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* [[Overshadowed by Awesome]]: There's plenty of great items in this game, but certain ones stick out above the rest, to the point it makes a lot of the others, while not being bad weapons, quite weak by comparison.

** Especially true for gold/platinum armor. It'll probably take a lot of spelunking before you gather enough of these rare ores to craft a full set. While it offers decent protection, it's inferior to most armor sets obtained through exploring the special biomes, such as the jungle. Patiently mining until you can craft gold/platinum armor is probably a waste of time, since you'll likely obtain a blatantly superior armor set not long after, once you tackle any of the unique biomes.

** Light's Bane, the Demonite sword, has high DPS but its range is underwhelming. Compare this to the Crimson equivalent, the Blood Butcherer, which is both larger ''and'' does more damage. It swings slower, but that's highly negligible in practice.

** Luckily this is balanced out in Expert Mode, where a Corruption world gets a boon over Crimson ones: The Eater of Worlds' treasure bag always includes the Worm Scarf, an '''incredible''' item which grants damage resistance based on percentage; it remains useful throughout the entire game. What does Brain of Cthulhu's treasure bag get you instead? Brain of Confusion, which is a decent accessory at best, giving you a chance to confuse enemies when struck.

* [[Oxygen Meter]]: Clearly visible in the game and health begins to drain after you run out of air. It is possible to keep yourself alive with health items and having a large health meter for lengthy periods of time.

** With the [[Artificial Gill|Gills Potion]], the Oxygen meter appears ''above'' water instead of underneath. [[Too Dumb to Live|Don't use it unless you're underwater.]]