SunIsDedly
Terrarian
Im still really new to this game and could not realistically play on expert until i get better, and i just want some of these items they only drop from bags.
What is the common consensus on creating an alternate world on expert mode for the boss drops?
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smeagolheart
Terrarian
Do what you want, it's your game. Personally, I don't do this but seriously it is up to you. I think most people actually do do this.
Coricus
Terrarian
I have no clue what the consensus is, but at least in my personal opinion if the game itself lets you do it then have the heck at it. You didn't hack or bug out the game to get the stuff? Then you're playing the game as designed. Any further posturing about what is and isn't good form is just nitpicking at that point.
I myself am fully planning on jumping between saves at will now that 1.4 is out. Made it up to the Mechanical Bosses on Expert on my PC and had to let the save sit because the Twins were roughing me up like crazy and the control scheme was handicapping me, then beat Expert on my Switch when it eventually got ported there by using a little bit of cheesing at the last stretch. Now that Master Mode is a thing? Forget it, I'm not hurting myself anymore. I'll just jump between my existing saves, Classic saves, and Master Mode saves at will. I'm not hurting myself any more.
Think of it this way. You're still beating the game's full progression at least once. Expert and Master were added because people who like more challenge than the game was originally designed with weren't satisfied. Even if you can go back and sweep early game Expert or Master Mode bosses with hardmode gear like I'm doing, beating the endgame bosses is going to be just as impressive if you walk in with full endgame gear from a Classic save as it would be using nearly endgame gear from the Expert or Master Mode save. Trust me, the endgame gear on my Switch Expert game didn't make fighting the truly challenging stuff much easier. So do what you feel like, and at the end of the day, one way or another, the accomplishment is still yours.
I myself am fully planning on jumping between saves at will now that 1.4 is out. Made it up to the Mechanical Bosses on Expert on my PC and had to let the save sit because the Twins were roughing me up like crazy and the control scheme was handicapping me, then beat Expert on my Switch when it eventually got ported there by using a little bit of cheesing at the last stretch. Now that Master Mode is a thing? Forget it, I'm not hurting myself anymore. I'll just jump between my existing saves, Classic saves, and Master Mode saves at will. I'm not hurting myself any more.
Think of it this way. You're still beating the game's full progression at least once. Expert and Master were added because people who like more challenge than the game was originally designed with weren't satisfied. Even if you can go back and sweep early game Expert or Master Mode bosses with hardmode gear like I'm doing, beating the endgame bosses is going to be just as impressive if you walk in with full endgame gear from a Classic save as it would be using nearly endgame gear from the Expert or Master Mode save. Trust me, the endgame gear on my Switch Expert game didn't make fighting the truly challenging stuff much easier. So do what you feel like, and at the end of the day, one way or another, the accomplishment is still yours.
Zirkusaffe
Spazmatism
You should play the way you like. I always played with crimson but I'll switch to a second world for corruption to get either specific loot like the mana ring or to fish for buff potions. Or, another example, in my master mode run I use an old character that has a UFO to do terraforming work. It's nothing my current character couldn't do, too, it's just saving time.
Urist_Imiknorris
Terrarian
I've been running with a normal world and an expert one for a sort of light world/dark world effect since Expert Mode was added. That way, when I had two different megaproject ideas, I could build both. Now with Master Mode I'm going to add a Darker World to the mix and plan three builds.
