Can you share an example of how this was used before?
Edit: thanks all!! Was not familiar with the mechanic and appreciate the examples. That’s a bummer.
Federals_ on
this is dumb…
4m77 on
Based, whipstackers btfo, SGM must seethe.
Unfunnycommenter_ on
Cant wait for modders to make a whip stacking mod 🙏
Interesting-Sir4248 on
I’m guessing the new whips with stacking would just break the game, bummer
Then-Response8324 on
who cares, whipstacking was a chore
taw on
This is a terrible change.
freedomfire99 on
I like my summoner inventory to not be purely whips and still be effective
Mr-Bugman on
Haven’t read through the patch notes yet, but does that mean that summons that benefit less from tag damage are buffed?
Kottr_Warlord on
I mean… I didn’t enjoy the feature personally. And from what I’ve seen personally, most people just don’t bother to do it.
crayolamuncher on
Honestly I’ve never used whip stacking. Through all my summoner playthroughs I honestly didn’t even know about it until recently and I played just fine so this change means nothing to me.
DataSlight1180 on
I understand there is skill expression in whip stacking, but it’s been unintended for years now. Get good and learn to dodge instead of exploiting your way to victory
WoIfram_74 on
i want to add one thing: i know not a lot of people used whip stacking as it was but it still was a mechanic that allowed for skill expression and there definitely was a part of this community that enjoyed using it and pushing it to the limit. it being removed is just making the game less fun overall
Urtoryu on
Look, I’m sorry to say this, but…
FINALLY! YES!
I can finally play summoner without my damn perfectionist subconscious whispering “You’re not being optimal. You HAVE to do that whip stacking thing you hate doing” in my ears.
–
And yeah, hyper specific personal issue, I know. I said it more for the joke, but I do genuinely feel a little bad for the people who enjoyed it.
NewSauerKraus on
This is why it’s best to not get too attached to exploiting unintended bugs to circumvent a game’s challenges.
Waydarer on
Whipstacking was broken as an unintended exploit.
Orion120833 on
I’m fine with it for a few reasons. Mainly, the fact that it was basically a “technique” that people saw as the intended/only way to effectively do damage in some fights when you can’t even do it effectively In every platform.
waelthedestroyer on
doesnt this completely warp summoner meta
firecracker is going to be so much better in comparison now
MoonTheCraft on
Thank FUCK, whipstacking being almost required was a pain in the ass
Mr_w00fy on
I’m just gonna side with you here, I thought it was a fun mechanic of summoner, ik some people find it tiresome, but I just enjoy the gameplay of it, people downplaying it and downvoting your opinion because “there’s other calsses” or “other ways to play summoner” are factually correct sure, but this is the way you enjoyed it, and it’s been this way for years, so I get that it sucks
Maskers_Theodolite on
“Ruin the game for me” feels like an exaggeration. But still, I don’t get why they had to nerf that. Just wait a week or two after Tmodloader becomes available and I guarantee you, there will be a mod for this.
Intelligent-Voice727 on
There will probably be a mod to add it back if you cant live without it
ShadyMan_ on
Good change. It’s more fair.
cgda2011 on
I genuinely didn’t think there were actual people who even went through the trouble to do this shit.
ShadowLayu on
If one thing being removed ruins the game for you, you never really enjoyed the game
dragon_bacon on
Good, optimizing a build by comboing 3 weapons for a class that shouldn’t be focused on weapons at all was dumb.
Gammaboy45 on
Good riddance. As much as I love playing summoner, my hotbar is screaming out in pain.
thefloatingpoint on
I am summoner main and I couldn’t give less of a damn. Sorry to hear that this one single, tiny mechanic ruined literally everything else in Terraria for you. A bit dramatic, don’t you think?
raspey on
Could have just limited it to 2 or 3 🙁
voidsenight on
Someone will 100% mod it back in dont worry, just gotta wait a bit
Lean_For_Meme on
Maybe the real whipstacking was the friends we made along the way
that’s it this update actually sucks now I am going to play exclusively minecraft now at least they always make good updates /j (at least I think /j means whatever I said is a joke? on a more serious note while I dislike this change, I understand why they implemented it)
No-Today-1533 on
Allowed summon to get ludicrous amounts of damage. It was a unique class “feature”, sure. And I’d be fine with secondary stats stacking or primary stats stacking logarithmically. But as it was, whip stacking was way OP.
Zodiac198 on
Oh no.
Anyway…
Ender_D on
I’m frankly very happy with this change.
Nerdwrapper on
Whip stacking being gone means that they can buff summons and whips now without worrying about trivializing difficulty. This is a net win imo
TheNibbaNator on
summoner is my favorite class, i’ve played over 1200 hours almost exclusively as summoner.
i’ve never even heard of this mechanic lmao you will be fine
MrT1011 on
While I think whip stacking as cool as fuck, it is probably for the better if a core mechanic of a class was a bit more balanced.
SoICouldUpvoteYouTwi on
I hated whipstacking.
Still-Complaint4657 on
THANK GOD I HATE HAVING TO DO THIS TO PLAY SUMMONER RIGHT
MrCatFace515 on
What a great change. Summoner good without having to do the most cringe game mechanic.
Glarg_The_Greasy on
Mods exist for PC gamers, don’t forget that!
