Copper to Tin

[sumi]

I am having a bit of trouble finding which one is better or worse. Now before we get started, I will say that Tin is WAY more appealing to the eyes than Copper (the armor is KILLER) however, visuals have no judgement on value. Now tell me, which is better?

[NERF]

tin has 7 armor copper olny has 6

[sumi]

Originally posted by the nerf:

tin has 7 armor copper olny has 6

Huh... thanks.

[Geim]

Most of the time the 1.2 alternate ore is better.

[sumi]

Originally posted by The Shadow Mage:

Most of the time the 1.2 alternate ore is better.

What do you mean by "most"?

[daniel]

Originally posted by MaximusVillagran:

Originally posted by The Shadow Mage:

Most of the time the 1.2 alternate ore is better.

What do you mean by "most"?

I think the 1.2 ores are better in almost every way, but the bonuses are different and they may be rarer.

[Torchfire]

Originally posted by Danielhrz:

Originally posted by MaximusVillagran:

What do you mean by "most"?

I think the 1.2 ores are better in almost every way, but the bonuses are different and they may be rarer.

The easymode alternative ores are not any rarer than the old ones. They also have no different bonuses. The only difference is that the newer ores are slightly more powerful (weapons do a bit more damage and armour is a bit tougher) and they lok different. Also, the tin pickaxe does not have the -1 range penalti the copper one has and the tungsten pickaxe can mine one type of blocks (I don't remember which) that the silver one can't.

The hardmode ores of the same tier do provide different bonuses to their alternatives, though.

[Drag]

Originally posted by chakat Torchfire:

Originally posted by Danielhrz:

I think the 1.2 ores are better in almost every way, but the bonuses are different and they may be rarer.

The easymode alternative ores are not any rarer than the old ones. They also have no different bonuses. The only difference is that the newer ores are slightly more powerful (weapons do a bit more damage and armour is a bit tougher) and they lok different. Also, the tin pickaxe does not have the -1 range penalti the copper one has and the tungsten pickaxe can mine one type of blocks (I don't remember which) that the silver one can't.

The hardmode ores of the same tier do provide different bonuses to their alternatives, though.

Meteorite, but not corrupted blocks. That's what the tungsten can mine that the silver can't. For the corrupt/crimson stone, you need explosives or a nightmare/deathbringer pick axe.

As per the new hardmode metals, the palladium pick/drill was able to able to mine teir 3 hardmode ores. This is no longer true. It was patched, and in my oppinion, for good reason.

But yes, everything you've said is true.

[Anton]

Also the selling prices for alternative ore stuff is higher than their regular counterpart, for the above reasons.

[The Anonymous Lizard]

how to tell see which one is more epic or pretty :D

[Torchfire]

Originally posted by Mr.SquidBit:

how to tell see which one is more epic or pretty :D

You can get any of the easymode ores by using the extractionator. Then you can craft any of the armours and see for yourself how they look. And you can always wear one set of armour in the armour slots to provide the stats and another in the social slots to provide the looks, if you prefer the looks of the weaker set.

[KazaaakPlethKilik]

any of the newer "altrenate" ores are slightly better that the corresponding "original" ore ususally by 1-2 armour difference though. Hardmode ores imo are ones you can largesly make up your own mind about, as they seem liekt hey suit different playstyle more perhaps.