I'm sure this rule has been debated many times before--in fact, I vaguely recall starting a thread about it on the Terraria Online forums back when that was the official forum. But with the release of 1.3, isn't that rule kind of out of date, considering they're no longer unobtainable? I'd say that's a pretty good indication the devs don't have a problem with normal players having them anymore.
Does the rule still apply? Or have the admins just not gotten around to removing it yet?
Does the rule still apply? Or have the admins just not gotten around to removing it yet?