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Improved Ender Dragon Battle

No offense to Minecraft Developers of 1.0.0, but the fight with the ender dragon is kind of a let down. I realize it's hard to do a climactic battle in a sandbox world that it constantly being updated and upgraded, but here a few of my suggestions to improve the ender dragon battle:

     Currently, all the dragon does is fly in a circle, breath fire, and occasionally hover above the portal. Perhaps the ender dragon should be able to land, and use its fangs, claws, and large tail to defend itself. It could perch on the obsidian pillars to defend the crystals, or beat its wings to blow enemies away, and more actively try to win the battle.

     I'm aware that the ender dragon can breathe a fireball, and spew acid. But it is too easy to avoid, and you'd think that a dragon would have more fire power than a flying, crying squid. I propose that the dragon's ranged projectiles should be more like those you commonly see in movies and video games i.e. a cone of purple flames that can burn you up. As for the acid spew, since it is supposed to be a fluid, perhaps it should act more like water or lava, that can pour and spread. I'm not saying that the ender dragon's current ranged attacks should be completely replaced, but I am saying that there is a lot of unused potential in the concept.

     I hope to see improvements made to the ender dragon, and that players will find a harder, yet more satisfying and climactic end battle in the near future.

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    yeah it is way too easy to enchant full netherite before the dragon fight and literally be invincible with Protection 4, however the changes on the upcoming combat update may change pvp vs mobs including the Ender dragon a lot harder, since there will be much more skill needed to fight and deal the most critical attacks to the dragon and to kill it faster.

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    I love the idea of acid as a fluid! Definitely should be able to pick it up afterwards in a bucket! Great idea in general

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    The ender dragon needs to reclaim its Final Boss title!

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    Fascinating idea, the ender dragon could use more animation and challenge.

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    I also think the fight should be improved.  I feel like the real issue is its physical attack when it touches you though.  It can launch you high enough to one shot you, and if it wasn't for slow falling potions, which came later, it would be an even more frustrating.  They can tone it down while still having considering enough knockback to for slow falling potions or  water buckets to be useful.  Then the difficulty  won't be so reliant on that and the actual attacks can be tweaked.

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    Instead of simply inflicting pain, Dragon's Fire could create purple fire which teleports you around as well as hurts you

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    I agree in fact the wither is probably stronger than the ender dragon I died like 6 times against the wither and only once against the ender dragon, the wither also has 100 more health than the ender dragon and its attack are so much harder to avoid than the ender dragons attacks, the ender dragon fireballs simply create a cloud of dragon breathe with hurts you while the withers attack inflicts you with the wither effect with cannot be avoided like the dragons breath can, the wither can also summon wither skeletons to help it out, so I think that the ender dragon should be stronger than it currently is, like I feel like a giant dragon should be stronger than a three headed floating black skeleton not the other way around.

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    let's the battle simple, but still making it challenging.

    i was thinking making the dragon actively protect the End Crystals (its only way of healing itself). it'd also make use if its acid breath and Dragon Fireballs for temporary terrain denial (if you plan on building your way up the pillars). i'd also have it perch on a smaller pillar, and shoot 3 Dragon Fireballs before taking off again. and i agree on making it land so it can bite you. i'd also add the tail as a melee attack.

    and lastly, it'd actively try to kill you; no more circling, no more shooting 1 Dragon Fireball and then back to circling. my idea of an improved Ender Dragon fight, on top of what i've said, would be actively attacking you.