Why is the Lunar Portal garbage
- Thread starter layman9
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General Milky
Terrarian
Because it takes no minion slots and compliments your normal minions and sub weapon as a third independant damage source.
Of course it's not going to solo things for you.
layman9
Brain of Cthulhu
The Rainbow Crystal Staff can get you to wave 15 on frost moon by itself. Your point is invalid.
GerbilCrab475
Terrarian
Lunar portal isn't garbage. Place it in the right spot and it will obliterate rows and rows of enemies. It really compliments the rainbow crystal as it has much farther range. Place it a bit closer to the ground than the rainbow crystal.
People really don't know how to use summoner do they?
People really don't know how to use summoner do they?
layman9
Brain of Cthulhu
"much further range"? Rainbow crystal reaches OFF SCREEN
General Milky
Terrarian
With delayed explosions. That miss anything moving faster than a zombie.
I also HIGHLY have doubts that the rainbow crystal will solo frost moon because there is no way it's hitting Ice Queen consistently enough or hard enough.
Granger
Terrarian
As with all turret summons, their purpose is simply to compliment your normal damage. If they'd be just as good as the other weaponry you'd need to balance bosses and such accordingly which in turn makes these turrets almost mandatory to use.
I suggest seeing it less as a weapon but more as a buff, something intented to give you a bit of a edge, nothing more.
I suggest seeing it less as a weapon but more as a buff, something intented to give you a bit of a edge, nothing more.
GerbilCrab475
Terrarian
I used spider queen and frost hydra up until I got the lunar portal and rainbow crystal. My hot bar can only have so many items in it.
GerbilCrab475
Terrarian
My only complaint about is is that it doesn't make BRRRRRT or BWONNNNG noises.
layman9
Brain of Cthulhu
I managed to trap her in the stage where she twirls shooting icicles while on the crystal, it killed her in about 20 seconds.
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Now THAT is something we need.
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I really don't see how the Rainbow Crystal is flawed at all, it does constant massive damage to everything on the screen
Nariofan101
Terrarian
i can see what the lunar portal is doing, but i'm not exactly sure how the rainbow crystal actually even does or what that translates into damage.
layman9
Brain of Cthulhu
It shoots massive rainbow spikes out in all directions dealing continuous damage to enemies on them that explode into color tornadoes doing even more damage.
I really don't see how the Rainbow Crystal is flawed at all, it does constant massive damage to everything on the screen
That's just it . . . it doesn't do constant massive damage to everything on the screen.
What it DOES offer is somewhat unreliable screen saturation with damage, but its hit rate is atrocious. The delay between a "shot" and the actual impact is long enough that enemies walk out of the way, and it doesn't readjust itself. I would propose that its probably fairly awesome against enemies like Golem, or maybe the Destroyer, and it does have high damage, but its hit rate is very unreliable.
Lunar Portal is much better at hitting its targets, and is excellent against invasion style hordes.
Ultimately, the best thing about this debate is that . . . you can use both at the same time, for free. You never have to pick, and you can always have both. There are clearly people who each find one or the other to be better, but both are equally easy to use and non-exclusive to the other.
layman9
Brain of Cthulhu
I mean, I don't really see why you have to AIM when your shooting giant crystal spires in every direction
layman9
Brain of Cthulhu
But the Portal has even worse accuracy, its beam hits one are for like .3 seconds before moving on
If you don't hit your enemy, you don't do damage. That's really all there is to it.