In defense of Bernie

Migrating from Willow's update page

TBH I'm really torn to ask for Willow to be fire immune and come back to the good old days or to maybe embrace something new..

Fire Immunity is catching up a lot of attention, but Bernie not so much.

as we can see in this list here compiled by @Chris1448 there are some uses for fire immunity indeed..

https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/105367-willow-refresh-info-and-roadmap-schedule-update/?do=findComment&comment=1185030

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List of what Willow can benefit from with 100% fire immunity:

- Fight burning mobs with no trouble

- Capitalize on sanity and warmth from standing on top of fires, especially in Winter

- Extremely helpful in the Dragonfly fight when dealing with Enraged DF and Lavae

- Be able to stand on top of DF's Lava Pools and use them as simple campfires

- Wall in mobs and fight within a ring of fire (@Fidooop)

- Ignore the burn of Klaus' Red Deer attack (@Papa Zach)

but all these instances are very niche things (Dfly and Fire No Eyed Deer).. the most beneficial effects will be seen in winter and after that there isn't really anything

fighting burning mobs isn't really a bit deal for her either for her 3 seconds fire immunity and it won't with her improved 6 seconds immunity

standing on top of fires should would be able to do anyways with the buff to 6 seconds fire immunity.. just not as long as if immune.. 

she could be closer to lava pools as any character can.. she can stand a bit longer now  and closer (improved overheating too with update)

the fire no eyed deer can be mitigated with an ice staff... so this is really not that relevant IMO

Dfly... I mean I never bother to fight the larvae.. they are kinda irrelevant if you build a wall or wall off an arena or the lava pools...

and you can put Dfly to sleep when she enrages.. so again this isn't really that beneficial 

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NOW, Bernie:

He will be much more useful in everyday situations regardless of fire. I think they are pretty much basing Bernie with some Forge elements. He is pretty much gonna work as a Bodyguard aggroing mobs.. not only shadows and attacking them as well

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• Bernie grows big and will taunt and fight most hostile creatures when Willow is nearby and insane.

 I believe this is a great idea that can make Willow independent.. she probably can now help with some spider farming too.. and in general much more useful in everyday survival

for the cold winter days she won't be needing to be fire immune standing on top of fires or lava pools to stay warm...  or gain sanity...

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Bernie can now be equipped by Willow for sanity and warmth at the cost of durability.

 This could pretty much compensate the use or winter hats and kinda outclasses fire immunity for winter times IMO... thermal + bernie new willow winter meta

As much as I would enjoy fire immunity I realize that having a bodyguard Bernie might be a good change into another direction... he could probably be useful in the caves taunting shadow monkeys for farming too.. dunno Bernie stats to assert this at the moment.. Just throwing some ideas..

So,,, maybe asking for fire immunity is just resistance to change the focus to something else entirely that has very few niche benefits?