Idea Archer changes

Archer is quite overpowered currently. This is due to the fact that the snipe from 30 blocks away will instantly send a player back to spawn unless elf shield is present.
Another reason is that the overpowerness depends on the actual skill of the archer. If the archer is inexperienced then they may find it difficult to snipe players, but a skilled archer will easily be able to land successful hits from a large distance.
If the target is less then 30 blocks away, the archer can just knock it back until it is outside the required distance and then snipe it. Although elf can easily bypass that defense, elf is a premium class and archer can still do pvp as a last resort.
Suitable changes would be to:
- Give archer 32 arrows but allow them to regenerate at a rate of 1 arrow per 8 seconds [can be changed] until the number of arrows reaches 32
- Any consecutive successful shot will do 1 heart extra damage [2 half hearts] until it maxes out at 3 hearts [missing a shot will reset the extra damage and any shots landed after it maxed out will do 3 hearts of damage] Note- the bow must be fully charged for this to happen
- Remove the punch but give the bow power 1
These are changes that may perhaps make it less overpowered and depend on the player's skill level but also stop it from becoming too overpowered or underpowered.

 

The reason i suggested dealing double damage is because once someone gets close to the archer [it no longer has punch] the archer will still have a chance to kill the victim. I understand that i am adressing the overall issues concerning archer and not the game issues such as ending stalemates or supporting flag carriers, but it is best to deal with the larger issue first and then the smaller issues later.
My changes to archer would actually require the archer having skill- they would have to time their shots so that the arrow would land on the victim 50 or more blocks away. If my changes were implemented, archer would be less op [sorry archer fans] but on certain maps like airlock would not hinder archer's ability much.

 

I do particularly dislike headshots and i have taken the fact that this change will not do much into consideration. However, many people who are not good at pvp usually play archer. I would have got rid of headshots in my thread but many archers will dislike that. Therefore i suggested dealing double damage to try to even out the nerfs.
I have not played archer nor have gotten headshotted by archers particularly much but i have watched people get headshotted over and over again. But i guess removing headshots would be worth it [ima put the change in my thread now].