I know there are a lot of people that complain about being able to camp the pole in Joust (which kind of takes away some of its competitive feel) so I'd like to propose a new block to maybe insert into the game:
It's basically like the 1-7-3 block (the one you can't shoot or jump/boost) but with a pole on it. By placing this block one might prevent players from camping the pole (given the proper environment around it).
Generally I'd like you to think about the issue of camping a pole in Joust a bit more

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