Terraria (2d Minecraft)

[Kiehl]

Pillar statue... why?

[Coren]

Is any magical stuff actually comparable to running around spamming excal? I'd like to try out the "mage" class, but it seems like it takes a lot more effort, and you always are running out of mp. Plus, you have to use accessory slots that I usually keep full of generic stuff like cloud, shield, wings, etc.

[Fairy-Killer]

It really depends on what you're doing. It's rather difficult to hit a boss effectively with Excalibur (besides Destroyer but even then it's a pain trying to stay that close) so magic is basically all I do. Damage output wise... I'm going to say if you can sit there and hit him consistently, melee will out perform a mage. Generic accessories I have reforged with +4% damage that transfer across classes and +4% melee speed for melee and +20 mana/+4% damage for mage. My generic accessories are wings, cobalt shield, and spectre boots, with melee my last two slots are feral claws and warrior emblem and for mage philosopher's stone and sorcerer emblem (nature's gift would be good here but it doesn't actually affect mana cost for me anymore).

[Coren]

They need to make cloud and balloon and shield combine, and make some wings+1 that include running fast. Then I have extra spots for melee/mage/ranged. The higher-end gear has 3 different helmets each, so that may make a difference. Mana flower and a stack of 99 pots may just be the trick to making maging fun. I don't know which accessory I'd give up though. ><

[miokomioko]

Kinda' wish they made 3 varieties for every slot instead of just the head. The bonuses on body/feet are mostly pointless if you're only wearing it for the mage hat. Also, the melee-focused gear and whatnot should really have defense boosts because of the need to get close to stuff to even hit it in the first place.

They are doing really well with keeping this game fresh, but the RPG aspects seems to be getting lost a bit when everyone ends up wearing the same things...

[Chrian]

seems like arkannas server went down.

[Coren]

What spells do you guys like to use the most?

[Chrian]

crystal storm mine has a manic mod with -20% mana so it only costs me 2 mana per crystal

[Fairy-Killer]

I have a mythical Laser Rifle that I use and if not that then mythical demon scythe, cursed flame, or crystal storm.

[miokomioko]

I just now finally found my Wizard, so I haven't got the newer spells (Crystal Storm, etc.), but I'm really enjoying how powerful Demon Scythe can be.

It's absolutely terrible for hitting anything at a distance, especially if it's moving, but most things try to get up in your face anyways... The way it stands still for a moment before accelerating makes it hit a lot if you can get close enough and can double as a projectile shield since the "scythe" is slightly larger than you. Also, the tiny knockback effect on each of its hits can pretty much freeze/juggle non-flying enemies (which makes it also work as an "oh-shit" shield if you get swarmed).

[Coren]

So are any servers up at the moment? Now that I've collected pretty much everything but the shit mimics drop, some multiplayer would be amusing.

[Coren]

Also, is there any block that the clown's bombs don't blow up? Had another f'in blood moon... and another clown drained my swimming pool. Ugh.

[Arkanna]

Mine's always up. And I don't think clowns can bomb dungeon brick or obsidian brick..?...

[Chrian]

hey arkanna your server seems to be acting up or something works find then dcs has long loading on tiles

[Coren]

Clown bomb holed my obsidian brick-lined swimming pool. It appears they can't bomb dungeon brick, so looks like I'm re-building in pink or green. Ugh.

[miokomioko]

Clowns are the reason I'm going to start up a small world just for building a respectable and well-decorated fort/home/base/etc. Hardmode is getting a bit too stressful. Also, Corruptors are retarded. From various stray shots going upwards in any way, all of my floating islands are now 100% corrupted.

[Psion]

there's a blue dungeon brick too! :D

[Coren]

I built my house in blue. Need another color!

[Chrian]

what I did was start a large world and edit out all the corruption

[Arkanna]

hey arkanna your server seems to be acting up or something works find then dcs has long loading on tiles

I rebooted it just now, hopefully that'll resolve whatever was bugging it out. My connection might have been flaky last night too, I wasn't home at all to check.