I think bows should be nerfed, why you ask? well for one because anything more powerful then the bow is Over powered, anything less the the bow is just useless. so if the bow were to be nerfed in its attack speed, damage, and range it would balance it out.
an alternative nerf is to make it so you have to aim for 1 second then release, the longer you hold it the further it will go. if you hold it for too long your bow will snap!
i know notch said no guns, but WHY did he say that? guns would fit into the timeline of minecraft IF balanced out enough. like flintlock pistols and the first muskets.
bows are already balanced. their damage is equal to a wood sword, and flint for arrows is hard to get.
Flint isn't hard to get at all, it's time-consuming. You also have to come into consideration that it's a ranged weapon.
I'm fine with the current bow the way it is, but adding a delay between shots like yoshi said would work.
Right now you can fire faster than will actually damage a mob. When it is hit, a mob is temporarily invulnerable. Putting in a delay, unless a long one will affect nothing.
A delay would be nice, I would love a bit more challenge combat wise. Also I love the bow myself so making it more balanced would make me like it that much more.
Also I don't think there should be stronger items though, you said you wanted it nerfed so other items could be stronger without being overpowered. I would like bow to still stay stronger than most just weaker than it is now.
an alternative nerf is to make it so you have to aim for 1 second then release, the longer you hold it the further it will go. if you hold it for too long your bow will snap!
i know notch said no guns, but WHY did he say that? guns would fit into the timeline of minecraft IF balanced out enough. like flintlock pistols and the first muskets.
http://www.minecraft...t-a-fan-theory/
I can spam the fire key in .15 seconds. This is 6 arrows per second.
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yes that would be nice, just because it does less damage then a sword dosnt mean its not as good. it is a ranged weapon.
http://www.minecraft...t-a-fan-theory/
Although it should be possible to have obsidian-tipped arrows as an upgrade...
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Flint isn't hard to get at all, it's time-consuming. You also have to come into consideration that it's a ranged weapon.
I'm fine with the current bow the way it is, but adding a delay between shots like yoshi said would work.
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Also I don't think there should be stronger items though, you said you wanted it nerfed so other items could be stronger without being overpowered. I would like bow to still stay stronger than most just weaker than it is now.
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You do know that you can just hold down the fire key, right?
But yeah, a firing delay would be good. It wouldn't actually be a nerf (due to the invulnerablility time), though.
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