Do people still complain about Sweep Attack?

[Ellie Williams]

Sweep Attack is the #1 most annoying feature in Minecraft IMO (due to all that friendly fire it causes) and I've seen a lot of suggestions for a fix, but before I start ranting at Mojang for not listening to those suggestions, do people still find it annoying as they used to?

CLARIFICATION: I'M TALKING ABOUT SURVIVAL MINECRAFT, NOT CUBECRAFT MINIGAMES

You could just say use an axe/bow/sprint attack/crit attack but those come with its own problems.


Axe: More expensive than sword, you can't apply proper combat enchantments, lower DPS than sword, durability penalty when used in combat

Bow: Consumes Arrows, very slow firing, innacurate

Sprint: Innacurate, consumes hunger, requires space, knockback not always helpful, slows down attack speed

Crit: Requires space (difficult to crit in forest biome, 2 high space, etc), extra damage not always helpful, innacurate


So please, don't say "use an axe/bow/sprint/crit" as a reason to say that sweep is not annoying.

 

[Power Ranger]

Honestly its the one thing that let's you fight multiple mobs at once. It's amazing for pve but I almost never notice or care about it in pvp as its unreliable and doesn't happen when you are sprinting anyway. To keep from doing a sweep just wait for 80% cooldown which will still deal a decent amount of damage and not cause a sweep ♡

 

[Gainfullterror]

Sweep Attack is the #1 most annoying feature in Minecraft IMO (due to all that friendly fire it causes) and I've seen a lot of suggestions for a fix, but before I start ranting at Mojang for not listening to those suggestions, do people still find it annoying as they used to?


You could just say use an axe/bow/sprint attack/crit attack but those come with its own problems.


Axe: More expensive than sword, you can't apply proper combat enchantments, lower DPS than sword, durability penalty when used in combat

Bow: Consumes Arrows, very slow firing, innacurate

Sprint: Innacurate, consumes hunger, requires space, knockback not always helpful, slows down attack speed

Crit: Requires space (difficult to crit in forest biome, 2 high space, etc), extra damage not always helpful, innacurate


So please, don't say "use an axe/bow/sprint/crit" as a reason to say that sweep is not annoying.

Sure, it can cause friendly fire,
But in what gamemode can you harm other teammates? Usually they have preset teams, and in games like FFA in assassinations, all you really have to do is back up from your friend.

 

[Sophie]

I've never noticed it in PvP either to be honest, though doesn't it deal considerably less damage than the main attack? I've been almost exclusively using a bow for the past couple of months, so I'm not really familiar with it.

 

[Ellie Williams]

Sure, it can cause friendly fire,
But in what gamemode can you harm other teammates? Usually they have preset teams, and in games like FFA in assassinations, all you really have to do is back up from your friend.

I've never noticed it in PvP either to be honest, though doesn't it deal considerably less damage than the main attack? I've been almost exclusively using a bow for the past couple of months, so I'm not really familiar with it.

Guys I'm talking about regular survival Minecraft not PvP minigames.

 

[Gainfullterror]

Guys I'm talking about regular survival Minecraft not PvP minigames.

Then why are you posting this on the CC forums?

 

[betty's oldies]

Unless you are in 1.11.1+ (sweeping enchantment) and your teammates don't split up, the sweep attack does negligible damage. No need to worry about friendly fire there.

Your teammates should split against an enemy a bit (not too far like 10+ blocks, but about 5-6 will do) in survival PvP (or PvE against crowds) to lessen AoE damage.

 

[Ellie Williams]

Then why are you posting this on the CC forums?

I can post anything in the off topic section

Unless you are in 1.11.1+ (sweeping enchantment) and your teammates don't split up, the sweep attack does negligible damage. No need to worry about friendly fire there.

Your teammates should split against an enemy a bit (not too far like 10+ blocks, but about 5-6 will do) in survival PvP (or PvE against crowds) to lessen AoE damage.

Guys I'm talking about regular survival Minecraft not PvP minigames.

 

[Ellie Williams]

so... any thoughts?