Game Mechanics Please remove this setting, it ruins the Early game.

[The Rope Lord🌳]

There is a setting that boosts your DPS by a lot.
There is a setting that makes useless weapons useful, and unique weapons ordinary.
That setting renders an Accessory USELESS. (mostly)

That setting?
Autoswing.
Its overpowered. I know its a Quality of life thing, but a QoL thing shouldn't take from unique things and give it to every weapon. Melee, ranger, whips ETC.
It has less effect in Hardmode, but for a summoner, it frees an entire accessory slot with the toggle if a setting, which was taken by the Feral claws.
It makes bows fire more consistently.
It makes some melee weapons like the Bat Bat or the Volcano not need the Feral claws.
Id understand this setting if the feral claws didn't do the same thing.
Please remove this.

 

[Noobiescrubpleb]

No, Autoswing is not a QoL feature, it is a handicap accessibility feature. It is designed for those with limited or minimal movement in their hands/fingers. Removing this would be an absolute detriment to those players.
If you find it OP, disable it. I do not support this suggestion at all.

 

[The Rope Lord🌳]

Terraria is just the game you Shouldn't play with disabled fingers.
It feels redundant because the rest of the game is harsher on your fingers

I just wanted to do something because my cousin abuses it.

 

[J Bame]

Im gonna be honest id rather just make everything (or most weapons) autofire by default, change whatever needs to be changed to accomodate and remove the setting

 

[Noobiescrubpleb]

Terraria is just the game you Shouldn't play with disabled fingers.

I'm not even going to dignify this with a directed response. That's just disrespectful and inconsiderate.

I just wanted to do something because my cousin abuses it.

Why do you care how he plays his game? Either play without him or get over it.

 

[The Rope Lord🌳]

I'm not even going to dignify this with a directed response. That's just disrespectful and inconsiderate.

Im not understanding how thats disrespectful.
Its like saying, "your vision is bad, so it's not a good idea for you to be a Sniper"

Why do you care how he plays his game? Either play without him or get over it.

Im just saying, for an accessibility setting, its really game-breaking pre-hardmode.
I would be completely different if the setting didn't rob the Feral claws of their only redeeming quality

 

[Orchamut]

Im gonna be honest id rather just make everything (or most weapons) autofire by default, change whatever needs to be changed to accomodate and remove the setting

I don't like the state autofire is in now either, but my take on has basically been the same as this ^

 

[Noobiescrubpleb]

Im not understanding how thats disrespectful.
Its like saying, "your vision is bad, so it's not a good idea for you to be a Sniper"

Apples to oranges.
One is a video game, the other is real life. Video games should not be gate kept by things out of their control. This is within control, as autoswing helps, where as blindness cannot be helped. It is ridiculous to think that because someone is disabled, they shouldn't participate in a game as simple as Terraria. If Dark Souls can have handicap features, so can Terraria.

Im just saying, for an accessibility setting, its really game-breaking pre-hardmode.
I would be completely different if the setting didn't rob the Feral claws of their only redeeming quality.

Who does this hurt? Because it massively helps disabled people. It's a video game my guy, there is no set required way to play it. If I want to cheese a zenith into my world prehardmode there is nothing you can say or do to stop me. Are we next to ban world hopping? That's pretty OP too.

Like I said, if you don't like it, don't use it. If you don't like someone else using it, don't play with them. But the happiness of thousands of handicapped people being able to properly play the game far outweighs you thinking it's OP.

 

[Jimmy_the_pixel_monke]

Autoswing doesnt really boost ur dps it just allows you to keep consistent dps on mobile/console/pc without spamming buttons and getting carpal tunnel

 

[Heath04🌳]

There is a setting that boosts your DPS by a lot.

Doesn't boost DPS, your DPS would be the same without autofire just with the added bonus of your wrist/hand hurting since you have to click a ton. There have been people who have broken their mouse trying to swing a whip, something like that just shouldn't happen.

There is a setting that makes useless weapons useful, and unique weapons ordinary.
That setting renders an Accessory USELESS. (mostly)

No it doesn't Feral Claws still has a 12% melee speed bonus which is huge, especially since there isn't that much options for pre-Hardmode Feral Claws is considered one of the best for both Melee and Summoner.

That setting?
Autoswing.
Its overpowered. I know its a Quality of life thing, but a QoL thing shouldn't take from unique things and give it to every weapon. Melee, ranger, whips ETC.
It has less effect in Hardmode, but for a summoner, it frees an entire accessory slot with the toggle if a setting, which was taken by the Feral claws.

It's not a "unique" effect for a weapon to have autofire, it was just a downside for a weapon to not have it. Also it did not free up a slot for Summoner since melee speed still affects whips and increases whip speed.

It makes bows fire more consistently.
It makes some melee weapons like the Bat Bat or the Volcano not need the Feral claws.
Id understand this setting if the feral claws didn't do the same thing.
Please remove this.

I don't understand if this setting is so broken why are you fine with Feral Claws having it? Wouldn't it make an imbalance to the classes since Ranger and Mage can't fire as consistently as Summoner and Melee?

 

[Orchamut]

I genuinely decided that Whips weren't even worth using without Feral Claws before this setting was added. They felt like the worst weapons in the game.

 

[Glasia 森の魔王🌳]

Hello, I do not think that that is needed to remove this setting since the setting was introduced to reduce click spam for elderly people or people who have due to motoric problems trouble to spam click fast. Deleting that setting means deleting accessibility and also deleting customers of this game. Also this setting allows people with normal non gamer mice to play with less risk that the mouse breaks.

