Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-32559432-20170718221506/@comment-26553378-20170719191140

7Adunaphel7 wrote: Minecraftmage113 wrote: I can tread water with just my feet, as can by brother and sister. Then again, this brings up the question of soldiers in plate being able to swim.

A crossbow however might be possible to load and simple to fire in water however.

Yes, well treading water with your feet is fine but have you tried to shoot a bow while doing this? Perhaps it could just have slower draw time in water for player/npc. Also soldiers in plate being able to swim is fine because it would just be weird to take that out I guess because there goes any and all protection in MC. Anyway, I guess maybe this suggestion was a bad idea, but I just thought I would put it out there.

-Adunaphel I also pointed out that due to differences in resistance you wouldn't really be able to shoot a bow accurately in water anyway.

Also, there is leather armor as well as robes which would still allow swimming, and it was just something that has been discussed multiple times and just chucked because, as pointed out, it would ruin gameplay. This might however be implemented if and when ships are added, or if mevans decides to make it so the units can take off their armor temporarily to swim.