This is odd, I know, as suggestions are usually for things already in the game or what people want to be added- this is to ask something NOT to be added.
I can go into long details about why Sharks are already rather annoying to fight as is, how much of a struggle it is to face them, and how Vetex has made tweaks that make them more specifically difficult for certain types of players to fight then others, but I won’t.
Instead I will simply ask for you to vote for this, a petition if you will, to prevent, or at very least, overturn this addition to the game.
My Compromise
I know Vetex wants people to use ship attachments, and this is the reason for the implementation, so here is my compromise, rather then give all sharks this buff and make diving almost impossible for anyone who hasn’t grinded for ship attachments, give Sea Monsters this buff. That means Megalodon, White Eyes and Poison Jaws are tankier, and necessitate the attachments, but regular sharks are still able to be fought and killed by players mid-game and up.
EDIT:
Thank you all for helping out, the change has been made by Vetex:
By the way, mathematically, even if sharks take half damage:
I do 160 with a blast, a ship attachment will now do 47. At half damage I would do 80, double the attachment I have to farm hours for. Why would I use them anyway? Unless he makes sharks actually immune to regular damage, the ship attachments dont do enough damage to warrant their use in any scenario.