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As pigmen were going to be implemented, but weren't, I think it's a great idea and I never would've thought of that. I support it!

Does sound like a very cool idea. Support.

Quote from Axo802

Ahha I'm not completely sure what you mean with the lightning
but it sounds epic ;D

Basically when Pigmen only have 2.5 hearts left, they would have a lightning aura. When that happens they go into "Zeus Mode". They would start going on a rampage killing all hostile mobs (except for fellow zombies, zombie pigmen, or nether mobs) and all villagers. The lightning would strike in a 5 blocks radius, and if you are within the radius, the lightning is so bright that you are blinded for 3 seconds. It will not burn the ground. Hope this isn't too long

meh why not

Thanks for the support and ideas

Support, but I don't want them to be able to defend you. We already have 3 mobs that do that.

Support. Sounds like a fun addition and well balanced. This deserves a look at from the devs.

Quote from Puredarkness

Maybe if they turned into pigmen in the nether, but regular pigs in the Overworld?

What about those who entered the overworld via port- Nevermind , I like your idea better.

Wow, huge rewards for being cured. No.

But the idea otherwise has merit.

I'd make them just turn into regular pigs, though.

I really like this new take on the idea of pigmen. Full support!

I will give my full support to this idea but only if the cured pigman starts driving a convertible and doing Geico commercials.
Weeeeeeeeeeeeee, weeeeeeeeeeeeeee, weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Hahahaha sounds like a good idea, Jeff!

Support.

Quote from Axo802

Immediately after being cured the newly cured Pigman
will 'reward' you by dropping anything from an apple, netherwarts or enchanted books!

I don't think a reward is necessary. I'd say it's reward enough to have a pigman friend who fights for you.

Although I would like to know what they do with their golden sword; I guess they keep it, because why not?

If you bring befriended Pigmen to the suface they will kill Villagers on sight. Then inhabit their village.

This is not my favourite part of the suggestion. I kind of want everybody to live together in peace and harmony.

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Support, but I don't want them to be able to defend you. We already have 3 mobs that do that.

True, that would be a bit overpowered and sort of redundant.

Although, don't you want a pigman army?

Let's look at this a bit closer:

Iron golems and snow golems don't exactly fight for you. They just attack mobs when they see them.

Wolves fight for you, and they follow you wherever you go, and they aggro against anything you attack or anything that attacks you.

I think there's conceptual space in between for pigman warriors. The pigman warriors ignore mobs for the most part, and ignore the player too. Unless the player is being attacked by (anything), in which case they aggro against that specific mob. Very much the same way they aggro against anyone attacking their friends when they were zombies.

Quote from Deonyi

I don't think we need a whole new pig mob just for this. If anything, they should just turn into pigs. Nothing more, nothing less.

Quarter Support

I agree.

I have an idea a lot like this. Not to be advertizing my idea, but I do have something like that in it. Regardless, I support my own idea, so I also support this.