Idea Class Idea: Horseman (With A Poll, Sorry xD)

Forgot to put a poll on the last one, my apologies.

Seen a bunch of cool unique skills that are already implemented into the game - reviving zombies, sentry guns, awesome stuff. But one thing that hasn't been used is a horse. It might be a cool addition to the game if done in the right way. This is just an idea, and it probably wont be used but oh well, may as well try.

Armor
Leather Helmet (Grey)
Chain Chestplate
Chain Leggings
Leather Boots (Grey)

Items
Iron Sword
4 Steak

Ability
-Gain XP by damaging players (Like Necro, but takes 2.5x more damage to fill the bar). Once XP bar is full, right-click with the sword in order to activate Cavalry Mode (gain a Horse Spawn Egg and Sharpness I Sword Enchant). Now wreak havoc. >
-Horse spawned will always have highest possible horse health but speed limited to 6 blocks per second and jump height limited to 2

-BEWARE - THERE IS NO WAY OF HEALING YOUR HORSE OR GETTING OFF AND ONCE YOUR HORSE DIES, YOU LOSE CAVALRY MODE!

If you've got any suggestions to making this less OP if it already is then go ahead and say, just don't be a douche about it.

 

Thank you! I'm gonna have to nerf it a little bit though.

 

Thanks for your feedback. Well if the horse is present then you're in Cavalry Mode which gives your sword a Sharpness I boost and its already Iron so that's even more damage. I do understand what you mean about the horse PvP though, in fact on another thread someone was saying that the tools do too much damage but the reason I made the damage high was because of how hard it is to hit people on a horse. I may add an extra ability but I dont want it to be too OP so I'll hold off for now.

 

Thank you for your feedback. The speed of the horse is something that I'm trying to figure out. I don't want it to be too fast and make easy caps but I also dont want it to be too slow to get sniped by Archers and wrecked by ninjas. Possibly 6 blocks per second? I'll have to do some speed tests.

Jump height limited to 2 blocks, we wouldnt want a Soldier Class on a horse type thing. XD

Lag is another issue, thats why I kept its abilities simple other than the horse. I'd assume there may be ways to get around the lag issue though and it may not actually be as CPU-intensive as Wild West.

4 Steak because the class lacks much of a threat until in Cavalry Mode.

Strengths
-High-DMG Class with increased Mobility
-Versatile (can be used to rush opponent's bases, or stay at the mid-ground and prevent opponents from reaching home)

Weaknesses
-Relatively low-protection
-Big easy target for Archers and Ninjas
-Once Cavalry Mode is over (horse is dead), class loses its major threat until the XP bar is once again full.

 

Pyro's set people on fire using flint and steel, have arrows which also set people on fire, and use a diamond axe which supercharges. How on Earth is this class a Pyro on a horse? If anything, a Pyro is this class' main weakness.

 

Exactly, thats why I think its not too strong, all it takes is an accurate Archer/Pyro. I gave it a little bit of protection and damage to account for the difficulty of Horse PvP.

A DIAMOND AXE. Plus you need to actually fill the XP bar first, which takes 2.5x longer than it does for a Necro, by then you could be dead. The Sharpness I and Leather/Chain Armor is to account for the difficulty of Horse PvP.

 

Yes the horse can be killed and once it dies the player loses Cavalry Mode.

It would be pretty tough to hide such a large entity, plus compasses lead you to flags so your point is nulified. Plus their speed is always limited, actually read the post before saying stuff please. Also, I'm pretty sure the devs can configurethe class so that you cant get off the horse, all the problems you list are base off assumption that things are a certain way.

Horse with speed would be OP in my opinion.