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Impaled Arrows Reduce Player Speed

The greatest issue with Minecraft combat is the incentive to run away during combat. Because knockback pushes a player away, a fleeing player can just get further and further from a pursuer until they’re safe. I propose that arrows impaled in the player, combined with armor rating, would reduce speed. If you get shot twice, and have two arrows sticking out of your chest, you could get a 20% speed reduction (all numbers are subject to change, this is just a proposal). However, if you are wearing full netherite, and you get shot twice, you’ll only get a 2% speed reduction, This would be enough to allow a pursuing player to catch up, while not fundamentally changing combat or making armor useless.

Steven Reed shared this idea.

• October 07, 2020 16:20
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  xWolfhidex commented

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  • October 07, 2020 19:02
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  You can also make slowness arrows by shooting arrows into a lingering potion of slowness. (im pretty sure thats how that works, I need to look at the wiki page)

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  Steven Reed commented

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  • October 07, 2020 19:25
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  Yeah, the issue is that tipped arrows are a pain to make. This would be a broader combat change available for all players

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  BlueCreepersXD commented

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  • October 20, 2020 20:30
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  Another problem is that slowness arrows give speed to undead mobs