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Revert the 26.2-pre-2 changes on Attribute Swapping

On the latest snapshot you can no longer quickly swap from one item to another and retain its attributes/use case. This change not only patched PvP techniques (breach swapping, lunge swapping, ...) used by tens if not hundreds of thousands of players, but it also makes performing actions quickly much more difficult.

For example, a use case of the previous item switching system was a technique often referred to as 'Breach Swapping'. By holding a fully charged Netherite Sword with an attribute of 8 attack damage you would quickly switch to a Mace with the Breach IV enchantment and click. What this would do is take the attack damage of the sword and practically apply it to the Mace, making the Mace deal the sword's damage while retaining its properties of performing smash attacks and being enchanted with breach.

This 'bug' is no longer simply an error in the game's code, as its been in the game for so long that it has been accepted by players as a staple of the game rather than a problem that needs to be fixed.

This still stands after 26.2-pre-3, since they claim that Attribute Swapping will be patched in future snapshots.

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    This will break Pvp

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    The worst update ever

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    Bring back attribute swap or else Ill quit minecraft

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    • this is just insane. all the gamemodes are basically worst now because almost all gamemode are using attribute swap and this also affects crystal. The only gamemode that is only playable is sword like not all players enjoy sword, the one who main shield gamemodes are cooked even me because "shield break" are needed to attribute swap through sword to axe to break a shield which is absurd that it is now not doable cuz attribute swapping is not a thing anymore this basically destroys the whole pvp community. Hopefully the "attribute swap" gets reverted.
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    This is very important tech in pvp community, if it got change then people will outrage. Because hundreds of thousands of people in the whole world use this tech. Please revert it.

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    As A Pvp Player, This Bad For Community.Playing Minecraft Since Start, But Not One Of Great Choices. I Am HT1 In Mace and HT2 In Crystal. Kindly Fix These Issues. Looking Forward To ZdYou. Thank You!

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    Mojang you don't know about the pvpers who spent hours of time in the PvP community including me you don't know what is going on with our hearts right now we will be like locked at 26.1 plss revert these changes BRING BACK THE ATTRIBUTE SWAPPING accept our requests plss!

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    rervert it back !

     

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    this is the worst update ever. I thought removing shield stuns was already bad enough but removing atribute swapping makes pvp unplayable.

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    If Minecraft removes attribute swap half of the Minecraft population will leave and therefore Minecraft will lose money.

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    Please do not remove attribute spawning from Minecraft. It is an extremely important feature for map makers, server owners, minigame creators, and command developers. Attribute spawning allows creators to make unique mobs with custom speed, health, damage, reach, and behavior, which adds huge variety to adventure maps, RPG servers, PvP modes, and custom gamemodes.

    A massive part of the Minecraft community depends on this system for creativity and gameplay depth. Removing it would break countless existing maps, datapacks, and server mechanics that players have spent years building. Minecraft has always been about freedom and creativity, and attribute spawning is one of the tools that makes advanced customization possible without mods.

    Please consider improving or optimizing the feature instead of removing it. The community would lose a very valuable part of what makes custom Minecraft experiences special.

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    This cannot be removed. As the we the unemployed have learned to master tech such as spear mace, literal normal mace, 3 tick anchors, 4 tick xbow, and many other parts of pvp. If removed, this feature would completely offset the countless hours of training done by tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of players in pvp. It has become an important staple of pvp. If it is to be removed there may very well likely be a large amount of players seen leaving the Minecraft community. When we view the stirup caused by removing shield stunning, in a larger scale small part of pvp and compare it to how essential attribute swapping is to pvp many players will have far more outrage at a scale about half to the 1.9 combat update which was largely hated. Attribute swapping does not require any special keyboard or mouse. I use an office keyboard and mouse and am able to preform all actions needed to preform attribute swaps with almost 100% consistency. This is similar to quazi connectivity, a feature so wrong yet so important to the players and the game. So mojang if you happen to read my comment out of the thousands of comments about this outrage, do what is best for you and DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES REMOVE ATTRIBUTE SWAPPING due to the massive backlash you will get not from me but from all players in the pvp community (By the way there are quite a bit...).

