Description
Documentation URL
https://commandapi.jorel.dev/9.5.0/argument_entities.html
What the documentation currently says
Player argument
The PlayerArgument class is very similar (almost identical) to EntitySelectorArgument.OnePlayer. It returns a Player object and requires the player to be online.
Developer's Note:
The PlayerArgument internally uses the GameProfile class from Mojang's authlib, which means that this argument has a slight performance overhead compared to using EntitySelectorArgument.OnePlayer
OfflinePlayer argument
The OfflinePlayerArgument class is identical to the PlayerArgument class, but instead of returning a Player object, it returns an OfflinePlayer object. Internally, this argument makes calls to Mojang servers (via Mojang's authlib), meaning it can be slightly slower than alternative methods (such as using a StringArgument and suggesting a list of existing offline players).
The OfflinePlayerArgument should be able to retrieve players that have never joined the server before.
Proposed fix
Relating to this discussion on Discord
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