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Experimental Changes: Villager Trade Rebalance and Enchantments

Hello Minecraft Players and Devs,

First of all, I think the idea to rebalance the villager trade system is good, I personally abuse this feature, and I think is an OP system that needs adjustments, but the way is implemented is lacking and feels like a cheap way to just be done with the work. The fix to the infinite zombie-curing-cheap-prices exploit is a good thing though.

First, the Cartographer map changes to point other structures are cool but would be nice to get some kind of map that helps to locate biomes (mangrove swamps, the new pale garden, etc.). It just feels lacking since the structures aren't that worth since the chance to get good enchants or items is random, move 2,000 block away for just one "Unbreaking I" tome feels bad when u are in need of it.

Second, the Armorer changes are quite strange, in a sense they go against the philosophy of what the trade system tries to accomplish, a different way to earn equipment without the need to go mining for 1 and a half hour for a chance to replace entirely your lost equipment to the lava or the void in The End. I don't think the best way to nerf the armorer is through the diamond armor parts, but going for the iron ingot x emeralds trade, and if you want to nerf the diamond parts, instead of scattering them to the four winds It would be better to just remove the enchanted ones from the armorer possible trades, since the enchantment system is the one responsible in the most part for the trade system to be broken.

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• October 31, 2024 23:15
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  • October 31, 2024 19:35
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  Third, the Librarians and enchantment availability changes are as good as gravel falling on top of your head followed by a ninja charged creeper, the idea is cool on paper but impractical since procuring enchants from the enchantment table is random and the combination level cap hard locks you away from that perfect pickaxe you need for the extra-large projects in survival, exploring for enchantments isn't that good either since the reward for literal hours of finding and pillaging aren't that rewarding to begin with because inventory problems, bundles are cool but don't solve the problem of carrying multiple non-stackable objects like enchanted books, and you need to add the potential risk of dying and losing everything in the process.

   My take to improve these experimental changes are:

  • Give Cartographers maps that point to biomes you haven't been.
  • Remove all enchanted diamond armor parts from Armorers (including cursed ones).
  • Remove the cost of diamonds for the armor diamond parts and increase the emerald cost.
  • Increase the exchange rate of iron ingots x emeralds (increase iron ingots price or decrease emeralds awarded).
  • Librarians should have all the enchantments available with the exception of the treasure ones like "Soul Speed", "Swift Sneak" and "Wind Burst". In the treasure category could be other enchantments like "Riptide" that would need to be found on Ocean Monuments or "Frost Walker" found only on Igloos.

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  • October 31, 2024 23:17
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  • Make the possible enchantments found in structures be always half the maximum level of that enchantment, Unbreaking on desert temples always be II or III, for example.
  • Keep the Librarians "Common" and "Special" pools but remove the biome specific flag and give us some way to train them to sell a specific special enchantment.
  • Rework the Enchantment Table system alongside these changes to make it worthwhile and get rid of the randomness it has that makes it feel so bad to use.

  Thank you for your patience if you read all this and if you are a dev, please consider upgrading or changing old mechanics, mobs like the phantoms and sniffers or other things like the combat system.

  But above all that thank you for making this game and still working on it.