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(Java Parity) Fireworks shot from crossbows on

If a firework is shot from a crossbow on the Java edition, it explodes when hitting a block or entity.

If a firework is shot from a crossbow on the Bedrock edition, it bounces of of blocks and goes trough entities.

The behaviour for fireworks shot from crossbows from Java makes the crossbow a better weapon to use.

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    A problem with fireworks in general; in Bedrock, they don’t harm anything and are merely for visuals.

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    ZillionBeret512 Thay actually do do damage!

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    i agree, it just fustrating to see them firework rocket to phase through mobs instead of exploding

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    Yes! though then you wouldnt be able to shoot them on the ground and create timed explosions

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    . C'mon friends. I've been playing this for 10 freakin years, bought and paid for this game on 3 seperate platforms. I LOVE this game. But us Bedrock players seem to be second class step-children. While I don't expect everything to be exactly like Java, this is a HUGE disparity, and frankly heartbreaking. Please fix this. Pretty please with gunpowder on top?

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    This is a great feature. Damn I really want to see this on Bedrock, fireworks for ammunition is the best.

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    The max damage a crossbow can outpost is 29 hearts, but since fireworks don’t explode on impact they’re wildly inaccurate

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    @WizardlyAttic76 can you please change the title of the post so we can catch more bedrock eyes. Cause I don't think alot of bedrockers don't know that this is in java

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    This should be a priority in my opinion. This isn't one of those minor issues with parity. This is effecting an otherwise powerful weapon in combat. I use fireworks for crossbows all the time in java. In bedrock it's completely useless.

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    Can confirm, without this parity feature crossbows are only good as terrible non-stacking fuel on Bedrock :(

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    A simple solution would just be giving fireworks a hitbox when it touches other entities or blocks and have a function where it detonates once touching either things, its very simple to implement in a behavior pack but is a little upsetting that its not in the base game. Having a feature as miniscule as fireworks being shot from a firework been dumbed down from a fun way of using a crossbow (which is a weapon) to now being purely visual. Which it just being visual is completely useless since dispensers can shoot fireworks faster and with less cost. The crossbow was my absolute favorite feature in 1.14 and seeing it as it is now In Bedrock compared to it's functionality and versatility in Java is downright upsetting and I think was just result of laziness from the developers. Although parity of crossbows from java to bedrock would be a dream come true, its unfortunately too far fetched to ever happen.

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    I agree, firework crossbows are important weapons to have, but they don't work in Bedrock as rockets don't explode on impact! Please fix this ASAP.

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    I hope Mojang will see it!