Terraria hasn’t restricted “melee” to non-ranged weapons in any post-1.0 version. Melee weapons are just a damage type, not a description of how much reach they have.
Nobody complains about magic weapons being ranged & not doing ranged damage.
ScarletteVera on
Melee is like Greatsword in Monster Hunter- it’s the favoured child.
aboultusss on
Random bs go!
theREALbombedrumbum on
Ranged is when you launch something via something else, melee is when you’re using your hands to hit something else. Hope this helps!
/s
Chroma0000 on
Melee is when you use a weapon that could effectively bonk the enemy with blunt force truma.
Consumer_of_lem0ns on
I miss thrower class 😔
Luxio512 on
It always made sense to me, if you throw the thing you’re doing damage through your own strenght, thus melee damage.
(The class is “warrior” for a reason)
Red_iamond on
I hope red changes things, I think it’d be neat for boomerangs to be ranger, maybe make shadowflame a mage thing, just distributing things for the other classes would be neat since melee doesn’t use so much of it
bigtree2x5 on
I don’t think we’re using the meme format right. Shits gonna start looking like that one picture of a subway sandwich real soon.
KingGamerlol on
reality can be whatever the hell I want
THE BOOMERANG IS MINE!
VatanKomurcu on
Melee is Star Platinum.
thundement126 on
Whips? Summon
Every-Arugula723 on
Melee is where you don’t use ammo for projectiles, except when you do
Hypergodkz on
Not melee summoning magic ranged projectiles to hit enemies (terra blade) cough cough.
Otherwise-Brick-3349 on
Boomerangs can be excused, at least for some of them. They’re like, WAY better up close when they can quickly hit an enemy repeatedly, and pretty mid at range. Shadowflame Knife and Ale Tosser are bullshit, tho.
SilverBird_ on
Shadowflame knife is melee, yet magic dagger is magic, despite both being magical knives you throw. Both aren’t ranged despite being throwing knifes (which are ranged)
Whips are summoner despite objectively being a melee weapon, yet the ale tosser is melee despite functioning exactly like a ranged weapon.
homo-kommando on
Solar eruption? Melee.
Whips? Summoner.
Yes I’ve had a bone to pick for almost 6 years now lmao
UnChtulhu on
The square hole!
-Sasith- on
I guess it was switched to Melee, beacause the Tripsy buff increase melee damage, not ranged.
kaneki77751 on
Another 10 summoner items only obtainable on hardmode please
FallenUltra8215 on
after a while the word “melee” starts to be pronounced as “me-lee” in my head and idk why help
xLavaFlame on
Melee is manaless, ammoless, high defense tank
RenkBruh on
man, melee sure is overpowered, let’s nerf summoner!
27 Comments
Melee is Red’s favorite class, thats what it is
Melee, ranged melee, magic melee, and summoner melee
Melee is still underused.
Another 17 nerfs to dart guns, pretty please!
There are only two classes, ranged and melee. Melee is both
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/melee
Terraria hasn’t restricted “melee” to non-ranged weapons in any post-1.0 version. Melee weapons are just a damage type, not a description of how much reach they have.
Nobody complains about magic weapons being ranged & not doing ranged damage.
Melee is like Greatsword in Monster Hunter- it’s the favoured child.
Random bs go!
Ranged is when you launch something via something else, melee is when you’re using your hands to hit something else. Hope this helps!
/s
Melee is when you use a weapon that could effectively bonk the enemy with blunt force truma.
I miss thrower class 😔
It always made sense to me, if you throw the thing you’re doing damage through your own strenght, thus melee damage.
(The class is “warrior” for a reason)
I hope red changes things, I think it’d be neat for boomerangs to be ranger, maybe make shadowflame a mage thing, just distributing things for the other classes would be neat since melee doesn’t use so much of it
I don’t think we’re using the meme format right. Shits gonna start looking like that one picture of a subway sandwich real soon.
reality can be whatever the hell I want
THE BOOMERANG IS MINE!
Melee is Star Platinum.
Whips? Summon
Melee is where you don’t use ammo for projectiles, except when you do
Not melee summoning magic ranged projectiles to hit enemies (terra blade) cough cough.
Boomerangs can be excused, at least for some of them. They’re like, WAY better up close when they can quickly hit an enemy repeatedly, and pretty mid at range. Shadowflame Knife and Ale Tosser are bullshit, tho.
Shadowflame knife is melee, yet magic dagger is magic, despite both being magical knives you throw. Both aren’t ranged despite being throwing knifes (which are ranged)
Whips are summoner despite objectively being a melee weapon, yet the ale tosser is melee despite functioning exactly like a ranged weapon.
Solar eruption? Melee.
Whips? Summoner.
Yes I’ve had a bone to pick for almost 6 years now lmao
The square hole!
I guess it was switched to Melee, beacause the Tripsy buff increase melee damage, not ranged.
Another 10 summoner items only obtainable on hardmode please
after a while the word “melee” starts to be pronounced as “me-lee” in my head and idk why help
Melee is manaless, ammoless, high defense tank
man, melee sure is overpowered, let’s nerf summoner!