Learn on Master Mode?

[Nazte]

Would it be a preposterous idea to learn the game on Master Mode from the very start? I figure if I'm going to sink hundreds of hours into the game, I may as well learn at the highest difficulty to get used to it and so I have access to whatever extras are made available. The only reason I second guess it is that I don't know how late game mechanics function so I don't know if spending so much extra time in a Master Mode world learning mechanics and dying endlessly will somehow mess me up in the long run, for instance by letting corruption get out of hand.

[lalosoto11321]

im new to wana learn on master mode with me?

[lalosoto11321]

hello?

[Eprico]

Very bad idea. Start on expert or classic. This sounds bad, but master mode is only for veterans who are up for the challenge. The game isn't designed to be enjoyed that way.

[Wakainu]

DO IT also can i join

[Dony]

Do it, i'm on master mode and i'm new to the 1.4 update. And there's master/expert mode exclusive items which are nice to have from the start.

[zaloomer]

as a guy that has beaten master mode alone before, i also would like to join

[Forstrei]

It's not a terrible idea, but I'd recommend starting in expert. You get almost all the same goodies, and learn the more complicated boss fights without the punishing downtime between bosses. You will miss a few things, but unless you always do every invasion-style event, you won't truly notice a difference besides difficulty. I would actually not recommend starting in classic because you'll get too comfortable with the easy mobs and it'll be harder to transition to higher difficulties.

[Collateral damage]

Originally posted by Nazte:

Would it be a preposterous idea to learn the game on Master Mode from the very start?

It's not that unreasonable, but mastermode isn't exactly well implemented. It is very imbalanced and you will find yourself dying to slimes a lot at the start, which may be frustrating. I would also recommend expert.
Classic isn't exactly how classic Terraria was, it really is easy mode. It uses the same formulas as classic Terraria, but has items from modern terraria which are kinda overpowered for classic. Difficulty-wise, expert mode is closer to old Terraria. If you consider starting a master mode, you'll likely be bored to death by classic.

[Stand Bye]

can I join your world, if needed?

[I EAT CORN DOG]

Yo ill play too I wanted to play terraria with someone and none of my other friends play it lol

[Hedning]

Probably best to start on expert. That way you can practice more without dying. If you die the boss despawns and you might not get to the second or third phase to practice that. The same with just exploring the world. If you die you spend more time walking paths you have already visited instead of going to new places. Also things take longer to kill so you get less experience playing with different drops because you get less of them. Nothing really changes on master except the damage you take and the health of the enemies. Expert is good enough to start on.

I think classic is a bad idea though unless you have never touched a 2d platformer or are new to using a keyboard and mouse.

[Fumo Bnnuy n Frends]

tbh you can but you learn better in normal or journey b/c you can experiment.

Also a slight oversight is mastermode characters being able to go into lower difficulty worlds meaning you can get the armor or weapons from the start.

Master mode is not really hard just takes longer. For example the empress of light kills you 1 hit daytime no matter the defense on your armor. If you could avoid her normally then just do it for awhile more. The only thing different from is normal to expert. In other words if you can beat expert you can more than likely beat master mode. Just gotta keep attacking and dodging for a bit longer than you usually would've.