Dreadnautilus5000
Retinazer
I prefer the Crimson, I prefer the atmosphere and theme, and the chasms are easy to navigate and there's plenty of space in the central room. The Corruption is very repetitive, every enemy (even the boss) is based off the Eater of Souls, whereas the Crimson has much more variety, and I enjoy the Brain of Cthulhu boss fight more than the Eater of Worlds. Also, most of the Corruption's pre-Hardmode loot is just plain worse, because the Crimson's loot has better stats. Also, the Crimson Heart is much faster than the Shadow Orb, and what's the point of light if most of the time it's nowhere near the player? In Hardmode, the Corruption still has no variety, Corrupters are just stronger Eaters of Souls, World Feeders are just stronger Devourers which are just longer Eaters of Souls, and Clingers are simply stretchy Eaters of Souls, whereas the Crimson has unique enemies, not just slight variations of the most basic enemy in the biome. Even after its nerf, I think Ichor is still better than Cursed Flames, because Cursed Flames is just 24 extra DPS, whereas Ichor increases damage by 7.5 per shot, which when combined with high-speed weapons, allows much more DPS than Cursed Flames can. Fetid Baghnakhs have incredibly high DPS, and the extra range of the Chain Guillotines isn't enough to make it on par with the extraordinary damage output of its alternative. Even though the Scourge of the Corrupter is a very powerful weapon, the Vampire Knives are still better because of the lifesteal which makes you almost immortal.
However! If we look at certain differences, Corruption wins. Apart from the light pets, the Corruption has better Shadow Orb/Crimson Heart loot. The Putrid Scent is better than the Flesh Knuckles, because 5% increased damage and critical hit chance (which can be viewed as 10% increased damage output) is much better than 8 defense. Also, the Demon Alters are all in a line, which makes it easy to smash a lot of them quickly before being killed by Wraiths.
However! If we look at certain differences, Corruption wins. Apart from the light pets, the Corruption has better Shadow Orb/Crimson Heart loot. The Putrid Scent is better than the Flesh Knuckles, because 5% increased damage and critical hit chance (which can be viewed as 10% increased damage output) is much better than 8 defense. Also, the Demon Alters are all in a line, which makes it easy to smash a lot of them quickly before being killed by Wraiths.
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