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Dolphins should pull drowning players to the surface

It would be interesting if dolphins pulled players to the surface when they start losing hearts. I imagine it like this: if player starts taking damage, one of the dolphins around should approach him and take him to the surface. The process of "taking" would be kinda the same as when player rides a mob, but it would be done by a dolphin automatically. This change would make dolphins more interesting as mobs and give players a better chance to survive underwater in the early game.

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    I kinda like this too but would have to balance it so that having a dolphin near you doesn't always completely prevent drowning. Just helps prevent it now and then

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    I don't know how to directly reply, so just gonna add another comment: I think even without balancing you still wouldn't 100% survive. First, dolphin should be fast enough to go to the surface, which can be a problem in deep oceans. Second, players mostly get stuck inside structures, where dolphins wouldn't have much room to move around and save you. Third, there may not be dolphins anywhere around.

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    The dolphins like watching you drown. it's like people burning ants, or orcas torturing seals to death, only the dolphins don't have to do anything. Dolphins are not what you think they are. They are not innocent. Whales would do this, but the comments point out why it would be impractical, even if whales were added to the game. 

    I love the idea, though, so maybe dolphins would push drowning players out of the water if they are holding a fish.