Game Mechanics Face locked-on enemy regardless of movement direction

[Ryzot]

Right now, I am playing on mobile. I just now figured out that I can connect my xbox one controller to my phone through bluetooth and use it for games. My first thought was to play Terraria. However, I quickly had trouble with combat because I couldn't walk backwards away from enemys while continuing to swing my sword at them. I actually have to move towards the enemy to face them and attack which results in me taking unecessary damage.

Solution? Easy, just make it so your character is always facing the enemy that you are locked-on to. I am surprised this isn't already in the game. It's so obvious. That's kind of the point of locking onto an enemy, so you can move around while still facing your enemy. Please fix.

 

[Sora_92]

I only have it on PC, so don't know how different other versions are, but what weapon you're using?
Some swords for example prevent you from turning around while swinging it. But not all of them, only a few.