I used the search function to look for a similar topic as well as look through several pages of the Equipment Suggestions and did not see a thread dedicated to talking about an additional Accessory/Equipment Slot used only for wings. Apologies if a thread like this already exists.
Wings would get their own dedicated slot with this suggestion, it would be classified as Equipment and placed where the Grappling Hook/Minecart/Mount/Pet slots are.
Why should wings get their own slot while other accessories like Rocket Boots/Spectre Boots/Mana Cuffs/Obsidian Shield/Lava Charm don't get their own slot? Because in hardmode Wings play an important part in many player's strategies in battling bosses/exploring more of their worlds, and many players typically use wings as one of their accessories no matter what kind of character/class they are playing. There are also over 20 wings that can be used on a character, all with different stats. The 1.3 update alone adds or makes available at least 5 different wings as well. No other group of movement/combat accessories in this game have over 20 variations of a certain kind. Also only 1 Wing can be equipped on a character at a time, which would make it easier to link wings to their own slot.
This slot would naturally only be able to be used in hardmode as wings can only be obtained from a hardmode world if a player plays with a fresh world and character. This is fair as it is possible for a player to have not obtained a pet up to hardmode yet, or even until the endgame if they can't get a pet summoning item same can apply to minecarts, mounts, and grappling hooks if a player for some reason doesn't craft or find a hook for awhile.
It could also be possible to require this slot to be earned. The player needs to craft an item that requires something like 30 souls of flight and 50 feathers which can unlock the Wing Slot. This way the slot wouldn't appear pre-hardmode with a fresh world and character.
The 6th Accessory slot used in Expert Hardmode certainly helps a lot, and makes it a little easier for players to experiment with several Accessories to better fit their play style. Though for Normal Mode players many are still limited to 4 accessories from using Wings in one of them. Having 1-2 extra accessory slots wouldn't let a character become overpowered.
The same argument could be made about shields, but 5 shields (Colbalt, Obsidian, Ankh, Paladin, Cthulhu) compared to 20+ Wings isn't as huge. Shields can also be equipped and used at the same time while Wings can't. For some people this would be very important if they wanted the effects of 2 shields together for their play style.
Wings would get their own dedicated slot with this suggestion, it would be classified as Equipment and placed where the Grappling Hook/Minecart/Mount/Pet slots are.
Why should wings get their own slot while other accessories like Rocket Boots/Spectre Boots/Mana Cuffs/Obsidian Shield/Lava Charm don't get their own slot? Because in hardmode Wings play an important part in many player's strategies in battling bosses/exploring more of their worlds, and many players typically use wings as one of their accessories no matter what kind of character/class they are playing. There are also over 20 wings that can be used on a character, all with different stats. The 1.3 update alone adds or makes available at least 5 different wings as well. No other group of movement/combat accessories in this game have over 20 variations of a certain kind. Also only 1 Wing can be equipped on a character at a time, which would make it easier to link wings to their own slot.
This slot would naturally only be able to be used in hardmode as wings can only be obtained from a hardmode world if a player plays with a fresh world and character. This is fair as it is possible for a player to have not obtained a pet up to hardmode yet, or even until the endgame if they can't get a pet summoning item same can apply to minecarts, mounts, and grappling hooks if a player for some reason doesn't craft or find a hook for awhile.
It could also be possible to require this slot to be earned. The player needs to craft an item that requires something like 30 souls of flight and 50 feathers which can unlock the Wing Slot. This way the slot wouldn't appear pre-hardmode with a fresh world and character.
The 6th Accessory slot used in Expert Hardmode certainly helps a lot, and makes it a little easier for players to experiment with several Accessories to better fit their play style. Though for Normal Mode players many are still limited to 4 accessories from using Wings in one of them. Having 1-2 extra accessory slots wouldn't let a character become overpowered.
The same argument could be made about shields, but 5 shields (Colbalt, Obsidian, Ankh, Paladin, Cthulhu) compared to 20+ Wings isn't as huge. Shields can also be equipped and used at the same time while Wings can't. For some people this would be very important if they wanted the effects of 2 shields together for their play style.