Usagi Tsukino
Terrarian
Am I making the game harder on myself by running menacing instead of warding? im playing a ranger
18 in HardmodeMenacing is a much better stat. Max warding only decreases taken damage by 15 per hit.
That alone is better than having warding on all 6 accessories for damage greater than 106, which all hardmode expert enemies easily deal.what about the worm scarf?
This is ultimately the cusp of it, yeah. If you take a lot of hits, Warding and other defensive options are better, since they allow you to take more hits without dying.It doesn't seem to be that useless to me [...]
But if your dodging skills are beyond poor, then perhaps it's worth giving Warding a try.
... Especially because Potions exist. Lifeforce is also worth mentioning, along with Regeneration - those four Potions combined do tons of work for even the squishiest of characters.endurance and ironskin potions, which grant you 10% damage reduction and 8 defence respectively and are very easy to obtain
On every playthrough I always forget this existsWarmth for Frost Moon.
It's admittedly very forgettable due to just how niche it is; I often tend to forget about it myself and I very quickly remember about it when I get beaned for 150 by a Frost Wave and a shower of 120+ damage Frost Shards rain on me during my final moments among the living, my icy prison obscuring my anguished expression and muffling my screams of agony and cries for mercy.On every playthrough I always forget this exists
Absolutely. A decade ago I would have nothing else but Warding; once I got a bit decent at the game, I devoted my life to Menacing. I haven't used anything Warding in ages.But don't be afraid of taking it off if you wish to further push yourself. The worst that happens to the average player in Terraria when they die is they get put in time out for 30 seconds and mull over how they died, after all. (Unless you're playing Hardcore. F)
Same here, back when I was (really) terrible at Terraria in 1.1 the only stat I would try to maximise was defence, even using melee armour with ranged weapons ignoring all damage bonuses. Now I don't bother with Warding.A decade ago I would have nothing else but Warding; once I got a bit decent at the game,
Absolutely. A decade ago I would have nothing else but Warding; once I got a bit decent at the game, I devoted my life to Menacing. I haven't used anything Warding in ages.
And with that, I lost interest in items like the Worm Scarf and Ankh shield (unless melee).
While both valid viewpoints, sometimes in your life you just need to sit back and tank. It may just be me, but there's an odd sort of satisfaction that comes from shrugging off huge attacks that should kill you.Same here, back when I was (really) terrible at Terraria in 1.1 the only stat I would try to maximise was defence, even using melee armour with ranged weapons ignoring all damage bonuses. Now I don't bother with Warding.
I just need some friends first.....I highly recommend next chance you get in a multiplayer setting that you try out a dedicated tank build setup (defensive Beetle, full Warding, the works). Standing in one spot with a Heart Statue dripfeed as ten Pumpkings fail to kill you and your ranged DPS friends happily get to do damage without any worries is a highly satisfying experience.
Tank for me, storm boy.I just need some friends first.....
Well I am mostly a pure ranger, (All Storm Divers are)Tank for me, storm boy.
I agree; hence the (unless melee). Especially in multiplayer, where it's so much fun when someone takes the brunt of the damage while the higher damage dealers are safe and clean everything up from a distance.While both valid viewpoints, sometimes in your life you just need to sit back and tank. It may just be me, but there's an odd sort of satisfaction that comes from shrugging off huge attacks that should kill you.
Again agreed. I've been the tank in the past, and it is indeed fulfilling. Last playthrough someone else was tanking (Expert), and it's so nice to be able shoot everything dead while they're going after someone else. It's been a long time though. Now I feel like tanking again in a future play-through. But that will be on Master, so I am unsure if that's a good idea...I highly recommend next chance you get in a multiplayer setting that you try out a dedicated tank build setup (defensive Beetle, full Warding, the works). Standing in one spot with a Heart Statue dripfeed as ten Pumpkings fail to kill you and your ranged DPS friends happily get to do damage without any worries is a highly satisfying experience.
There's a whole forum full of them. Try a quick hookup.I just need some friends first.....
I feel a dedicated tank spec player will make Master mode go much, much more smoothly in multiplayer, just like they do in Expert.Now I feel like tanking again in a future play-through. But that will be on Master, so I am unsure if that's a good idea...
That sounds like a you problem, I'd say.Well I am mostly a pure ranger, (All Storm Divers are)