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@spexcter @NxMarko Yes I'm getting conflicting feedback about the shields. I like the current system since it gives me more variables to play with, but I will think more about this. I'm coming to a point where I want the systems to "settle" for a while, before making new big changes.

@TheTellerverse You mean explosion and projectile damage, right? They don't block 100% of melee damage

@ChenShe24300029 I removed it again. I didn't want people to get stuck on discussing that particular feature, so better leave it out for now

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@T2813012 @NxMarko @spexcter @HeroWiebe @albino_racoon @Chunkycheese12 @ThatHartleyKat @Skorlex_ Yes, it's easier to balance second part if the first part stops changing. So right now you could say I'm balancing for PvP (while still making sure the basics for PvE feels good / are what I want)

@NxMarko @spexcter @HeroWiebe @albino_racoon @Chunkycheese12 @ThatHartleyKat @Skorlex_ Game difficulty will be looked at in "phase 2". I need to discuss with the team how in-depth these changes should be... like an agreement on philosophy around difficulty

@spexcter @NxMarko @HeroWiebe @albino_racoon @Chunkycheese12 @ThatHartleyKat @Skorlex_ Of course... There are many variables. Lowering it to Smite IV the diff between +25%/+50% matters again

@spexcter @NxMarko @HeroWiebe @albino_racoon @Chunkycheese12 @ThatHartleyKat @Skorlex_ Smite V + crit on a Zombie now deals 27.75 points of damage. With +25% crit it's still 23.175 so in practice it doesn't mean much (still one-shots a Zombie)

@spexcter @NxMarko @HeroWiebe @albino_racoon @Chunkycheese12 @ThatHartleyKat @Skorlex_ Yes, Smite/Bane/Impaler are now much stronger since you get the +50% crit bonus added as well. Let's keep the discussion open how much a crit really should add

@NxMarko @HeroWiebe @albino_racoon @Chunkycheese12 @ThatHartleyKat @Skorlex_ I returned it to +50% for all attacks based on your previous feedback. +25% sounds more reasonable to me, but it's hard to consider all possible scenarios.

@DLNNDanGamer156 @MandMs05 @J0N12401179 Here are the diamond vs diamond calculations in the combat tests. It does not take natural healing into account. Yes, 4.3 seconds is a very long time.

@EnjoyYourWinter This is actually why I asked =) I need to do some changes to prevent "false misses" from happening, because the client thinks that sprinting should be interrupted

@libreoffice @HeroWiebe @albino_racoon @Chunkycheese12 @NxMarko @ThatHartleyKat @Skorlex_ Does it support XLOOKUP? I made the mistake of using that :) There are equivalent functions in google sheets, but you have to manually change them

@HeroWiebe @albino_racoon @Chunkycheese12 @NxMarko @ThatHartleyKat @Skorlex_ I think that, in the end, PvP balance will partly be up to the players to figure out. If you're familiar with StarCraft, half of the balance is in game design, and the other half is in the map design. Blizzard gets a lot of community help with the maps.

@HeroWiebe @albino_racoon @Chunkycheese12 @NxMarko @ThatHartleyKat @Skorlex_ Well... Not as useful, but here's an example

@HeroWiebe @albino_racoon @Chunkycheese12 @NxMarko @ThatHartleyKat @Skorlex_ I made an excel sheet to keep track of all the values... I'm trying to figure out the best way to share it. It's not OpenOffice or Google Sheets compatible, unfortunately

@SurpriseTG @Chunkycheese12 @RynoJellies @PtFlaccus @Lonsdale1086 @SupriseTg Yes it's a different style of playing. Personally I feel Mending is broken, but I'm a kind of mid-core type of player that don't mind making a new pickaxe every once in a while.

@NxMarko @HeroWiebe @Chunkycheese12 @ThatHartleyKat @Skorlex_ Hmm... I think I will make Cleaving stronger then. I don't want to buff base axes too much, because the range disadvantage is really only a thing in PvP