Or, you know, you could wear that same Warding Shackle with Cactus Armor and get the same 9 Defense, PLUS the Cactus Effect. Sure, you could wear a Warding Shackle and get 6 Defense, and get 3 more from Wood Armor.

The problem with this mentality, is that the same could be said for any armor. I think it's fine to be introduced to newer mechanics as you progress, less-is-more is still a valid design choice. Īlso, what's with the distain Terrarians seem to have with 'Humble Beginnings'? I do find it rather odd, that so many seem eager to add Combat Modifiers to a fresh, new Character, before even deciding what the Character will be which some choose to just build things, and not even engage in 'Combat Progression', which is a totally valid option. Shackle Accessory, with a possible Modifier.Īll the Player would need is a Armored Modifier on any of these two easy-to-obtain Accessories, and their defense would be six.but rarely is Wooden Armor alone in its use to the Player, a real playthrough would look more like this: Is Wooden Armor abysmal? You could make an argument for that, sure. One thing I'd like to add here as well, is that I think examining Terraria in a vacuum is a mistake, because that simply doesn't apply to actual gameplay, ever. Could it make some interesting and unique changes, that could possibly improve that specific feature of the game, of course it could I'm sure there's Mods out there that already have! The point here is, a 'Class-focused-Mod' couldn't possibly teach Terraria anything about itself, it's simply not possible. because then you'd have to ask the same question about a similar game, Minecraft, in which the answer would be a definite NO!' Would this contain the 'essence' of what Terraria is? 'No, it couldn't possibly. Just make each 'type' of playstyle 'feel different', and it would of course make the game a bit more entertaining. In truth, Terraria could've easily went with Architypes, in a similar manner to a Fighting Game and gotten similar results. This game doesn't quite depend on a Class System to define the identity of the Player, in the same manner as something like Morrowind, Skyrim, Fallout: New Vegas, or Final Fantasy VII. If anything, Classes in Terraria are the sprinkles on top of an already tasty Ice Cream Bowl, it doesn't need them to exist, and it's identity wouldn't be the least compromised had the feature been replaced with a different system entirely. This isn't my opinion by the way, as I'd like to remind everyone here, it's more-than-possible to beat Terraria by strictly using Mechanisms, Bolder Traps, and other Class avoidant features, without using a single Weapon. One of the mistakes that I think many Terrarians make, is getting caught up in the 'Class Wars', in short, this describes a point-of-view in which players believe that the optional Classes in the game play a vital role in the greater whole of it's overall theme. That being the case, I think this post would likely benefit more from perspective, instead of a critique, seeing as how perspective can be neutral. This post is obviously old, so I think it'd be completely unfair to judge the content here by today's standards, as of 1.4.3.6.

Thorium class setups