The Unbreaking on armor issue goes much deeper, and it is unlikely that they will ever change it. The reasoning behind this is beyond me.
Basically, back in snapshot 12w50a, they introduced the ability to add Unbreaking to any piece of equipment with durability (using enchanted books at an anvil). For whatever reason, this broke the Unbreaking enchantment on armor completely. After this bug was reported, they fixed it immediately, relative to dev time. So along came 12w50b, and the note they left? They “fixed” the bug: MC-4580. They didn’t even bother to mention the HUGE change to the formula. That’s why this issue is so hard to pin down, because the lack of transparency is absolutely bafflingly incompetent.
So along came a new report: MC-5323. Marked as “works as intended” and told to put it as a “suggestion,” even though it is literally a bug as far as we were made aware. Because again, this “feature” was not included in any patch notes; only as a vague “fix” for a bug. I hate to be the one to have to say it, but changing a formula dramatically that affects game balance is not a fix in any universe or timeline that I am aware of.
It is utterly misleading, downright deceptive, and egregiously sloppy.
I sincerely wish that you get their attention, but it is most likely that it will be flagged as resolved just as they have done with countless other reports on this same exact issue.
Andrew M
The Unbreaking on armor issue goes much deeper, and it is unlikely that they will ever change it. The reasoning behind this is beyond me.
Basically, back in snapshot 12w50a, they introduced the ability to add Unbreaking to any piece of equipment with durability (using enchanted books at an anvil). For whatever reason, this broke the Unbreaking enchantment on armor completely. After this bug was reported, they fixed it immediately, relative to dev time. So along came 12w50b, and the note they left? They “fixed” the bug: MC-4580. They didn’t even bother to mention the HUGE change to the formula. That’s why this issue is so hard to pin down, because the lack of transparency is absolutely bafflingly incompetent.
So along came a new report: MC-5323. Marked as “works as intended” and told to put it as a “suggestion,” even though it is literally a bug as far as we were made aware. Because again, this “feature” was not included in any patch notes; only as a vague “fix” for a bug. I hate to be the one to have to say it, but changing a formula dramatically that affects game balance is not a fix in any universe or timeline that I am aware of.
It is utterly misleading, downright deceptive, and egregiously sloppy.
I sincerely wish that you get their attention, but it is most likely that it will be flagged as resolved just as they have done with countless other reports on this same exact issue.