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    revert the changes atribute swaping is part of the game

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    This is the worst nightmare of my life. As a minecraft pvper, this is absolutely crash fix. This was no longer a 'bug' in minecraft community and was accepted by peoples. This effect every accept of minecraft pvp. Breach swapping, lunge, sword to axe disable, stun slam, spear mace. Literally every aspect. And suddenly we got this update. Please remove this trash fix. Revert this.
    -A minecraft pvper.

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    The whole current pvp system will completely change. One major skill in the minecraft pvp comunity was fast mechanics. 1.9+ players have spent years mastering these techniques of attribute swaping and fast placements. I am personally not the best at this, but still im begging not to remove attribute swapping and fast placing (its also weird cz it places the anchor while im holding glowstone in hand)

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    I really think this change should be reverted. The problem isn't that attribute swapping is an old bug that people don't want to let go of. The problem is that over the years it became part of Minecraft PvP itself. Entire gamemodes and playstyles have been built around it, and countless players have spent hours mastering techniques like breach swapping and spear/mace swapping.

    A lot of people act like attribute swapping is some hidden exploit that gives free wins, but that's not true. Most PvP players know about it. The difference isn't knowing it exists, it's being able to use it consistently in fights. Anyone can learn it, but mastering it takes timing, practice, and experience. That's what separates good players from top players.

    I think the strongest case PvP players can make isn't "Don't remove it because it's old." It's "Don't remove it because it adds depth, expression, and mastery to combat." It raises the skill ceiling, rewards dedication, and allows for more creative gameplay.

    While attribute swapping may not have originally been intended, it has been part of the game for so long that many players see it as a feature rather than a bug. Removing it now isn't just fixing code, it's removing a mechanic that communities have accepted and built around for years. Minecraft has always been about players discovering mechanics and pushing them further. Attribute swapping became one of those mechanics, and I believe it should remain part of the combat system.

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    Make it work again mojang or I'm done with minecraft

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    BRING BACK SHIELD STUNS. SHIELD STUNS ARE THE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT FEATURE IN PVP SECOND TO ONLY ATRIBUTE SWAPPING

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    I learnt attribute swapping the hard way pls bring it back

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    REVERT THIS THE WHOLE MINECRAFT PVP IS   BASED ON THIS PVP STYLE

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    My biggest problem with this isn't the fact that attribute swapping was removed but also in will be harder if not nearly impossible to perform quick techniques like insta carting or stunning.

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    Mojang fixes everything except the problem

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    HELL TO THE NO  Microsoft you are ruining the best aspect of pop if you do this half of Minecraft will be gone please don't remove this

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    Bring Attiribute Swapping Back , The PvP Community needs it trust gng yo big minecraft

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    Along with my previous comment, much Minecraft promotion arises through happiness on platforms such as Youtube and TikTok. Many of said content creators are better at the game. An example of this is with sulfur caves. I am currently majoring in Marketing ): but I can tell you that the case of the sulfur caves youtube/tiktok happiness vastly helped make the community enthusiastic about the update because someone in your company was smart and realized that most players get their opinions from content creators. In the same sense of the sulfur caves players will become extremely angry with you even if not playing pvp or even playing bedrock for the sole reason that their favorite content creators are mad. So for good publicity make sure to not implment this (it will be your downfall mojang)

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    Some of the pvp server will come down to an end AND Possibly Die So I suggest to revert this change and keep it cause its fun and it was a cool thing for the minecraft community It will ruin every gamemode in the pvp list except sword

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    its neccessary for minecraft pvp

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    My Main Gamemode Is SMP and this is still a big change the only gamemodes that arnt effected are pot and nethpot and sword

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    Please Mojang revert the changes cause even as a mobile player i can experience the difference and it is not nice so if your reading this revert the changes.

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    Obviously it's gonna ruin the game for competitive players, but for casual players this change will be extremely annoying as you can't swap between items quickly. Imagine finishing off a creeper with an axe crit and not being allowed to eat food for an entire second. Deleting player inputs is extremely frustrating. I understand if enchant swapping is removed but mechanics like sword disables are essential for the majority of kits.