Mooclan
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Please remember that I thought of this idea while in the shower. I didn't really think it through super well, which is why I would really appreciate the thoughts and input of you, the players.
(This is shower-feature-suggestion #2 for the night, and I'm paranoid that my mom is going to wake up from hearing my loud keyboard, come downstairs, and unplug my internet and make me go upstairs. :'c)
Ever been in a lobby, but then you have to go AFK to go to the bathroom, get some food, or help with a chore? You don't think it'll take long, but five minutes later you come back to your computer, and see that you're able to fly and teleport around the map just by clicking? (For those of you who may be mentally exhausted or slow, I'm referring to the spectating features that you get when you die.)
Well, a huuuuge portion of us have. I've had to experience this soo many times, it's actually a little bit saddening when I try to count.
So, my suggestion is this:
You have "god-mode" until you step off of your pedestal, with a time limit of 5 minutes, or a similarly reasonable number.
Now, allow me to elaborate.
"What is God-Mode?"
God-Mode is when you are invulnerable to fire, fall-damage, drowning, cactus, punching, arrows, mobs, explosions, and allllll other forms of damage. (except for an admin /kill'ing you or something cheap like that)
If you are AFK when the game starts, you can't walk off of your pedestal. Thus, you don't lose god-mode.
If you have god-mode, then you can't take damage. If you can't take damage, then you can't receive knockback. If you can't get knocked back, then you can't leave your pedestal unless YOU move yourself. If you can't leave your pedestal except for by your own free will, then... well, the cycle repeats itself.
Simply put, you are protected until you step off of your spawn-point.
This prevents you from being AFK-killed, and even if you come back three minutes after the game starts, you still have a (small) shot at winning the game. You can still run around, find items, and (try) to kill people.
Other Positive Effects:
You can still be killed after the time limit is up (5 minutes, or whatever the admins/devs set it to) so that you can't just AFK for the entire game and suddenly come in at 17 minutes for the Chest Refill.
If you happen to ghost for an extended period of time, for whatever reason, you have a large opportunity to un-ghost yourself. (Is ghosting even an issue on Minecraft anymore? I have no idea.)
Other Negative Effects:
Someone could avoid the Bloodbath right at the beginning of each game, and then run in to "cleanup-crew" someone who was at low HP. However, I think this is unlikely to happen very often.
Yet again, I must emphasize that I wrote this at around 12:30 at night, so I'm tired and possibly not thinking 100% straight.
Please give your thoughts, and constructive criticism.
(This is shower-feature-suggestion #2 for the night, and I'm paranoid that my mom is going to wake up from hearing my loud keyboard, come downstairs, and unplug my internet and make me go upstairs. :'c)
Ever been in a lobby, but then you have to go AFK to go to the bathroom, get some food, or help with a chore? You don't think it'll take long, but five minutes later you come back to your computer, and see that you're able to fly and teleport around the map just by clicking? (For those of you who may be mentally exhausted or slow, I'm referring to the spectating features that you get when you die.)
Well, a huuuuge portion of us have. I've had to experience this soo many times, it's actually a little bit saddening when I try to count.
So, my suggestion is this:
You have "god-mode" until you step off of your pedestal, with a time limit of 5 minutes, or a similarly reasonable number.
Now, allow me to elaborate.
"What is God-Mode?"
God-Mode is when you are invulnerable to fire, fall-damage, drowning, cactus, punching, arrows, mobs, explosions, and allllll other forms of damage. (except for an admin /kill'ing you or something cheap like that
)If you are AFK when the game starts, you can't walk off of your pedestal. Thus, you don't lose god-mode.
If you have god-mode, then you can't take damage. If you can't take damage, then you can't receive knockback. If you can't get knocked back, then you can't leave your pedestal unless YOU move yourself. If you can't leave your pedestal except for by your own free will, then... well, the cycle repeats itself.
Simply put, you are protected until you step off of your spawn-point.
This prevents you from being AFK-killed, and even if you come back three minutes after the game starts, you still have a (small) shot at winning the game. You can still run around, find items, and (try) to kill people.
Other Positive Effects:
You can still be killed after the time limit is up (5 minutes, or whatever the admins/devs set it to) so that you can't just AFK for the entire game and suddenly come in at 17 minutes for the Chest Refill.
If you happen to ghost for an extended period of time, for whatever reason, you have a large opportunity to un-ghost yourself. (Is ghosting even an issue on Minecraft anymore? I have no idea.)
Other Negative Effects:
Someone could avoid the Bloodbath right at the beginning of each game, and then run in to "cleanup-crew" someone who was at low HP. However, I think this is unlikely to happen very often.
Yet again, I must emphasize that I wrote this at around 12:30 at night, so I'm tired and possibly not thinking 100% straight.
Please give your thoughts, and constructive criticism.