 

[VisualEthics]

Terraria is just the game you Shouldn't play with disabled fingers.
It feels redundant because the rest of the game is harsher on your fingers

I just wanted to do something because my cousin abuses it.

OK so instead of giving an accessibility feature to those that may struggle and can serve as a Quality of Life features many players absolutely adore, we should abandon it because the disabled people?

 

[CannedPotato]

I really want examples for autoswing boosting dps by a substantial amount.
And why equalising weapon quality is 'bad'

makes useless weapons useful, and unique weapons ordinary.

And finally what makes you think +12% melee speed is negligible?

It is not quality of life, as said before it is an accessibility option. It won't be apparent for most if not all of the people reading this but we, around the ages 15-30 with pc setups and the capability to click 9 times in a single second are not the entire population of Terraria players.
I am going to hope that you do not mean to say 'I think Terraria should be an exclusive title to those with powerful devices, reaction speed and fine motor skills' but if this is an ongoing issue with the people you play with you should try reasoning with them and explaining it's purpose instead of making the experience of the game worse for people who can't play the game with the same settings you do.

 

[ADHDemonYT🌳]

I’m a mobile player, and I disagree. I think they should keep it, and people who don’t like it can just not use it

 

[The lil duck]

There is a setting that boosts your DPS by a lot.
There is a setting that makes useless weapons useful, and unique weapons ordinary.
That setting renders an Accessory USELESS. (mostly)

That setting?
Autoswing.
Its overpowered. I know its a Quality of life thing, but a QoL thing shouldn't take from unique things and give it to every weapon. Melee, ranger, whips ETC.
It has less effect in Hardmode, but for a summoner, it frees an entire accessory slot with the toggle if a setting, which was taken by the Feral claws.
It makes bows fire more consistently.
It makes some melee weapons like the Bat Bat or the Volcano not need the Feral claws.
Id understand this setting if the feral claws didn't do the same thing.
Please remove this.

No dont get rid of it, it is the best how could you it shounds like a u problem deleat this post lets all pray this dosent dissapeer

 

[Russ Guss Doodles]

As someone who is a big advocate for accessibility in video games I completely agree with everything that has been said so far. Having autoswing in the settings has allowed countless people with disabilities like carpal tunnel, tremors, weak hand muscles, motor skill issues, and cognitive impairments to play Terraria when they couldn’t before. It also makes playing Terraria more comfortable for all players and helps prevent damage to controllers/mouses. There’s no reason to remove it at this point.

Im not understanding how thats disrespectful.
Its like saying, "your vision is bad, so it's not a good idea for you to be a Sniper"

There are some things disabled people just can’t do, and they recognize this. However, we as a society help disabled people and offer them assistance whenever we can so that they can operate closer to how non-disabled people do. We make glasses for people with bad vision. We created brail so that blind people can read and write. We make prosthetic limbs for amputees. We develop accommodations for people with developmental disorders so that they can succeed in school or at a job. We’re not giving them an unfair advantage, we’re just helping them live closer to a “normal” life.

Accessibility in video games works the same way. When developers have the time and budget they implement accessibility features that help disabled gamers play at the same level as the average gamer. Now sometimes these accessibility features can also help non-disabled gamers to varying degrees, but if it’s a non-competitive game (like Terraria) there’s no reason to withhold those options (since no one has an unfair advantage). And if the developers are worried about players “ruining the intended experience” they can add a disclaimer like in Celeste.

As a side note, I don’t believe gamers are entitled to accessibility options. They can take a lot of time and money to implement (something that indie devs don’t have a lot of) and devs have the right to fulfill their creative vision.

 

[The lil duck]

As someone who is a big advicate for accessibility in video games I completely agree with everything that has been said so far. Having autoswing in the settings has allowed countless people with disabilities like carpal tunnel, tremors, weak hand muscles, motor skill issues, and other cognitive impairments to play Terraria when they couldn’t before. It also makes playing Terraria more comfortable for all players and helps prevent damage to controllers/mouses.


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Damn ur good and i agree it is amazing how you put a lot of other people into consideration

 

[The Rope Lord🌳]

Ive seen a lot of people say Accessibility,
Do any elderly/disabled people play terraria?
It needs precision and fast movements. Playing terraria disabled is like playing Minecraft blindfolded.
But i suppose maybe they really need it that much, But I now realize I'm trying to remove something that doesn't need to be removed.
Im trying to remove the entire Internet because there are a few hackers

 

[The Rope Lord🌳]

I really want examples for autoswing boosting dps by a substantial amount.
And why equalising weapon quality is 'bad'

My cousin boasting about how ALL of his weapons can fire faster and more consistently.

And finally what makes you think +12% melee speed is negligible?

Ive literally never noticed it. Never.

Apples to oranges.
One is a video game, the other is real life. Video games should not be gate kept by things out of their control. This is within control, as autoswing helps, where as blindness cannot be helped. It is ridiculous to think that because someone is disabled, they shouldn't participate in a game as simple as Terraria. If Dark Souls can have handicap features, so can Terraria.

Wait, Dark Souls has accessibility?
If they really want to play it, im not going to stop them.

Who does this hurt? Because it massively helps disabled people. It's a video game my guy, there is no set required way to play it. If I want to cheese a zenith into my world prehardmode there is nothing you can say or do to stop me. Are we next to ban world hopping? That's pretty OP too.

Thats also an annoying feature, especially when my cousin put a zenith pre-hardmode, took out 90% of a Master goblin army before i had to force him to put the zenith back.

but if this is an ongoing issue with the people you play with you should try reasoning with them and explaining it's purpose instead of making the experience of the game worse for people who can't play the game with the same settings you do.

Reason? With my cousin?
Let me describe you how thats like:

Sisyphian.