r/whenthe • u/_Chicken20 • Apr 15 '26

the daily whenthe "It's cheating!!!"

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u/CheezyBreadMan Apr 15 '26

If it was the standard mode, it’d be loved so much more, just look at terraria, nobody plays mediumcore

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u/Confident_Rod_9717 Apr 15 '26

As someone playing mediumcore on terraria right now. It really sucks. The devs know no one plays on it and don’t bother to balance the game with it in mind. I recently touched the bottom of the world (that kills you instantly now) and lost all my gear, and lost a lot of items that are now unobtainable

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u/ADHDebackle Apr 15 '26

I accidentally did something similar in Starbound a while back and basically quit the game for good because it was just not worth it to me to redo all that progress.

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u/niv13 Apr 15 '26

I think all items are obtainable from either shimmer or just fishing. What items are you referring here?

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u/pc_player_yt Kiryuin Ragyo from Kill la Kill can Kiru ra Ki-ruin me Apr 15 '26

even if everything is obtainable (idk if they are), it’s a real hassle to get your stuff back, especially since you’re starting from scratch this time.

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u/BoginTheOrange THE orange Apr 15 '26

Another problem is the world progresses with you as you move on, as in shit gets harder. Unless you decide to grind items twice or thrice, which is already a hassle with how grindy the game is since items are meant to be permanent in mind, you can essentially say bye bye to your world if you especially reach post-mechs tbh, but idk maybe more experienced players with that mode have a way.