New weapons in 1.8/1.9?

[Tyco]

So I was just hanging around /r/Minecraft on reddit and saw this...

It's from an AMA with Dinnerbone, and this part was some future development plans in terms of importance...

 

[shadowblaze12]

FIRST!

 

[Yin]

I might become god of the trident!

 

[Burtry]

Trident would be cool, I'd like to see something like a net.

 

[FAMILYMONSTER]

Is this true or not?

 

[MoLoToV]

Would be cool, but i don't think it'll be much use for MCSG.

 

[BetaPuffle]

I think they should have spears but they would deal a lot more damage than bows and you throw them

 

[RC_4777]

I think they should have spears but they would deal a lot more damage than bows and you throw them

My spear idea: as a melee weapon, it has slightly higher reach, but lower damage than the sword. It can be thrown for higher damage than a now, but must be retrieved if you want to use it again.

 

[Tacoface1234]

My spear idea: as a melee weapon, it has slightly higher reach, but lower damage than the sword. It can be thrown for higher damage than a now, but must be retrieved if you want to use it again.

Hrm, if it had higher reach then it would just about always beat sword. You could stay comfortably away from the enemies attacking range and still do damage. It would be like when you fight someone who is above you on a hill, or when you swim under someone. The person below has more range and pretty much always wins.

 

[RC_4777]

Hrm, if it had higher reach then it would just about always beat sword. You could stay comfortably away from the enemies attacking range and still do damage. It would be like when you fight someone who is above you on a hill, or when you swim under someone. The person below has more range and pretty much always wins.

The catch would be significantly lower attack. A much smaller damage output could help balance it.

 

[Ali]

Trident would be cool, I'd like to see something like a net.

 

[Dave | Rev]

Excited, but don't want them to be incorporated :/