Power Bow

[Qin Shihuangdi]

So you all know that I love playing normal half health. But there's one absolutely horrid thing wrong with it:
POWER BOWS

If you're confused because you've never played normal half, let me explain this real quickly. Basically, the power bow makes gearing up completely useless. I've only found two gear combos that actually have any use:
- One piece of chain (to survive the insta-kill)
- Full iron (To be able to take three hits)

And technically you can only take two hits with the iron, but with the one second bow cooldown you'll be able to take a 3rd shot with the regen (and full iron may not be correct as chain helmet is the same and might be possible with less, but you get the point)

Solutions:
1. Remove it
2. Up price to 32, so notch apple can cost the same
3. Make the bow power zero.
4. Both 2 and 3

Remember this is only for normal half health. Other normal modes are unaffected.

 

[Mage_da_magix]

Shields will also work.... If you want to move like a snail for half an hour
I think the power bow shouldn't be removed due to it making half hp a challenge.
To survive it you must work around it
-Not saying it's fun, but if both players can get it, it's fair

 

[Qin Shihuangdi]

Shields will also work.... If you want to move like a snail for half an hour
I think the power bow shouldn't be removed due to it making half hp a challenge.
To survive it you must work around it
-Not saying it's fun, but if both players can get it, it's fair

So rather than fixing it, you just say "Do it yourself". Getting tired of responses like these. And btw normal half is already challenging - the power bow just straight up breaks it.

 

[Mage_da_magix]

So rather than fixing it, you just say "Do it yourself". Getting tired of responses like these. And btw normal half is already challenging - the power bow just straight up breaks it.

I didn't only say to try it for yourself.
I mention working around it. -strategy. Being sneaky and placing blocks to guard yourself. There are other strats too, you just got to be creative and figure them out
Don't hate on me for giving my opinion
Skill > OP items always works if you know what you're doing.

 

[OnePointEight.exe]

I would agree with a nerf, I was once camped in my ship on space and the enemy was on the planet, impossible to go up there.

 

[ChasingRainbows]

If they removed it from half health I think it would be nice, but idk how that would work with the villagers being changed by the gamemode. Maybe you just shouldn't play half health?

 

[Qin Shihuangdi]

If they removed it from half health I think it would be nice, but idk how that would work with the villagers being changed by the gamemode. Maybe you just shouldn't play half health?

I prefer half health because I like short fights and I'm tired of gapple chuggers. It also has a quicker pace of play, which I always like.

 

[ChasingRainbows]

I prefer half health because I like short fights and I'm tired of gapple chuggers. It also has a quicker pace of play, which I always like.

I've found gapple chugging to not be very good in normal items, which I'm pretty sure you like? And normal normal isn't exactly a mode that drags on and on and on.

 

[Qin Shihuangdi]

I've found gapple chugging to not be very good in normal items, which I'm pretty sure you like? And normal normal isn't exactly a mode that drags on and on and on.

Not a problem with a strong sword, but because I rush I'm almost always stuck with a wood sword lmao EDIT: I also think the power bow is the only problem with normal half (obviously excluding mid camping once set up), where other modes have additional problems

 

[je_moederisbae]

they should the price indeed increase! otherwise, it is OP! if you have leather armor you're in 3 or 4 shots dead and that is not nice!

 

[Qin Shihuangdi]

they should the price indeed increase! otherwise, it is OP! if you have leather armor you're in 3 or 4 shots dead and that is not nice!

You're dead in 1 shot. Not 3. Did you read?

 

[ChasingRainbows]

Not a problem with a strong sword, but because I rush I'm almost always stuck with a wood sword lmao

You think it's bad in normal? Try using a wood sword against prot IV armor in OP, It's hopeless.

Although I do think it would be nice to see the power pow price increased in half health, I don't know if cube will make different villager buys with different health levels too instead of just item types. And I don't want to see the power bow completely removed from normal just because half health :L

 

[Qin Shihuangdi]

You think it's bad in normal? Try using a wood sword against prot IV armor in OP, It's hopeless.

Although I do think it would be nice to see the power pow price increased in half health, I don't know if cube will make different villager buys with different health levels too instead of just item types. And I don't want to see the power bow completely removed from normal just because half health :L

What about the power 0 bow? Makes it less OP. I usually just go for the Power V bow in OP, it's extremely underrated and nobody expects it.

 

[Mage_da_magix]

-Oh, and I forgot to mention.
The Power bows are great against hackers

 

[ChasingRainbows]

What about the power 0 bow? Makes it less OP. I usually just go for the Power V bow in OP, it's extremely underrated and nobody expects it.

1) Idk about the power 0 bow tbh. Because I think that the bow balance is great the way it is with every health above half, and I don't think that they should change it for all the health leves just because of half health.

2) And in OP the power V bow is underrated tbh. It's awesome, you can do soo much damage before someone even gets close to you it's insane, shreds armor too.

 

[Qin Shihuangdi]

-Oh, and I forgot to mention.
The Power bows are great against hackers

Well they still will be, you'll just need one extra shot to do it rather than one. I always use power bow against hackers, another reason I don't play OP.

 

[Qin Shihuangdi]

1) Idk about the power 0 bow tbh. Because I think that the bow balance is great the way it is with every health above half, and I don't think that they should change it for all the health leves just because of half health.

2) And in OP the power V bow is underrated tbh. It's awesome, you can do soo much damage before someone even gets close to you it's insane, shreds armor too.

Changes would only apply to half health. If it affects others I'm with you don't do anything.

 

[ToastO_O]

Probably if they up the price a little bit will be great as I agree with you the power bow is a little bit OP in normal half health.

 

[Injunction]

3. Make the bow power zero.

?
that is literally just a normal bow

Remember this is only for normal half health. Other normal modes are unaffected.

just raise the price only for that mode

 

[Qin Shihuangdi]

that is literally just a normal bow

It's not. The formula for bow calculation is 4.5 hearts + (25% + [level + 1])
So Power 0 is actually a 25% boost