First of all, Notch might be adding stuff like this, so don't blame me for not knowing. I don't really read what he says on twitter that much.
Anyhow, this would make combat just a little better in my opinion. Features:
Monsters wouldn't react super fast. You know how if you're walking through a cave and you run into a skeleton, it turns around and shoots you super fast? I think they should at least take about one second to start walking towards you, so you both have time to react. If you are too shocked to move, he'll be able to shoot you. If you're more prepared to run into him, you'll probably be able to turn around and hide. This applies to other mobs as well. Other mobs would just look at you for a second, then walk towards you.
You would be able to sneak up behind monsters. No, it wouldn't work if you were just walking. You would have to be sneaking while behind a monster so it won't be able to see or hear you. This way, you can at least hit it once before it can start attacking you. And with monsters reacting slower, skeletons won't just turn around and scare you half to death either.
Limbs can fall off. You would be able to strike a monster's head with a sword, and it would actually get cut off. The death of the monsters depends on which limb was cut off. If it's their arm, they will just be a little slower. Wooden swords wouldn't be able to cut off limbs as easily. If you stab their chest, they will probably slowly die while making an attempt to kill you. Their chest is a fairly easy target, so zombies could be blocking with their arms sometimes. Or they could just claw at you a lot, so you're mostly focused on chopping their arms off.
Of course, chopping a leg off would make it harder for them to walk. Chopping both of their legs off wouldn't let them walk at all, besides squirming around. Cutting off their arms and legs would slowly kill them. Also, if you didn't know, you would be able to see their cut off limb on the ground. It would eventually dissapear.
I can't think of anything else, but I had a ton of ideas.
Bows are used more than swords, TBH. The whole "killing by dismemberment" thing wouldn't work too well for bows. Also, I find this to be heavily inspired by Dead Space.
As for the reacting time and sneaking, I agree to some extent. Honestly, though, killing monsters is already easy. Why make it easier?
Bows are used more than swords, TBH. The whole "killing by dismemberment" thing wouldn't work too well for bows. Also, I find this to be heavily inspired by Dead Space.
As for the reacting time and sneaking, I agree to some extent. Honestly, though, killing monsters is already easy. Why make it easier?
This would make swords more useful then, if bows are over used. Also, that was another part of my suggestion that I didn't mention. It will take more hits to kill monsters now, but since they'll be slower if you cut their limbs off, it makes it a little more fair. I think it might actually be harder. Remember, cutting their arm off wouldn't even kill them.
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Retired StaffAnyhow, this would make combat just a little better in my opinion. Features:
Monsters wouldn't react super fast. You know how if you're walking through a cave and you run into a skeleton, it turns around and shoots you super fast? I think they should at least take about one second to start walking towards you, so you both have time to react. If you are too shocked to move, he'll be able to shoot you. If you're more prepared to run into him, you'll probably be able to turn around and hide. This applies to other mobs as well. Other mobs would just look at you for a second, then walk towards you.
You would be able to sneak up behind monsters. No, it wouldn't work if you were just walking. You would have to be sneaking while behind a monster so it won't be able to see or hear you. This way, you can at least hit it once before it can start attacking you. And with monsters reacting slower, skeletons won't just turn around and scare you half to death either.
Limbs can fall off. You would be able to strike a monster's head with a sword, and it would actually get cut off. The death of the monsters depends on which limb was cut off. If it's their arm, they will just be a little slower. Wooden swords wouldn't be able to cut off limbs as easily. If you stab their chest, they will probably slowly die while making an attempt to kill you. Their chest is a fairly easy target, so zombies could be blocking with their arms sometimes. Or they could just claw at you a lot, so you're mostly focused on chopping their arms off.
Of course, chopping a leg off would make it harder for them to walk. Chopping both of their legs off wouldn't let them walk at all, besides squirming around. Cutting off their arms and legs would slowly kill them. Also, if you didn't know, you would be able to see their cut off limb on the ground. It would eventually dissapear.
I can't think of anything else, but I had a ton of ideas.
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I, too, think mobs shouldn't react imediatly, at least not if you aren't snaking. Sneaking up to a mob should deal critical damage.
For the limb thing, there's a mod for it. Looks really neat, but not really smooth or PG3. Or w/e rating MC has.
As for the reacting time and sneaking, I agree to some extent. Honestly, though, killing monsters is already easy. Why make it easier?
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Retired StaffThis would make swords more useful then, if bows are over used. Also, that was another part of my suggestion that I didn't mention. It will take more hits to kill monsters now, but since they'll be slower if you cut their limbs off, it makes it a little more fair. I think it might actually be harder. Remember, cutting their arm off wouldn't even kill them.