diff --git a/azalea-client/src/events.rs b/azalea-client/src/events.rs
index 46c0189a0..e5e30b6a1 100644
--- a/azalea-client/src/events.rs
+++ b/azalea-client/src/events.rs
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ fn packet_listener(query: Query<&LocalPlayerEvents>, mut events: EventReader<Pac
             .get(event.entity)
             .expect("Non-local entities shouldn't be able to receive add player events");
         local_player_events
-            .send(Event::Packet(Arc::new(event.packet.clone())))
+            .send(Event::Packet(event.packet.clone()))
             .unwrap();
     }
 }
diff --git a/azalea-client/src/local_player.rs b/azalea-client/src/local_player.rs
index e49a81fea..ac0e4ea17 100644
--- a/azalea-client/src/local_player.rs
+++ b/azalea-client/src/local_player.rs
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ pub struct PlayerAbilities {
     /// Used for the fov
     pub walking_speed: f32,
 }
-impl From<ClientboundPlayerAbilitiesPacket> for PlayerAbilities {
-    fn from(packet: ClientboundPlayerAbilitiesPacket) -> Self {
+impl From<&ClientboundPlayerAbilitiesPacket> for PlayerAbilities {
+    fn from(packet: &ClientboundPlayerAbilitiesPacket) -> Self {
         Self {
             invulnerable: packet.flags.invulnerable,
             flying: packet.flags.flying,
diff --git a/azalea-client/src/packet_handling/game.rs b/azalea-client/src/packet_handling/game.rs
index 8f3b0e997..dad4a555c 100644
--- a/azalea-client/src/packet_handling/game.rs
+++ b/azalea-client/src/packet_handling/game.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ pub struct PacketEvent {
     /// The client entity that received the packet.
     pub entity: Entity,
     /// The packet that was actually received.
-    pub packet: ClientboundGamePacket,
+    pub packet: Arc<ClientboundGamePacket>,
 }
 
 /// A player joined the game (or more specifically, was added to the tab
@@ -163,13 +163,10 @@ pub fn send_packet_events(
                             continue;
                         }
                     };
-                if let ClientboundGamePacket::LevelChunkWithLight(_) = packet {
-                } else {
-                    packet_events.send(PacketEvent {
-                        entity: player_entity,
-                        packet,
-                    });
-                }
+                packet_events.send(PacketEvent {
+                    entity: player_entity,
+                    packet: Arc::new(packet),
+                });
             }
             // clear the packets right after we read them
             packets.clear();
@@ -190,7 +187,9 @@ pub fn process_packet_events(ecs: &mut World) {
         events_owned.push((*player_entity, packet.clone()));
     }
     for (player_entity, packet) in events_owned {
-        match packet {
+        let packet_clone = packet.clone();
+        let packet_ref = packet_clone.as_ref();
+        match packet_ref {
             ClientboundGamePacket::Login(p) => {
                 debug!("Got login packet");
 
@@ -756,6 +755,8 @@ pub fn process_packet_events(ecs: &mut World) {
                 };
                 let entity_kind = *entity_kind_query.get(entity).unwrap();
 
+                let packed_items = p.packed_items.clone().to_vec();
+
                 // we use RelativeEntityUpdate because it makes sure changes aren't made
                 // multiple times
                 commands.entity(entity).add(RelativeEntityUpdate {
@@ -766,11 +767,9 @@ pub fn process_packet_events(ecs: &mut World) {
                             let mut commands_system_state = SystemState::<Commands>::new(world);
                             let mut commands = commands_system_state.get_mut(world);
                             let mut entity_comands = commands.entity(entity_id);
-                            if let Err(e) = apply_metadata(
-                                &mut entity_comands,
-                                *entity_kind,
-                                (*p.packed_items).clone(),
-                            ) {
+                            if let Err(e) =
+                                apply_metadata(&mut entity_comands, *entity_kind, packed_items)
+                            {
                                 warn!("{e}");
                             }
                         });
@@ -803,18 +802,18 @@ pub fn process_packet_events(ecs: &mut World) {
 
                 // this is to make sure the same entity velocity update doesn't get sent
                 // multiple times when in swarms
+
+                let knockback = KnockbackType::Set(Vec3 {
+                    x: p.xa as f64 / 8000.,
+                    y: p.ya as f64 / 8000.,
+                    z: p.za as f64 / 8000.,
+                });
+
                 commands.entity(entity).add(RelativeEntityUpdate {
                     partial_world: instance_holder.partial_instance.clone(),
                     update: Box::new(move |entity_mut| {
                         entity_mut.world_scope(|world| {
-                            world.send_event(KnockbackEvent {
-                                entity,
-                                knockback: KnockbackType::Set(Vec3 {
-                                    x: p.xa as f64 / 8000.,
-                                    y: p.ya as f64 / 8000.,
-                                    z: p.za as f64 / 8000.,
-                                }),
-                            })
+                            world.send_event(KnockbackEvent { entity, knockback })
                         });
                     }),
                 });
@@ -1226,7 +1225,7 @@ pub fn process_packet_events(ecs: &mut World) {
                     entity: player_entity,
                     window_id: p.container_id,
                     menu_type: p.menu_type,
-                    title: p.title,
+                    title: p.title.to_owned(),
                 })
             }
             ClientboundGamePacket::OpenSignEditor(_) => {}
@@ -1281,10 +1280,10 @@ pub fn process_packet_events(ecs: &mut World) {
 
                 resource_pack_events.send(ResourcePackEvent {
                     entity: player_entity,
-                    url: p.url,
-                    hash: p.hash,
+                    url: p.url.to_owned(),
+                    hash: p.hash.to_owned(),
                     required: p.required,
-                    prompt: p.prompt,
+                    prompt: p.prompt.to_owned(),
                 });
 
                 system_state.apply(ecs);
diff --git a/azalea/examples/testbot.rs b/azalea/examples/testbot.rs
index a7f34a776..38f8d499b 100644
--- a/azalea/examples/testbot.rs
+++ b/azalea/examples/testbot.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     let mut accounts = Vec::new();
 
-    for i in 0..200 {
+    for i in 0..3 {
         accounts.push(Account::offline(&format!("bot{i}")));
     }
 
diff --git a/azalea/src/container.rs b/azalea/src/container.rs
index 08c60dd92..5406170a9 100644
--- a/azalea/src/container.rs
+++ b/azalea/src/container.rs
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ pub struct WaitingForInventoryOpen;
 
 fn handle_menu_opened_event(mut commands: Commands, mut events: EventReader<PacketEvent>) {
     for event in events.read() {
-        if let ClientboundGamePacket::ContainerSetContent { .. } = event.packet {
+        if let ClientboundGamePacket::ContainerSetContent { .. } = event.packet.as_ref() {
             commands
                 .entity(event.entity)
                 .remove::<WaitingForInventoryOpen>();