Creeper kills ignited by player should count as player kills

Currently, if a player ignites a creeper using flint and steel, the resulting explosion can kill other mobs or players—but those kills do not count as being caused by the player. This is inconsistent with how other indirect damage sources work in Minecraft. For example, wolves, arrows, or TNT triggered by a player all correctly associate their damage with the player, granting XP and loot accordingly.

This inconsistency reduces the usefulness of manually igniting creepers. There is no real reward for taking the risk: the explosion could harm the player, and even if it's timed well to kill mobs, those kills are not attributed to the player. It's generally safer and more effective to simply block with a shield and let the creeper explode on its own.

Additionally, creepers have limitations compared to TNT:

• Their explosion is weaker than that of TNT.

• They can only be ignited directly with flint and steel.

• TNT, in contrast, can be ignited by a variety of sources (flame arrows, redstone, lava, other explosions).

Because of these differences, there is little to no gameplay incentive to ignite a creeper manually. For consistency and fairness, manually igniting a creeper should associate the resulting explosion with the player, just like it does for TNT. This would make the mechanic more meaningful and open up more creative or technical uses in survival gameplay (e.g. mob farms, charged creeper setups, or strategic combat choices).