Poll: Bring back the Buckler

[Stag 3234]

Preface: I haven’t PvPd on the server in a long while. So take my opinion as you will.
 

Projectile immunity is interesting but I can’t wrap my mind around why a buckler would give that effect. Is it simulating projectile deflection? 
 

Full on immunity for any type of damage seems like it could be a frustrating counter. If you brought the buckler back might I suggest a couple alternatives?

 

Buckler: [Deflect] Blocks the next projectile shot at you. Cooldown is 8 seconds. 
 

Then we look at the longbow. Seems to me that it is firing too fast. Maybe consider lengthening wind-up time. 
 

Alternatively you could build in a debuff for the longbow. When you get hit by a melee weapon you get a 2 second debuff that prevents firing.

 

Again, I haven’t PvPd with surge yet so what do I know but if it was removed for balancing then bringing it back as it was might not work either. 

[Gaja 1314]

12 minutes ago, BrandNewKitten said:

Preface: I haven’t PvPd on the server in a long while. So take my opinion as you will.
 

Projectile immunity is interesting but I can’t wrap my mind around why a buckler would give that effect. Is it simulating projectile deflection? 
 

Full on immunity for any type of damage seems like it could be a frustrating counter. If you brought the buckler back might I suggest a couple alternatives?

 

Buckler: [Deflect] Blocks the next projectile shot at you. Cooldown is 8 seconds. 
 

Then we look at the longbow. Seems to me that it is firing too fast. Maybe consider lengthening wind-up time. 
 

Alternatively you could build in a debuff for the longbow. When you get hit by a melee weapon you get a 2 second debuff that prevents firing.

 

Again, I haven’t PvPd with surge yet so what do I know but if it was removed for balancing then bringing it back as it was might not work either. 

it was not removed for balancing.

[MailC3p 2411]

2 hours ago, Cally said:

 

says the chain banned, villainy blacklisted player who sat in an illegal fort all of the end of last map. this benefits only you, brevver

 

[rosorial 0]

please bring it back, i cant take this no longer.

[Kardika 1058]

6 hours ago, Cally said:

 

says the chain banned, villainy blacklisted player who sat in an illegal fort all of the end of last map. this benefits only you, brevver

who are you btw?

[Adelemphii 1766]

I <3 the buckler

https://medal.tv/games/minecraft/clips/knEZzrzWoj6TfJUoc?invite=cr-MSxMZ0QsMjAwODk5MjY1&v=60

 

on serious note tho, once I get the surge 2.0 rewrite near completion I'll begin looking at hosting polls to make pvp more accessible AND satisfying for a majority of the server. no eta yet, I'm rewriting the plugin from SCRATCH with a full conceptual switch on how the plugin functions.

 

The design doc I've made public but most of what's on it is technical, since the goal is to keep ATM how the armor/weapons and such function currently, just change how it's implemented.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kupEnsSHsEiN9i7JF3QPlDCQnwR-JvxZsHv2yrY3pCo/edit?usp=sharing

[Jamwill 211]

On 12/20/2025 at 1:44 AM, Cheezboi9 said:

So remove the longbow?

You have made me very angry, and I must say bad words and throw things around my room to calm down!!!!!!!! You are an evil person, and I cannot believe you would say such a thing before the Holidays!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!