Soft-Choice-7403 on
There Will probably be a mod for it in no time
Panurome on
What a bummer. It was very fun to optimize summoners by stacking whips, even though it wasn’t really needed to make the class on par with the other classes
The_God_Of_Darkness_ on
Welp, at least I might finally have fun with summoner without having my hotbar be 100% whips, I hated how that mechanic felt like it was required to be a good summoner and was probably the main reason why I disliked to play the class in general
Prepare_thy_isaac on
Wait fr‽ Dammit
I really wish they’d nerf it instead of removing it entirely, like it honestly NEEDED to be nerfed in vanilla (Fargo’s version is not great but it’s way better tbh) but straight up removal is kinda extreme tbh
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Can you share an example of how this was used before?
Edit: thanks all!! Was not familiar with the mechanic and appreciate the examples. That’s a bummer.
this is dumb…
Based, whipstackers btfo, SGM must seethe.
Cant wait for modders to make a whip stacking mod 🙏
I’m guessing the new whips with stacking would just break the game, bummer
who cares, whipstacking was a chore
This is a terrible change.
I like my summoner inventory to not be purely whips and still be effective
Haven’t read through the patch notes yet, but does that mean that summons that benefit less from tag damage are buffed?
I mean… I didn’t enjoy the feature personally. And from what I’ve seen personally, most people just don’t bother to do it.
Honestly I’ve never used whip stacking. Through all my summoner playthroughs I honestly didn’t even know about it until recently and I played just fine so this change means nothing to me.
I understand there is skill expression in whip stacking, but it’s been unintended for years now. Get good and learn to dodge instead of exploiting your way to victory
i want to add one thing: i know not a lot of people used whip stacking as it was but it still was a mechanic that allowed for skill expression and there definitely was a part of this community that enjoyed using it and pushing it to the limit. it being removed is just making the game less fun overall
Look, I’m sorry to say this, but…
FINALLY! YES!
I can finally play summoner without my damn perfectionist subconscious whispering “You’re not being optimal. You HAVE to do that whip stacking thing you hate doing” in my ears.
–
And yeah, hyper specific personal issue, I know. I said it more for the joke, but I do genuinely feel a little bad for the people who enjoyed it.
This is why it’s best to not get too attached to exploiting unintended bugs to circumvent a game’s challenges.
Whipstacking was broken as an unintended exploit.
I’m fine with it for a few reasons. Mainly, the fact that it was basically a “technique” that people saw as the intended/only way to effectively do damage in some fights when you can’t even do it effectively In every platform.
doesnt this completely warp summoner meta
firecracker is going to be so much better in comparison now
Thank FUCK, whipstacking being almost required was a pain in the ass
I’m just gonna side with you here, I thought it was a fun mechanic of summoner, ik some people find it tiresome, but I just enjoy the gameplay of it, people downplaying it and downvoting your opinion because “there’s other calsses” or “other ways to play summoner” are factually correct sure, but this is the way you enjoyed it, and it’s been this way for years, so I get that it sucks
“Ruin the game for me” feels like an exaggeration. But still, I don’t get why they had to nerf that. Just wait a week or two after Tmodloader becomes available and I guarantee you, there will be a mod for this.
There will probably be a mod to add it back if you cant live without it
Good change. It’s more fair.
I genuinely didn’t think there were actual people who even went through the trouble to do this shit.
If one thing being removed ruins the game for you, you never really enjoyed the game
Good, optimizing a build by comboing 3 weapons for a class that shouldn’t be focused on weapons at all was dumb.
Good riddance. As much as I love playing summoner, my hotbar is screaming out in pain.
I am summoner main and I couldn’t give less of a damn. Sorry to hear that this one single, tiny mechanic ruined literally everything else in Terraria for you. A bit dramatic, don’t you think?
Could have just limited it to 2 or 3 🙁
Someone will 100% mod it back in dont worry, just gotta wait a bit
Maybe the real whipstacking was the friends we made along the way
https://preview.redd.it/orog9jjs1xfg1.jpeg?width=320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d69c12c1c8f373056f57b1710950e90b72aadebd
that’s it this update actually sucks now I am going to play exclusively minecraft now at least they always make good updates /j (at least I think /j means whatever I said is a joke? on a more serious note while I dislike this change, I understand why they implemented it)
Allowed summon to get ludicrous amounts of damage. It was a unique class “feature”, sure. And I’d be fine with secondary stats stacking or primary stats stacking logarithmically. But as it was, whip stacking was way OP.
Oh no.
Anyway…
I’m frankly very happy with this change.
Whip stacking being gone means that they can buff summons and whips now without worrying about trivializing difficulty. This is a net win imo
summoner is my favorite class, i’ve played over 1200 hours almost exclusively as summoner.
i’ve never even heard of this mechanic lmao you will be fine
While I think whip stacking as cool as fuck, it is probably for the better if a core mechanic of a class was a bit more balanced.
I hated whipstacking.
THANK GOD I HATE HAVING TO DO THIS TO PLAY SUMMONER RIGHT
What a great change. Summoner good without having to do the most cringe game mechanic.
Mods exist for PC gamers, don’t forget that!
There Will probably be a mod for it in no time
What a bummer. It was very fun to optimize summoners by stacking whips, even though it wasn’t really needed to make the class on par with the other classes
Welp, at least I might finally have fun with summoner without having my hotbar be 100% whips, I hated how that mechanic felt like it was required to be a good summoner and was probably the main reason why I disliked to play the class in general
Wait fr‽ Dammit
I really wish they’d nerf it instead of removing it entirely, like it honestly NEEDED to be nerfed in vanilla (Fargo’s version is not great but it’s way better tbh) but straight up removal is kinda extreme tbh