Idea [Class Idea] Archer rework

Hey guys,
Wizz here. As we all probably know, archer is stuck in a situation in which it has overpowered aspects, but every nerf will make it underpowered. Sword? Weakest in ctf. Bowspam? Constantly complained about. Headshots? Constantly complained about. Random headshots? Most annoying of all. But if you nerf all of these, archer will be useless. That's why I (and some others, of course) decided to give ideas for a complete rework of the class. Feel free to change stuff to the idea, but here's what I got:

Not bold=unchanged
Bold=Changed

Hotbar 1: Archer sword: stone, same as always.
Hotbar 2: Archer steak: 4, same as always, no changes.

Hotbar 3: Archer bow: changes:
-No punch
-have to pull it all the way back to shoot (like in the lobby)
-headshot distance now 40 blocks instead of 30. But every kill decreases it by one block. Maximum of 10.
-If you shoot and kill someone, the headshot distance decreases by one. So the more kills you get, the shorter you have to shoot to get kills. This stops at 10 kills. So you start off with a 40-block headshot, but this can decrease all the way to 30 blocks. This is the minimum range, it won't decrease after this.
Hotbar 4: Primary arrows: you start off with like 30-40 something arrows. If you use them, you can't get a medic to restore your items.
Hotbar 5: Secondary arrows, if you shoot and kill someone, you get two bonus arrows. If you get 10 kills, this would mean you could get back 20 arrows. This may seem like a lot, but you start off with only 30 or 40 (primary arrows).
Hotbar 6: nothing, empty
Hotbar 7: nothing, empty
Hotbar 8: archer compass, same as it always was
Hotbar 9: class selector, same as it always was

The idea of all these changes is to make archer a more skilled class, not just spamming arrows left and right. That's why I've decided to punish and reward archers with something they need, hearts. If they miss a lot, it means they will lose a lot of hearts. If the archer performs well, he will get rewarded with steaks and hearts, so he can go on to live longer. So archer will now be a bit harder to master, but if you practise a lot and get better, you can become quite powerful at the class.

I hope this class idea could be a useful thing. I'm open to all feedback, and if you have any ideas to improve this one, please don't hesitate to tell me. I'm quite curious what the opinions are on these changes.
Seeya guys,
Wizzlol707/Darth__Invader

 

I'm sorry, what do you mean? That it's weak this way? Not really, it gets a slightly stronger sword, and can actually stay alive longer if it performs well.

Also @misterslime you voted for the 'change something' option. Could you please tell me in chat what exactly that would be? I might consider it

 

But the thing is, a lot of us agreed that archer must be punished somehow for missing. I literally have no idea how to punish archer without it them abusing that.

Fine, I guess I'll edit some stuff.

@kevshadowslayer @misterslime @Spades_ @Claod @Salty_Ivan @Shawn_ I changed some stuff to the idea, how is it now?

 

I totally agree about the minor changes part, but we've found out that even minor changes can make a class underpowered. So I decided we should maybe make an archer rework that doesn't destroy the whole class but makes it more enjoyable for everyone.

It's actually not THAT complicated. The main changes are that you have to shoot harder, faster, stronger, better to achieve the same, and that you get rewarded with extra arrows and power for lasting long enough.

I actually personally don't find this too much of a problem. I think it should be ok.

 

That's because medic is a support class, and thus doesn't really need a strong sword. Medic is supposed to heal its teammates, not kill the enemy. Archer is also not supposed to be a melee class. They are supposed to be strong long-distance. But if medic, a non-melee class, gets a stronger sword, to me it'd be fair if another non-melee class, in this case archer, gets one too.

Yeah, fair enough, I'll change it

 

I like your way of thinking! But the problem is, you would still be able to bowspam, and we're trying to get rid of that.

 

EDIT: @Daniellll @Salty_Ivan I changed it to knockback I, would that be ok?

lol FINALLY managed to edit the stupid thing xD (iPad kept crashing)