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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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    if mojang removes attribute swaping this is gonna set back 1.9 pvp alot

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    please god

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    Revert It worst decision ever Mojang

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    the people saying attribute swapping should be removed are brainrotted 5 year old that still build houses out of diamond and make secret basses in their singleplayer world who only play single player and build houses because they have no friends, it RUIENS the whole pvp community, mace? ruiend, breach? useless, cpvp? gone, and it kills spear/spear mace before it realy even started, probably pearl catching too so many ppl will quit servers will have to devolop a mod to bring it back, if you wanna use everything "the way it was supposed to be" then you do you but we shouldnt have to suffer.

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    Definitely should be reverted. It's not a game breaking bug, it's a bug that developed into a combat style

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    Attribuite swaping Is very good new featuree and i think Need tò be in game

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    BRO we NEED this

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    how much votes will we need to bring it back?

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    MOJANG SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BRING BACK ATTRIBUTE SWAP. AS A MACE PVPER, I FEEL SAD AND AM NOT HAPPY BY THE DECISION MADE BY THE MOJANG TEAM... PLEASE REVERT THIS CHANGE ASAP MOJANG.. IT'S A REQUEST... OE ELSE UR PLAYER BASE WILL NO LONGER REMAIN

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    Please bring it back there is no reason to not bring it back.

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    removing it would make a big inpact in the pvp community, advanced techniques would be removed and minecraft pvp and minecraft itself wont be the same as it used to be anymore if its removed.

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    Reverting Attribute Swapping would cause thousands of players to stay on 1.21.11. And it would break advanced mechanics such as shield disabling and stun slamming. It would also cause another split within the minecraft pvp community such as 1.8..

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    Mojang bring back attribute swap , its a disgrace for minecraft PVP community .

    Its a kind request to you. I hope you will understand.

    It will reduce the playerbase of minecraft , especially PVP community.

    Thanks

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    You should revert this, like all pvpers will be against this

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    As a memeber of the mace sword and elytra mace community attribute swapping has really been apart of my pvp strategies so i belive that we should be able to attribute sweap as it helps us players alot

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    attribute swapping was there a long time. with out it the spear is ass also it takes alot of skill to properly use it. so the people wanting this banned dont understand or are just ass at minecraft pvp. attribute swapping was a game mechanic and i dont think they should remove walking forward bc its a game mechanic so i dont think they should remove attribute swapping.

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    IF U DONT WANT TO ADD END UPDATE THATS FINE, BUT ATLEAST DONT REMOVE PVP MOJANG

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    When dream was preparing in mace for the duel with daquavis he was preparing whith khalih and the developer who thought the mace and the developer said that they wanted to keep the attribute swapping

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    To those who are saying that attribute swap is cheating and unfair.

    Listen to me -

    The debate surrounding attribute swapping often stems from a gap in mechanical execution. While some label it as unfair, it is ultimately a high-level skill that requires precise timing and practice. Those who struggle to perform the technique may view it as an exploit, but in a competitive environment, maximizing available mechanics is simply part of optimal play.

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    Attribute swapping cant be removed! It's a core part of all pvp from mace to crystal. If removed, this is just 1.8 all over again

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    Shield stun is genuinly satisfying to hear but takes a lot of skills also and i have practice shield stuns too much just to see the mojang update like why like stun-web , stunslamming , Spear lunge  stun-lava , stun-headweb 

    were a part of combat with attribute swap now they are gone 

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    minecraft ruined pvp

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    like people who genuinely agree with this are just bad at pvp or doesnt know what is keybinds but removing this update would make pvp more boring + Cant even disable shield fast now shake my head

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    Ur gonna lose a lot of players if u don’t change it back

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    the stun removal and attribute swapping removal is what's making the community mad due to many factors such as the skill gap before and after, the players who spent years learning the same skills just did it for nothing as Microsoft removed it, and all of the servers are forced to use third party plugins for the features

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    Just revert this update. keep Attribute swapping why are you removing them its been aspect of pvp for a long time 

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    Mojang, you're causing your own downfall 💔

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    Attribute swapping is now a new way of pvp. Reverting it means entire gamemodes and styles are useless and the people who spent ages mastering it wasted their time.

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    This also make the breach mace pointless I mean "POINTLESS" nobody and when I mean nobody will use it any more it will only deal a little bit of damage compared to the density mace and even the spear the lunge enchant also becomes nurfed even more after Mojang made it nurfed by making take hunger instead of durability and also mace PvP axe PvP and spear mace PvP and cart PvP crystal PvP is all effected and I mean "ALL" except for sword and some others that most people don't play the only "MAIN ONE THATS NOT EFFECTED IS SWORD" which make Minecraft PvP way more annoying and harder which will either result in the two 1 " STOP PLAYING THE GAME ENTIRELY BECAUSE PEOPLE EITHER ARE SOO USED TO IT OR JUST GOT GOOD AT AND CANT BE STUFFED TO GO AND TRY FOR ANOTHER WHILE TO GET GOOD AT THE GAME" Or 2 "JUST KEEP PLAYING AND NOT PLAY AS MUCH ANY MORE AND PLAY AND COMPLAIN MORE ETC, AND JUST PLAY THE GAME" Majority of play are going to do option 1 and that won't be good for Mojang especially when people will stop playing and the next gen won't play the game caue people will say its dead now either 1 "YOU ACT NOW OR THE NEXT UPDATE AND FIZ THE GAME SO THAT THERE IS ATTRIBUTE SWAPPING AND THERE WILL BE HAPPY GAMERS AND CUSTOMERS" or 2 "MOJANG WILL HAVE LESS PLAYERS AND CUSTOMERS BUYING THE GAME WHICH MOST OF THOSE PLAYERS/GAMERS ARE MINECRAFT PVPERS WHICH MOST OF THE COMMUNITY IS BUILT AROUND OF YOU WILL LOOSE PEOPLE/GAMERS/CUSTOMERS" SO ACT NOW Mojang for your sake and Minecrafts SAKE please

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    I don't think attribute swapping should be removed. While it wasn't originally intended to be used for spear dashing, it has become a unique movement mechanic that many PvP players have spent time learning and mastering. It adds depth to combat, creates a higher skill ceiling, and makes fights more dynamic and exciting.

    Minecraft has always been a game where players find creative uses for mechanics beyond their original purpose. Removing attribute swapping takes away a form of skill expression and reduces the variety of strategies available in PvP. Instead of removing it entirely, I think it would be better to balance it if necessary while keeping the mechanic available for players who enjoy it.