Why would people stop playing 1.8 because of knockback? Every 1.8 player who plays 1.8 PvP already got used to it (Knockback). Most people hate 1.9 PvP because of It's cooldown. And also you can blockhit in 1.9. But many people don't even know that they can hit and shield at the same time (Left + Right click at the same time) I did that.I dont think it's really 1.8 because the knock back is way different and there is a way different hit register on 1.8. That's why people that used to play 1.8 pvp stop playing because of knock back and hit register. Not just that, they can't block with a sword in 1.9. I mean you could buy a shield, but you can't block hit with it. If you don't know what block hitting is, you can ask me