So this update literally being called, "The Nether Update" titles that the Nether will be getting an update, right? Yes! Very exciting! The Nether was pretty outdated and it's awesome to see how much it's changing. So what in the Nether will be getting updated? Oh, the mobs, the biomes, new blocks? Yes! The Nether is getting revamped, but what about the the fortresses.... the brewery... or the wither? If the Nether is getting updated you would expect these things to get updated as well.. Well let's brainstorm. Well let's start with the Wither. Not specifically the boss, but the race. These skeletons are literally the main ingredient to get to fighting the wither boss. But other than that, they are just another mob. Every other mob seems to have their respective use, like slimes dropping slime balls, which can make slime blocks or sticky pistons.. Then there is parrots that CAN LITERALLY DANCE AND MOCK OTHER MOBS. DID I MENTION THEY CAN SIT ON YOUR SOLDIER? THAT IS SO COOL. But then we have classic old withered skeleton, just another skeleton that drops their head very rarely. Well, what can we do to make them cooler? Well let's take an actual look at the wither skeleton. We can see it's a charred, un-dead creature with a stone sword. Well it's not like the only thing on their body is their skull, why not all the other bones on their body? The Withered Bones that make up the whole model (literally). It's everywhere! Skeletons in the over world drop their head when blown up by a charged creeper, but they also drop their bones as well! So why can't wither skeletons drop them? One could argue that Wither Skeleton Bones would have no purpose... BUT I DISAGREE. There is many possibilities with the Withered Bones! There can be a withered bone block, if fed to a wolf it would kill it! (Similar to the Cookies for a Parrot.) and maybe a potion revolved around it! Maybe a potion that can wither other mobs or protect you from the wither effect. Well I don't really see how withering other mobs could be useful other than PVP, but Minecraft is based on PVE, not PVP. So let's go with the wither resistance one. So when you are going to kill a wither skeleton, odds are you are hunting them to get wither skulls for the wither. Meaning you are prepping to fight the wither. So you get some wither bones, make some wither resistance and boom, wither doesn't hurt you as much as it usually does depending on the level of the resistance. (Similar to the actual buff, Resistance in Minecraft). This doesn't make the wither a piece of cake but it does help out a lot! So it's quite balanced. I've always wanted to suggest this but I feel like now is the best time because of the whole Nether update. What do you guys say??
Meaning you are prepping to fight the wither. So you get some wither bones, make some wither resistance and boom, wither doesn't hurt you as much as it usually does depending on the level of the resistance. (Similar to the actual buff, Resistance in Minecraft). This doesn't make the wither a piece of cake but it does help out a lot! So it's quite balanced.
The Wither can apply Wither 2 at the most for 40 seconds. Wither 2 does half a heart every second. I'm assuming that 0.5 wither damage resistance would be the basis for this new potion. Assuming it follows other potion rules, that'd be up to either 1:30 or 8:00 of full Wither immunity, seeing as nothing goes above level 2 naturally. To avoid this, you could halve it so level one only reduces by 0.125 and level 2 turns into 0.25 damage reduction, but at that point, the effect itself would be pointless. That's not even mentioning how the only chain of items/mobs that can give you Wither all connect to this one mob that commonly drops items that negate its damage.
There's no way to balance this idea. No support.
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Watch out for the crabocalypse. Some say the day will never come. But it will.
Feel free to drop by for a chat whenever.
If you'd like to talk with me about other games, here are a few I play.
Team Fortress 2
Borderlands series (Borderlands 2 is my favorite game, ever. TPS combat is a lot of fun and makes up for the lower-quality story, in my opinion)
Elder Scrolls series
Warframe (IGN is something like That_One_Flesh_Atronach)
Pokémon series (HGSS forever)
Rocket League
Fallout series
Left 4 Dead 2 (Boomer files always corrupt though)
SUPERHOT (SUPERHOT is the most innovative shooter I've played in years!)
Dead Rising series (Dead Rising 2 is one of my favorite games, and the 3rd was a lot of fun. 1st has poor survivor AI and the 4th is bad)
Just Cause series
Come to think of it, I mainly play fighting-based games.
How about a much simpler idea: wither skeletons and withers drop withered bones instead of normal bones sometimes, and these can be used to make potions of decay like a wither rose, or turned into bonemeal that kills most plants but makes wither roses flourish? Perhaps if you want a stretch, it can also be turned into blocks which deal a second of wither effect when touched, and whose fossils generate in the nether just like overworld ones with the same models and frequency but with the wither bone block instead.
