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Is 1.9 Combat really that unbalanced?

When one thinks of unbalanced weapons they usually think of a stone axe right? But is it really that unbalanced? The short answer is yes but let me explain. So comparatively a stone sword compared to a stone axe is 9 damage vs 10, this is because in the time you can get one stone axe hit you can get two stone sword hits, but there’s a few things to take into account, the first is that when you’re charging into a fight you don’t need to worry about the the cool down for the first hit since you most likely already have it charged. The second thing to consider is that it’s not always about DPS. Faster weapons tend to have a higher DPS but need more hits to reach that DPS, what does more hits mean? More opportunities to miss them. Let’s say your hit accuracy is 50%. With the stone axe since you only need one hit you’ll land one devastating blow. With the stone sword you’ll land one tiny chip.

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  • August 10, 2021 03:34
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  No. No it is not compared to Bedrock.

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  • August 12, 2021 00:29
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  Keep in mind, Axes aren't usually meant for combat. They're meant for chopping wood. They gave Axes combat merit in 1.9, but swords are still the recommended weapon.

  Also, 1.9 combat is WAY more balanced. It's actually based on timing and therefore skilled gameplay. Rather than 1.8 combat that everyone seems to love, where you just spam click as fast as possible to win.

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  • August 31, 2021 09:49
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  When I was talking about hit accuracy I wasn’t saying one weapon was more precise, I was giving an example of how if you have bad aim that an axe would be the better weapon since it does more damage, meaning it takes less hits to kill someone, meaning there’s less opportunities to miss those hits.