Board Thread:General Mod Discussion/@comment-26335978-20160106162844/@comment-27723099-20160108202744

I would love 1.8, while I think 1.9 isn't really worth it any more than 1.8. All the features of 1.9, the new combat mechanics, elemental arrows, new magic, etc are things Mevans could add to the mod himself when he feels like it. His combat overhaul is probably much better than 1.9 combat. Many things from vanilla destroy the gameplay balance of the LOTR mod, for example gapples, potions, and diamonds. It is the plan for the mod to completely replace enchantments by a better LOTR equivalent. Why should the mod need any more vanila features?