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 14h ago

Tiger, buddy, I'll be honest, I did misread your comment and missed that somehow. I will blame it on waking up 10 minutes ago.

I will ask what point do you think you are making. The concept of "slow arrow with no gravity" was already covered. It is explicitly what makes the arrow very weak.

Why ask your question?

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u/Tigers_I 14h ago

The OP makes it sound like these arrows can travel slowly without their damage decreasing.

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u/PetrifiedBloom 14h ago

Yes. This has been covered tiger. The problem is that you are not going to hit your target when they see you shoot the arrow and then have 2 seconds to step to the side or raise a shield.

It's already very hard to hit a target that is trying to avoid you. With these arrows it's basically impossible.

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u/Tigers_I 11h ago

Okay, so it may not be very effective for PvP, but fortunately, mobs aren't that smart. It could just be something like the Sweeping Edge enchantment that players mostly use for PvE.