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Let's talk about Netherite Upgrading!

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Alongside armor trims, we’re also making changes to netherite upgrading. To upgrade your diamond tools and armor to Netherite variants, you will now need a Smithing Template called “Netherite Upgrade”, which can only be found in Bastion Remnant chests. We’re hoping that this change will unify the gear upgrading system with the introduction of armor trims, as well as make exploring Bastion Remnant structures a more integral part of game progression.

We would love to hear your thoughts and feedback on this change, so let us know what you think in the comments!


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    “I have only one problem with the netherite upgrade. Multiplayer servers will run out of the netherite upgrade making it impossible to new players to get it, and especially on lifesteal servers or other pvp servers  it will make the game unfair to new players wanting netherite. singleplayer I don't have a problem with only multiplayer. The item is cool but maybe the arrow could be switched out for a netherite ingot because its fits the items name. Maybe the item could be crafted but it could be super expensive maybe including the nether star because its only including with beacon. But this only a suggestion”

    The new vault block could solve the problems of all the netherite upgrades and elytra being looted in multiplayer.

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    Just get rid of the whole "netherite upgrade " itself and just combine them without one

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    no why did they add this netherite was easier to get before

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    I feel that smithing templates should be made of amethyst instead of (overused and overpowered) diamonds. This would make finding amethyst geodes more integral to gameplay and make them renewable. As amethyst grows slowly, farming will not be much of a problem.

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    New sword

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    I think it should just be removed altogether because it makes getting and using netherite much more tedious than it already is

    If you can't do that, just make it craftable with amethyst instead of diamonds because you already sacrificed your diamonds w the armor I think it should be removed or atleast made easier to craft.

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    What About Upgrafing The Shield To Be A Netherite Shield Or Add Other Shield Types Too & A Very Good Change To The Shield Is Remodeling The Shield Model To Be More Intresting And Midevail 

    some players may see this change not very important but if you make new shield mechanics you can litrally change the combat system and some players who were sad about 1.9 and want the 1.8 combat agian may be happy because of better combat system all that by changing the shield

    i wanted this suggest this cuz i see most of players always use totems and the shield is soo underated

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    Suggestion: make piglins trade the upgrade.

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    I feel that it is entirely unfair to claim that by making a slight, mostly flex, upgrade to players' gear much more difficult to get is hardly making one of (if not the) hardest structures in the game an "integral part of game progression". I believe that more experienced players might get netherite if they are in a bastion already, but for the majority of inexperienced players, it just removes netherite from progression entirely. Bastions are already hard to find and complete, especially if you haven't done one before, and many experienced players attempting to get netherite will go to a bastion to find the ancient debris and such already there. Meanwhile, less experienced players would just grind for the netherite, and to remove that option removes netherite from a lot of players' realms of possibility.

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    No! It was great how it was, no smithing templates AT ALL!

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    I suggest adding Dragon's Breath to the Netherite ingot crafting to restrict access to Netherite armor and tools in the initial stages of the game

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    I don.t hate it but entering something so dangerous without the proper armor it's not gonna go well so I was thinking maybe you could find it in the trail chamber

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    Good

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    I don’t see a reason why Netherite should be harder to get..

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    I personally hate this idea. I already am really bad at surviving in Minecraft, as i focus on building, and my progression already stays at a crawl. This update just forces another errand down my throat. Finding a bastion, looting it, getting the template, and then repeating this multiple times is insanely tedious in my eyes. Now, for players who are better at the game this could be a good way to better pace the game, but for casual players like me it's just a pain. Maybe they could make optional like experimental features in order to allow the player to choose how they want to play. I have also seen the opinion that it would make bastions more integral, but i feel like this is not the way to do it.

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    I don't like this new update. I don't understand why Minecraft had to add this

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    its too expensive for something that barely upgrades your tools, wooden to stone a big upgrade, stone to irons a big upgrade, iron to diamond is a giant upgrade, and diamond to netherite is just slightly better

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    Netherite templates are awful, and they completely defeat the purpose of netherite to begin with. Maxed diamond gear is still insanely good, and netherite is better, but why would i upgrade a diamond sword if it requires me to use enough diamonds for 4 swords?!?!? Imo, the netherite upgrade template either needs to go, or they need to boost bastion spawns (a lot), but i know neither will happen. Cant wait for the next mob/material that doesnt integrate with anything in the game in any useful or fun way though.