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Enchantment mechanic - Divination

When talking about combat, we can never forget about what can be considered the most notable of topics: 

Enchantments, something that goes hand-In-hand with combat, are currently in a rough state. While some may argue that Instant health potions are also overpowered (which could be balanced by having them heal 3 and 5 points instead of 4 and 6 per level.), enchantments are not only overpowered, but in some cases, also seem to make strategy almost pointless. for example, maxed out enchanted Netherite Armor (EX: Protection IV + Unbreaking III + mending) makes PVP battles take forever and makes survival mode more of a grind for max enchantments rather than a challenge in the late-game.

 

To combat this and keep the whole “survival” aspect in both PVE and PVP, a new mechanic should be Implemented: Divination. Essentially, with each tool, armor, or weapon crafted, they will have a set Divination, or “DV”, which will change the Maximum number of Enchantments and the strongest level of said enchantment the Item can handle. With this in mind, here's a sort of comparison.

 

Leather / Wood: 0 DV

Stone/Chainmail: 1 DV

Gold: 5 DV (can get maxed enchantments)

Iron: 3 DV

Misc. (bows, elytras, etc.): 3 DV (Power IV and V should be removed in this process).

Diamond/Netherite: 2 DV

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    I had basically the same idea and posted it some time ago, however, why should the DV change the maximum level of the enchantment? Having Power V and IV is normal, and for the other enchantment such as Protection, Sharpness, Smite, Unbreaking etc?

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    I think the reason why DV should change the maximum level of enchantment possible for armor and tools is rather obvious: nerfing stronger tiers and buffing the weaker ones. a Protection IV Netherite set can lead to the player being able to tank a little too much, especially when given enchanted golden apples and a shield, so PVE becomes way too easy and battles between two of these players could take forever, which is why limiting the max level of enchantments for certain tiers could help balance the PVE and PVP Meta, especially since 

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    okay, so my response was cut off, but you get the point.