[prehardmode] NPC popularity poll

[gunbrella]

old man and clothier are separate yes!! i think it makes sense.

anywho, a bit self-explanatory but i'd like to know what npcs you all might be fond of.. just for fun!
you're able to choose 3 npcs at most.
lmk if i forgot any/if the choices are weird!

 

[Vortexxian]

Unpopular opinion here, but the Angler is my favorite town NPC. I find that his daily fishing quests act as nice breaks from other activities, making the gameplay feel more varied. I like to weave his quests between other Terraria activities such as building or boss fighting.

His rewards are also very good, as having the full set of Fishing Armor, a Angler Tackle Bag and some fishing-related potions alongside the Golden Fishing Rod with some 50% bait power bait makes it trivial to catch large quantities of high-tier potion fish. He also gives good-looking furniture items and the Fin Wings are also very useful at the start of hardmode.

I personally have done at least over 600 fishing quests across all of my playthroughs (I have gotten Supreme Helper Minion 3 times on different accounts/platforms). I think that many people just grind the angler using the bed to skip time, instead of doing it organically while building or progressing with the playthrough in the down-time, which makes them feel bored at the Angler quests.

 

[Green_Metaknight]

@gunbrella You forgot the Traveling Merchant.

 

[Dapling]

Mechanic because I’m a wiring guy, and goblin tinkerer because he sells the Tinkerer’s Workshop which is arguably the most important item in the entire game

 

[Coleyohley]

My favorite is the Dye Trader, though that may be a bit unfair, since few other NPCs have such a major system locked entirely behind them. The Vanities in this game can get wild, and I don't think I'd enjoy the game if I didn't get to express myself with them.

My next favorite is the merchant. I use him for Torches, Glowsticks, Piggy Banks, Safes, and he's usually my go-to for selling things to make money.

 

[gunbrella]

Unpopular opinion here, but the Angler is my favorite town NPC. I find that his daily fishing quests act as nice breaks from other activities, making the gameplay feel more varied. I like to weave his quests between other Terraria activities such as building or boss fighting.

His rewards are also very good, as having the full set of Fishing Armor, a Angler Tackle Bag and some fishing-related potions alongside the Golden Fishing Rod with some 50% bait power bait makes it trivial to catch large quantities of high-tier potion fish. He also gives good-looking furniture items and the Fin Wings are also very useful at the start of hardmode.

I personally have done at least over 600 fishing quests across all of my playthroughs (I have gotten Supreme Helper Minion 3 times on different accounts/platforms). I think that many people just grind the angler using the bed to skip time, instead of doing it organically while building or progressing with the playthrough in the down-time, which makes them feel bored at the Angler quests.

YEAHHH i love angler and i love fishing in literally every game i play. terraria def has one of my fav fishing systems of all time cuz' it's so simple yet so thoroughly fun and rewarding in a way that i just haven't seen before. definitely an unpopular opinion because.. yes he is a foul lil' tyke but i love his quests + fin wings so he gets a free pass™
and for those who favor combat fishing during a blood moon is really cool too!! ok!!

 

[gunbrella]

@gunbrella You forgot the Traveling Merchant.

truth is i ran out of room,, maybe i'll get rid of the old man cause' he does feel a bit irrelevant

 

[Green_Metaknight]

truth is i ran out of room,, maybe i'll get rid of the old man cause' he does feel a bit irrelevant

Or maybe you could have Traveling Merchant and Skeleton Merchant in the same voting option.