To start off, we all have our very own preferences when it comes to how we like to PvP and what we use. Some like to use an axe for an initial crit then to a sword for the overall best DPS. Some like to have a bow purely for Punch 2 in order to create distance to repot safely. Some like just have a sword and a whole lot of pots. Other time's we wanna go in smacking people with steak and all Thorns III armor for fun and to see what happens.
While personally I'd rather not support that last mentality, I do think an important part regarding PvP across all of Minecraft is that people have preferences. And I think forcing all of us to have the same inventory is a big step back in any competitiveness. While to some a single wasted inventory slot isn't that big of a deal, for more evenly matched fights that draw on to drain all resources that inventory slot could be the big difference and test of skill regarding PvP, planning itself, and a part that is overlooked by many, resource management. Should I run and pot to get health or should I make distance and eat steak/golden carrots and allow saturation to heal me? Its those kinds of situations that can be rewarding in the long run.
Regardless of the competitiveness that comes from it, it is just purely good to encourage people to practice on Loka itself rather than having to setup their own servers. If being able to pick from an array of items to create your preferred load-out was implemented it encourages activity and drives people to test new strategies out. For many reasons I think it would just be better overall to allow this level of customization. Especially with PvP Season 5 around the corner and the promise of continuous seasons. Everyone will still be at a level playing field because anyone can make the load-out however they like and not have wasted inventory slot(s).
At the very least, I would personally enjoy having equal sets of all buffs. Also, I don't know if anyone else still has it but I still have a Fire Res pot in my inventory despite the fact that Fire Aspect was removed from all the weapons in /pvp
I also want this suggestion to open up conversation about exactly what items we would like to see be an option to add to your loadout within /pvp so that way if this does get implemented, they know what exactly we would like to have as an option to add to our inventories. I think to open up new players to Loka's unique style of PvP we need to let them start with what they're comfortable with rather than giving them this set amount of resources that they have to use and it would be a healthy way to bridge the gap for all players, including the most grizzled of combat veterans set in their ways to the most pointy of eared elves who just want to build.
While personally I'd rather not support that last mentality, I do think an important part regarding PvP across all of Minecraft is that people have preferences. And I think forcing all of us to have the same inventory is a big step back in any competitiveness. While to some a single wasted inventory slot isn't that big of a deal, for more evenly matched fights that draw on to drain all resources that inventory slot could be the big difference and test of skill regarding PvP, planning itself, and a part that is overlooked by many, resource management. Should I run and pot to get health or should I make distance and eat steak/golden carrots and allow saturation to heal me? Its those kinds of situations that can be rewarding in the long run.
Regardless of the competitiveness that comes from it, it is just purely good to encourage people to practice on Loka itself rather than having to setup their own servers. If being able to pick from an array of items to create your preferred load-out was implemented it encourages activity and drives people to test new strategies out. For many reasons I think it would just be better overall to allow this level of customization. Especially with PvP Season 5 around the corner and the promise of continuous seasons. Everyone will still be at a level playing field because anyone can make the load-out however they like and not have wasted inventory slot(s).
At the very least, I would personally enjoy having equal sets of all buffs. Also, I don't know if anyone else still has it but I still have a Fire Res pot in my inventory despite the fact that Fire Aspect was removed from all the weapons in /pvp
I also want this suggestion to open up conversation about exactly what items we would like to see be an option to add to your loadout within /pvp so that way if this does get implemented, they know what exactly we would like to have as an option to add to our inventories. I think to open up new players to Loka's unique style of PvP we need to let them start with what they're comfortable with rather than giving them this set amount of resources that they have to use and it would be a healthy way to bridge the gap for all players, including the most grizzled of combat veterans set in their ways to the most pointy of eared elves who just want to build.
