a chance that the slidebar won't move on any particular stroke, resulting in an overall extended usage for the tool. I'm pretty sure you're right. It's a chance of doing more damage on any given use.

ETA: Actually the Wiki says that it just deals extra damage period. 1.5 at Power I, growing in intervals of .25 with each level after that.

Hmm.. I went and read the wiki and you're right. Thought it was like the sharpness enchant, but it's not. Well that's good to know.