As this is my first post on the Minecraft forum, I am going to try and make this as detailed as possible. (Which is my standard on other forums I use.) Diamond tools are currently the most powerful, but why not have Obsidian tools and armor? Since a Diamond Pickaxe is required to mine obsidian, it would make sense that Obsidian items are atleast slightly better than Diamond. Lets start with the armor.
Obsidian Armor: I won't specify the exact stats as I haven't thought that through yet, instead I leave it up to you to decide. But I was thinking that Obsidian armor would grant a 90% damage reduction, a 1/8th increase from Diamond armor which provides 80% damage reduction. As you would guess, the new armor would be black with hints of purple, just like Obsidian.
Obsidian Tools: As for Obsidian tools, they would have twice as much durability as diamond, but only work slightly better. (Example: an Obsidian sword would only hit 1 health point (1/2 of a heart) higher than Diamond.) As with the armor, a black and purple color scheme (but lets not forget the handle is brown as usual with all other tools like that.)
Enchantment Specs: As for enchantment, enchanting these should cost 2/3rds more than other items (since these are more powerful.) A full set of armor would cost 200 levels to enchant. Seems like alot, but if you have the time to waste, the investment is well worth it.
Armor Weakness: Additionally, the Obsidian tools and armor would have a unique weakness. If you come into contact with lava while holding/wearing Obsidian items, this will start to fill up their Heat Level. The Heat Level will drop over time (much faster while in water,) but in lava, it takes 4 seconds to fill up. If the Heat Level is at maximum, the Obsidian will turn back into lava, which damages you at the rate of normal lava and will kill you quickly unless the fiery items are ejected from your inventory.
End: I guess the Heat Level is sort of a "balancing agent" since the Obsidian items are so overpowered. Please leave some feedback, I would like to repair any errors in this idea and either get it released officially on Minecraft or get it released in somebody's mod, both of which will require that this idea gets changed for the better.
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Obsidian Armor: I won't specify the exact stats as I haven't thought that through yet, instead I leave it up to you to decide. But I was thinking that Obsidian armor would grant a 90% damage reduction, a 1/8th increase from Diamond armor which provides 80% damage reduction. As you would guess, the new armor would be black with hints of purple, just like Obsidian.
Obsidian Tools: As for Obsidian tools, they would have twice as much durability as diamond, but only work slightly better. (Example: an Obsidian sword would only hit 1 health point (1/2 of a heart) higher than Diamond.) As with the armor, a black and purple color scheme (but lets not forget the handle is brown as usual with all other tools like that.)
Enchantment Specs: As for enchantment, enchanting these should cost 2/3rds more than other items (since these are more powerful.) A full set of armor would cost 200 levels to enchant. Seems like alot, but if you have the time to waste, the investment is well worth it.
Armor Weakness: Additionally, the Obsidian tools and armor would have a unique weakness. If you come into contact with lava while holding/wearing Obsidian items, this will start to fill up their Heat Level. The Heat Level will drop over time (much faster while in water,) but in lava, it takes 4 seconds to fill up. If the Heat Level is at maximum, the Obsidian will turn back into lava, which damages you at the rate of normal lava and will kill you quickly unless the fiery items are ejected from your inventory.
End: I guess the Heat Level is sort of a "balancing agent" since the Obsidian items are so overpowered. Please leave some feedback, I would like to repair any errors in this idea and either get it released officially on Minecraft or get it released in somebody's mod, both of which will require that this idea gets changed for the better.
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