Actually, there was one idea by Syed Zarrar Bokhari (they don't use forums but I'd like to credit them anyway) that Travelling Merchant could be possible source for the Pygmy Necklace.
It does make sense thematically, since, well, the necklace is quite an artifact to find in far lands.
The free tiering of Travelling Merchant's shop will allow for exact position of the item in terms of power scaling.
The only trouble is how random that source will end up to be (and Summoner already has quite a grim history of random to get items), but it may be fair to assume that this accessory is reliable enough to get in Summoner playthroughs that are naturally much slower anyway.
Other than that yes, due to specific jungle themed design of the item it is very hard to find a suitable spot for it that isn't Witch Doctor.
Thanks for the mention, Crabbar!
I didn't actually think of the randomized effect, but it's as good a solution as any.
I also had the idea of moving the Pygmy Necklace to any of the Jungle chests like shrines or Living Mahogany, jungle fishing, golden chests because, as you said, diluting the loot pool would be great, or something similar. Honestly, anything that will help out Summoner in the early game.
I also have a couple non-balance related questions, Leinfors. I do have some ideas but I think it's too late (wish I had popped in earlier
) and not having played 1.4 personally (console gamers unite) I feel I'm not the best person to really put my own thoughts forward. If I think of something, I'll let you know:
1: After you guys retire from Terraria, if some sort of game-breaking bug (like the duck glitch) appears that won't necessarily break the game by crashing it or whatever, but is pretty wacky like the duck glitch, will you guys come back to fix said glitch? I assume you would if it's just after a couple of weeks, but what about a couple months or more?
2: Will you guys still be hanging out in the forums and Discord with the community after Terraria is finished?
Love what you guys have done, and cheers to the future!