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Remove armor penetration

The armor penetration mechanic is complicated, and should be removed. It makes small attacks super weak, while big attacks seem overpowered. We shouldn't have to use an excel sheet to determine what passes through armor.

This would make armor much more simple, with full diamond protecting from 80% of damage, while full iron protects from 60% of damage. No quadratics needed.

Also, what the heck is armor toughness? It should either be removed along with armor penetration, or overhauled so it's easy to understand and actually useful. The current effects of armor toughness are so subtle it's unnoticeable.

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• September 02, 2020 16:58
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  Blast Burner commented

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  • September 02, 2020 22:07
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  Normally, armor nullifies a lesser portion of damage from attacks that deal greater damage. Armor toughness resists this effect, mitigating the power of strong attacks. By default, only diamond and netherite armor provide toughness, with each piece granting +2 toughness for diamond and +3 for netherite.

  Material	Full set	Helmet / Cap	Chestplate / Tunic	Leggings / Pants	Boots
  Turtle Shell	0 ()	0 ()	N/A	N/A	N/A
  Leather	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()
  Golden	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()
  Chainmail	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()
  Iron	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()
  Diamond	8 ()	2 ()	2 ()	2 ()	2 ()
  Netherite	12 ( × 6)	3 ()	3 ()	3 ()	3 ()

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  Blast Burner commented

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  • September 02, 2020 22:07
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  That's from the wiki. Trust me, I was confused on what armor toughness was too.

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  PureAwsome334 commented

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  • September 03, 2020 13:01
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  The current armor penetration system is very confusing. Especially when you factor in armor toughness. It's just not a very good way to do things. However, I do not think that removing it is a good idea. I really like the idea of higher damage weapons being useful against armor. I like the concept.

  Remember that post I made to change the armor piercing system? Hmm, I should post that again. But, I still think that armor toughness should work like how shields do. Full diamond armor, with a toughness of 8, should block 80% of damage up to 8 damage. Anything about 8 damage should be reduced by half, 40%. So, for 10 damage, (8 - 80%) + (2 - 40%) = 1.6 + 1.2 = 2.8. I just feel like it'd be simpler.

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  ShinokuMiyah commented

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  • September 18, 2020 22:06
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  I used to think the same, but actually armor penetration makes full enchanted diamond duels less tedious.

  If you actually block 80% of every incoming damage, you're mostly invincible, specially against mobs.