So this update literally being called, "The Nether Update" titles that the Nether will be getting an update, right? Yes! Very exciting! The Nether was pretty outdated and it's awesome to see how much it's changing. So what in the Nether will be getting updated? Oh, the mobs, the biomes, new blocks? Yes! The Nether is getting revamped, but what about the the fortresses.... the brewery... or the wither? If the Nether is getting updated you would expect these things to get updated as well.. Well let's brainstorm. Well let's start with the Wither. Not specifically the boss, but the race. These skeletons are literally the main ingredient to get to fighting the wither boss. But other than that, they are just another mob. Every other mob seems to have their respective use, like slimes dropping slime balls, which can make slime blocks or sticky pistons.. Then there is parrots that CAN LITERALLY DANCE AND MOCK OTHER MOBS. DID I MENTION THEY CAN SIT ON YOUR SOLDIER? THAT IS SO COOL. But then we have classic old withered skeleton, just another skeleton that drops their head very rarely. Well, what can we do to make them cooler? Well let's take an actual look at the wither skeleton. We can see it's a charred, un-dead creature with a stone sword. Well it's not like the only thing on their body is their skull, why not all the other bones on their body? The Withered Bones that make up the whole model (literally). It's everywhere! Skeletons in the over world drop their head when blown up by a charged creeper, but they also drop their bones as well! So why can't wither skeletons drop them? One could argue that Wither Skeleton Bones would have no purpose... BUT I DISAGREE. There is many possibilities with the Withered Bones! There can be a withered bone block, if fed to a wolf it would kill it! (Similar to the Cookies for a Parrot.) and maybe a potion revolved around it! Maybe a potion that can wither other mobs or protect you from the wither effect. Well I don't really see how withering other mobs could be useful other than PVP, but Minecraft is based on PVE, not PVP. So let's go with the wither resistance one. So when you are going to kill a wither skeleton, odds are you are hunting them to get wither skulls for the wither. Meaning you are prepping to fight the wither. So you get some wither bones, make some wither resistance and boom, wither doesn't hurt you as much as it usually does depending on the level of the resistance. (Similar to the actual buff, Resistance in Minecraft). This doesn't make the wither a piece of cake but it does help out a lot! So it's quite balanced. I've always wanted to suggest this but I feel like now is the best time because of the whole Nether update. What do you guys say??
The Wither can apply Wither 2 at the most for 40 seconds. Wither 2 does half a heart every second. I'm assuming that 0.5 wither damage resistance would be the basis for this new potion. Assuming it follows other potion rules, that'd be up to either 1:30 or 8:00 of full Wither immunity, seeing as nothing goes above level 2 naturally. To avoid this, you could halve it so level one only reduces by 0.125 and level 2 turns into 0.25 damage reduction, but at that point, the effect itself would be pointless. That's not even mentioning how the only chain of items/mobs that can give you Wither all connect to this one mob that commonly drops items that negate its damage.
There's no way to balance this idea. No support.
Watch out for the crabocalypse. Some say the day will never come. But it will.
Feel free to drop by for a chat whenever.
If you'd like to talk with me about other games, here are a few I play.
Team Fortress 2
Borderlands series (Borderlands 2 is my favorite game, ever. TPS combat is a lot of fun and makes up for the lower-quality story, in my opinion)
Elder Scrolls series
Warframe (IGN is something like That_One_Flesh_Atronach)
Pokémon series (HGSS forever)
Rocket League
Fallout series
Left 4 Dead 2 (Boomer files always corrupt though)
SUPERHOT (SUPERHOT is the most innovative shooter I've played in years!)
Dead Rising series (Dead Rising 2 is one of my favorite games, and the 3rd was a lot of fun. 1st has poor survivor AI and the 4th is bad)
Just Cause series
Come to think of it, I mainly play fighting-based games.
How about a much simpler idea: wither skeletons and withers drop withered bones instead of normal bones sometimes, and these can be used to make potions of decay like a wither rose, or turned into bonemeal that kills most plants but makes wither roses flourish? Perhaps if you want a stretch, it can also be turned into blocks which deal a second of wither effect when touched, and whose fossils generate in the nether just like overworld ones with the same models and frequency but with the wither bone block instead.