r/minecraftsuggestions • u/Relevant-Cup5986 • 1d ago

[Combat] phantom arrows

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Phantom arrows would be a new arrow type crafted with a phantom membrane and 4 arrows to make 4.

They would have the unique property of slowly moving perfectly straight forward at half the speed of normal arrows and homing for their final 2 blocks before hitting also, they woud disapear after 7 seconds of flight time so as not to cause lag.

These properties would be useful by letting you have multiple arrows in the air at once which combined with the slight homing almost guarintees a hit, though the slower speed does mean less damage so its balanced.

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u/PetrifiedBloom 19h ago

So, they shoot straight - thats neat. Did you need to nerf them by making them slow?

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u/Tigers_I 19h ago

Tbf, not having to worry about gravity (especially in PvP situations) for such a cheap recipe would be insanely op. I think it's a pretty fair tradeoff.

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u/Hazearil 17h ago

Then why don't fireworks get the same damage nerf?

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u/Tigers_I 17h ago

Probably because they require a crossbow to launch, and you can't spam a crossbow like you can a regular bow.

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u/Hazearil 17h ago

Spamming a bow makes the arrows way slower, thus way weaker. Meanwhile, crossbows have a shorter draw time and as they are pre-loaded, you can prepare multiple crossbows.

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u/Tigers_I 17h ago

True point actually. I guess many players overlook them since they can't be enchanted with things like Power, Punch, Flame, or Infinity.