Hello, let me get straight to the point. The FFA shop is probably one of the worst additions to the game mode itself. No offense, but there's a reason why it's called kit pvp and not shopping pvp. While it does have it's uses (e.g. replacing old gear, or weapons), it's generally not used for those reasons. Getting new armor to replace your broken ones is quite a waste, especially since you can /kill and respawn with a new set. For those attempting to set a huge killstreak, they probably will start with the diamond armor you can purchase.
So what's exactly wrong with the shop?
While it's pretty easy to kill players in diamond armor (assuming this is normal mode, better yet, classic mode), it get's pretty annoying to face players who have armor that is a lot stronger than yours. Especially since the diamond armor is so cheap. 50 points apiece is equivalent to 10 duels, 50 kills on FFA, etc. Point is, the prices of the armor is wayyy to cheap.
Moving onto the golden apple you can purchase, that's also rather annoying. Occasionally you'll have players purchase them, if they don't want to lose their special diamond armor. These golden apples are quite an advantage since it's pretty much impossible for players to regenerate their health quickly enough to handle another fight (unless it's alchemist). 100 points may seem quite a daunting figure, but in reality it's not much.
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Personally, I rarely use the shop. I wouldn't mind if it was removed, but a better solution would be making the prices of the armor and golden apple a lot higher.
So what's exactly wrong with the shop?
While it's pretty easy to kill players in diamond armor (assuming this is normal mode, better yet, classic mode), it get's pretty annoying to face players who have armor that is a lot stronger than yours. Especially since the diamond armor is so cheap. 50 points apiece is equivalent to 10 duels, 50 kills on FFA, etc. Point is, the prices of the armor is wayyy to cheap.
Moving onto the golden apple you can purchase, that's also rather annoying. Occasionally you'll have players purchase them, if they don't want to lose their special diamond armor. These golden apples are quite an advantage since it's pretty much impossible for players to regenerate their health quickly enough to handle another fight (unless it's alchemist). 100 points may seem quite a daunting figure, but in reality it's not much.
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Personally, I rarely use the shop. I wouldn't mind if it was removed, but a better solution would be making the prices of the armor and golden apple a lot higher.