As a note to everyone that wants to melee creepers, if you have diamond armor, blocking leaves you with at least 5 hearts even with no enchantments at literally point blank range. There is also the option of running, while creepers are faster, you can get away from them by just walking, although sprinting really helps.
Please also remember that diamond armor can be considered late part of early game. It's your first set of real armor. It would be like complaining about something between leather and iron armor in normal minecraft.









