This bug should be reverted. Today, Minecraft fixed it, but this bug has been in the game for almost 13 years. Players have come to consider it a core part of the game, and it is also a major part of Minecraft PvP. With this change, the PvP community could be seriously affected, as many game modes would no longer work as intended.
We ask Mojang to revert this change.
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