The Raven Staff was implemented in 1.2.1, with the Halloween update, as well as a new kind of summoning armor Spooky Armor. It also only came with one armor set, Tiki Armor, which couldn't even be obtained until after defeating Plantera, basically about 77% through the game. However, it was only introduced with three summoning weapons the Slime Staff, the Pygmy Staff, and the Staff of the Frost Hydra. The summoning "class," if you want to call it that, was introduced with the plethora of other items added in version 1.2. How much gameplay would be changed if I concentrated on being a Summoner?
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A TERRARIA 1.3.4.4 WORLD SAVE AFTER THE PILLARS FULL
I couldn't go anywhere without Meteor Armor with the Space Gun, I couldn't enter Hardmode without a full set of Molten Armor. In many of my first playthroughs, it was second nature to gain a Gold Broadsword, a Light's Bane/Blood Butcherer, and work my way up to Night's Edge. I wanted to see how using these overlooked items would affect the line of gameplay. One day I decided to start fresh with a new character and world only this time, I was going to focus on summoning items, armor and accessories. Finally, Sorcerers have a wide variety of unique attacks and two different kinds of Spectre headgears, either for additional damage or for healing themselves and teammates. A Ranger keeps its distance from the enemy, firing away with a bullet, arrow or explosive weapon, depending on the Shroomite hat, for high DPS and devastating critical hits. Pair that with Vampire Knives and a Flask of Ichor and you're set. With a late-game Warrior, it's almost impossible to die due to some insanely high defense, or insanely high damage depending on which Beetle chestplate you wear. I made a number of endgame characters use specific armor, weapon and accessory sets, each pertaining to melee, ranged, or magic bonuses.
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I've played through Terraria time and time again.