Player versus player (PvP)

There are several Player vs Player (PvP) mechanics within the server, many having use in their own way. The combat meta is extremely different from most other servers as this is meant to prevent traditional PvPers from overrunning the server playerbase.

General
For PvP, use Netherite equipment instead of Diamond as more powerful nations and PvPers tend to wear armor that is Netherite and use tools of it too. Many mcMMO skills have a Limit Break that allows players to level up more and increase damage or versatility, however, every mcMMO skill is capped at 800.

A high mcMMO level does not always mean the player is extremely powerful. Some people could only have levels in more pacifistic skills such as Herbalism or Mining. Some players with extremely low power levels could still be skilled PvPers.

Netherite PvP on EarthCraft has consistent knockback and no knockback resistance similar to that of diamond.

Swords


Swords are useful for sweeping and attacking players quickly. They are usually the main weapon of PvPers on the server as it's quick, efficient, and easily maneuverable. Swords are easy to use while in a fight with multiple players at once and are extremely easy to gain critical hits from as the attack bar recharges back up quickly (If you do not know how to gain critical hits, you must be falling while your attack crosshair is above 80%). Enchantments such as Sharpness V, Fire Aspect and Sweeping Edge III all improve the sword's usefulness. Knockback is also very useful for pushing players away.

On this server, not much has changed with the sword meta, however mcMMO has added the super ability Serrated Strikes to swords at Level 5 Swords, while right clicking (crouch + right click with a shield on), you can activate the ability by attacking an entity or player. The ability will increase damage by a small amount and apply an area of effect to surrounding players. This still can last longer the higher your Swords Level is, and can even be passive when high enough on Swords Levels. 420Orange and elf9 are two notable players who have had high level Swords.

Swords have a Limit Break option on them that increases damage minimally when leveling up.

Bows / Crossbows


Bows are useful for attacking players from a far distance. Usually the ranged weapon of a PvPer, the bow is an easy to use and simple projectile shooter that allows for different arrows to be used with different effects. Power V Bows tend to be extremely powerful on the server as they can one shot anybody without armor on and easily kill any weak player's armor, with Flame being another important enchant as they light a player on fire.

Bows on this server have multiple passive subskills in mcMMO, one in particular is called Daze, which gives players Nausea for about 6 seconds and deals extra damage. There is another important passive subskill called Skill Shot, which allows for bonus damage when upgrading the player's bow level. This is a Limit Break skill that can level up every 10 Levels when practicing Archery.



Crossbows are useful as they are extremely versatile. Not only can they use tipped arrows and be charged faster with Quick Charge III, but they can also support fireworks that can explode on a player and distract them. Crossbows can also support Piercing, which can pierce through Shields, along with Multishot which can fire 2 more arrows next to the main one. A downside to crossbows is that they cannot support the Power V and Flame enchantments like how normal bows can, and cannot have an increased amount of damage.

They do not have any mcMMO ability on this server, however they can be used to level up Archery.

AlexShez was known for being versatile with crossbows, and would use fireworks to drop people's FPS.

Axes


Axes are useful for gaining critical hits on players. They are not used very commonly by PvPers as they have an extremely slow recharge and attack speed, however they can be used to gain critical hits that can deal more damage then a sword.

On this server, Axes have much more usefulness as leveling up on the Axes skill can activate the super ability Skull Splitter at Level 5, which adds an Area of Effect that can deal damage to nearby entities. Axes also have two important passive subskills called Armor Impact and Critical Strikes, in which the first can increase damage on the durability of armor pieces and break armor fast, the second can increase critical damage to players when hit by the axe. This is most notably used by GensUmbra who has been known to break armor pieces fast.

End Crystals


End Crystals are useful for easily killing a player. Due to how overpowered they are in vanilla, they have been slightly nerfed on EarthCraft and do less damage.

Respawn Anchors
Respawn Anchors are only useful in the End. They do not cause damage to players on Earth or the Moon due to explosions being off, however, they can be useful if explosions are enabled in a town.

Bed Bombs
Bed Bombs have been significantly nerfed as well, due to it being overpowered in vanilla. This method only works in the Nether and End, and not on Earth.

Unarmed
Unarmed combat is a special way of fighting using the Unarmed skill in mcMMO. This allows for increased damage without weapons and is extremely dangerous when at high levels.

Unarmed combat at extremely high levels can be problematic, there is almost no cooldown to Unarmed punching, and it's super ability Berserk can even turn stone bricks into cracked variants, as well as doubling damage it does. It has certain passive subskills as well, such as Arrow Deflect, which gives a percentage of deflecting arrows from bows. At the maximum level of 800, players can completely deflect all arrows when unarmed, and can punch with the force of that of a Sharpness IV Netherite Sword. The player twerk4kanye is currently the only person who has a completely maxed out Unarmed level.

TNT


TNT is not normally useful as Explosions are often off in the world, however, they have an active subability in the mcMMO skill Mining known as Blast Mining. At a certain distance away, you can right click TNT with a Flint and Steel or Pickaxe and cause a massive explosion. If a player is caught inside the blast range, they can be killed easily if poorly equipped and unprepared. Unlike the other mcMMO skills that have a cooldown of 1 minutes, Blast Mining has a cooldown almost 3 times it. This however cannot be used in an enemy town as they most likely have building permissions off. This method was extremely popularized by core members of Sexday 2 and the United States.

Blast Mining has 2 other subskills, those being Bigger Bombs and Demolitions Expert. The first increases the size of the blast range, and the second decreases damage taken by explosions. This skill can also be countered by a player holding a Totem of Undying while blown up or if they are fully equipped with full Netherite Armor.

Fireballs


Fireballs are a new addition to this server, they are throwable fire charges made by surrounding a fire charge with 4 blaze rods in a crafting table. These fireballs can be thrown to knock back opponents. They also do a lot of damage to non-armored players and mobs.

They are useful for doing "rocket jumps", which can propel a player a few blocks into the air, as well as be sped up with a Knockback II Sword or Punch II Bow. One major weakness to fireballs is that they can be deflected easily if a player has proper cognition.

Chorus Fruit / Ender Pearls


Chorus Fruit is useful for getting out of traps set by other players. When eaten, they can randomly teleport you a few blocks away. This is even enabled in enemy towns as well.



Ender Pearls function just as they do in vanilla Minecraft, throwing them will teleport the player to the place the pearl was thrown.

Many players had found a way to glitch through doors, dubbed Pearl Glitching, but it is unknown if these people still play on the server.

Cobweb


Cobwebs are a unique feature added, due to them being craftable. Cobwebs can be used to trap players in place, rendering a player immobile, however they can be escaped by Ender Pearls and Chorus Fruit.

Meth
Meth is a drug that increases a player's strength, speed, haste and jumping at the cost of their hunger. Due to how rapidly it drains hunger, it gives a visible drawback.

Cocaine
Cocaine is a drug that increases a player's reflexes and speed, allowing them to run faster. Crack is a more potent variant of cocaine.