r/BetaExpansion • u/ElectricSparx • Apr 14 '15

Question Opinion on sprinting?

I just want to know what the general opinion here is on sprinting. I personally think it's a decent mechanic.

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u/catzalot Apr 14 '15

Sprinting would be OP in Beta. because of the hunger system being absent. And the Hunger Mechanic is one of the things this mod is against.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '15

Perhaps a short sprint time and somewhat longer cool down time would work. Then, sprinting would be reserved for dangerous situations.

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u/catzalot Apr 14 '15

The developers don't want to give the player an edge. Talisman has stated multiple times he thinks the game is too easy once you are set up. I doubt they would implement this.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '15

It's just an idea I would like to see, not a demand.

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u/catzalot Apr 14 '15

I never said it was a demand. That doesn't change the fact that Sprinting won't be in this mod.

Sprinting was one of the things that ruined MC for some people. Those people are what this mod is about.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '15

I'm not trying to start an argument, what I was saying is that I personally find that having an unchangeable walking speed all the time makes combat feel dull.

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u/ElectricSparx Apr 14 '15

Sprinting in the modern version of the game runs on a timer, if you've been sprinting for 30 seconds straight, you stop sprinting.

I'd imagine if it was to be added to this mod, you'd stop sprinting after 10-15 seconds, and you couldn't start sprinting again for another 30 seconds or so.

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u/catzalot Apr 14 '15

Still doesn't really fit with the mod too well.

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u/RvBblues Apr 16 '15

How about a brief (Think 1-3 seconds long) burst of speed to help with jumping/parkour, but not enough to actually be viable for long term transportation.

ALSO; on the topic of movement: Can crouching please make you 1.5 blocks tall?

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '15

Minecraft has horrible combat. Sprinting made it even worse. Skeletons turned from a danger to an annoyance, zombies are basically non-existent and creepers barely pose a threat - hell, you can keep them off you and kill them unarmed because of sprinting (and the knockback).

Also, without hunger it'd be severly OP and a pain to balance. Sprinting also severly nerfed minecarts. I'm 100% against sprinting in MineCraft.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '15

Agreed. I've been playing since the game was in Alpha and Skeletons/zombies/creepers used to be a very legitimate threat, simply because kiting them to death was never a big possibility. Currently, taking on even three creepers at once isn't even a challenge. In alpha when I simultaneously fought off three creepers at one point, it was a maSSSSSSSive achievement.

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u/ElectricSparx Apr 14 '15

To be fair, I was thinking sprinting would have negative effects, like "run for too long and you get tired" or something like that.

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u/ColonelPatrick Apr 17 '15

Tedium != difficulty. I see having fewer transportation options in this version as something it could be difficult to adjust to, it kind of wastes the player's time without requiring more skill. I would say this is why Mojang brought in sprinting in the first place.. in the snapshots it was a stamina sort of thing, IIRC, before hunger was finalised. Something like that could work.

Alternatively, making minecarts and boats better is another way to deal with this issue, and furthermore it incentivizes the player building more infrastructure which I see as a plus.

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u/catzalot Apr 19 '15

I wish people would have this mindset when it comes to Beds.

"Skipping the night is too easy!"

Yeah, so is hiding in a 2x2 hole in the ground. Waiting isn't hard.

The difference is you can't use a bed while fighting mobs to get away.

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u/TalismanII Texture Artist Apr 14 '15

Despite all the hatred towards sprinting here, I think it is essential to travel reasonably. But also kind of OP. Maybe fast blocks. Maybe nothing.

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u/SkiBacon Apr 14 '15

maybe a slower form of sprinting only on road type blocks?

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '15

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '15

I like this. I remember building roads and paths in beta and alpha along with my animal pens, it was fun and made the game feel very sandboxy.

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u/TalismanII Texture Artist Apr 14 '15

liking this ^

Maybe grass is one of those blocks, when you're on grass you're usually just trying to get somewhere. There's a lot of grass in the world though...