Why I Still Love Terraria After 10 Years

[@jimbogb]

I always found that Terraria shared the endless possibilities aspect with Minecraft, but then add a huge variety of blocks, styles, enemies, weapons bosses, events etc to the mix and I just can't seem to leave the game alone... and that's without the insane amount of mods which essentially quadruple the size of the game

[@Throarbin]

Yeah, it truly is so big that you really can spend countless hours just finding all the stuff that's in it

[@MoaiCta]

I feel as though mods (even though I've barely ever played them) would make it's size 30x larger.

[@hajoeijgenraam295]

You know what i have never thought about this but you're completely right that every terraria update is met with positivity, and that is a rare thing. The developers seem so approachable and dedicated to our enjoyment rather than money or anything else. They seem to understand the balance between changing too little and too much. The developers are so in-touch with their community, and that is an even rarer thing.

[@Throarbin]

Yeah, the Terraria community and developers are such a rare site since it just feels like everyone is having a good time and happy with whatever is going on.

[@Nebulius_the_uuhhhh]

5:17 you missed a piece, YOU MISSED A PEICE

[@b0ne_r3aper78]

I'm a person with around 8.5k hours in vanilla and 5k hours in tmod, around 2k hours are shared between them, anyways, i've been playing terraria for 8 to 9 years now, starting in 1.1 and spent most of my time in 1.3.5 and only started playing modded after vanilla 1.4 was released. so i've mostly been playing mods for the past year or 2 with occational vanilla runs. I never really used the wiki and just learned through experiance and just enjoying watching my favorite Terraria youtubers play the game, but thanks to my almost excessive play time and brain that's wired to take note of small details, i've mostly exhusted all information about the base game, and now i'm coming to the informational end of calamity as well, with my easaly over 4k hours in it. I generally get board of most things once i no longer have anything new to learn about them, so i've started doing challenge runs, some very masochistic even, but i'm now using the knowledge i have of the game to craft runs where i need to fundimentaly change how i approach the game. I currently have a list of over 35 differant mostly calamity based challenge runs i still have yet to do, and i keep coming up with new ones almost every month at the least, and that's how i keep myself loving Terraria even to this day after i have spent way over a year of my life playing the game. I'm also very lucky to have a really good mind to absorb information about things i like, so i can get pretty much the same amount of enjoyment out of me watching a terraria video, as the person making the vidoe got from playing and making the video, so i don't even need to actually play Terraria to get the same level of enjoyment out of it, as long as i just watch something i can resonate with. I also have a tendensy to write essey style text walls about stuff i enjoy, mostly Terraria, to discusse Terraria and share in my love for the game, with anyone who takes the time to read those text walls fully. Obviusly i've taken a lot breaks over the years from games, but Terraria is the only one i come back to with the same exitement i had when first learning it, after the burnout i cause myself, with the way i enjoy games. Thank you for a very thought provoking video and Thank you whoever you are that read all that. : )

[@Pokemonmaster013]

I remember discovering Terraria back in 2015 when Nintendo announced the 3DS version, I didn't know what it was since I didn't have easy access to the internet but when I did I would look up anything related to terraria and thought that this game would be fun to try so for christmas I grabbed the 3DS version along with the Xbox 360 Version (Which I still have) and after spending a few weeks playing it I had a hard time putting it down because I was having so much fun playing it blind and discovering things myself...I still remember the adrenaline rush I had when I beat Eye of Cthulhu for the first time . Once I had access to my own laptop in 2017 I grabbed the PC version and I've put so many hours into it and that's before I dove into the modding because it's always fun adding more ingredients to the already good dish to taste the new flavor. To this day I still find myself enjoying Terraria because I normally set goals outside of the normal objectives like when journey's end came out I set myself a goal to not only research every obtainable item in the game but to also 100% the bestiary which I'm still working on to this day and once its done I shall look back at the progress I've made over the course of the journey

[@ShadowBook]

It is absolute madness the number of hours we've devoted to this game over the past decade.

[@Throarbin]

Right? So many hours and still going for more

[@dailthegoat799]

1837 hours for me I’ve been playing for 2 and half years. So 78 days

[@harinoOOOoo]

4 thousand hours count all the 3 plataforms that i played Console Pc Mobile 6 years of terraria

[@Throarbin]

@@harinoOOOoo 400,000 hours!??!?

[@blockingsalmon3954]

Wait but 400,000 hours is 46 years :O

[@allanv94]

I remember my first terraria run very well as i didnt understand how to make walls for my wooden house and i died like 20 times that first night, i was soo frustrated that i didn't play it again for weeks, but i really liked 2d games and terraria art style , so i tried again and learned to use wiki, now i rank 2000+ hours in game and countless worlds.

[@hajoeijgenraam295]

I actively enjoy scouring the wiki for obscure knowledge like the ins and outs of health regeneration and fishing. I'm like the posterboy of a terrasteel viewer lol. I see the merit of letting yourself discover things, and perhaps i will if i ever start playing modded. But I have just as much fun if i go on a good wiki crawl every time i encounter something new

[@Throarbin]

You sound like a friend of mine, lol. He never even played Terraria vanilla when he, me, and some others were doing a Calamity run and he knew more about the game than those of us who had been playing for a while since he basically memorized the wiki

[@hajoeijgenraam295]

@@Throarbin yup that would be me if i ever played with friends

[@ImAnarchy]

Honestly, for me, a HUUUUUGE part is the music. Obviously the entire experience is a masterpiece, but the music gets me the most.

[@keyuke06]

Calamity single-handedly gave me severe anger-issues and now I can’t stop playing with it! 😂

[@Throarbin]

lol, I guess that's one way to keep you coming back for more

[@cirnoproduction]

I feel like its a mental thing cause most people that have spent a decade or more in a game have a hard time leaving it yk, it also stays interesting for us.

[@Throarbin]

Maybe. Perhaps there's a graph we could draw where you have an initial interest and then it fades and then, if it doesn't hit zero, it starts going up again

[@thesolargamer9751]

Terraria for me is like part of my soul since ive been a terraria lover since the good old days and ever since then ive seen the game evolve and morph into something truly amazing from me playing 1.3 the SECOND it came out at my friends house to the countless hours played with friends to jumping into modded blind for the first time terraria will truly be undying since well content from the devs or fans are unending. im so happy this game turned out the way it did. without it i would not have met some people i hold dear to me to this day . thank you so much for summing up my feelings about this game in this video, loved watching it now imma go play through the game again :)

[@Throarbin]

Wow, that's awesome! So glad you've gotten to meet some amazing people through this game

[@rozee8516]

This game has been a FUNDAMENTAL PART of my childhood and now adulthood Over 6000 hours and years played and I STILL love it with all my soul and want to play it so much At this point I’m even considering making videos of it as my passion for this masterpiece doesn’t end

[@Throarbin]

That's awesome to hear! Glad you've enjoyed it as much as I have :)

[@beralehanzin4752]

Now I feel pathetic with my 2000 hours

[@beralehanzin4752]

@@nal929 am I a newbie?

[@b0ne_r3aper78]

@@nal929 wow, you have double what i got, at 11.5k hours

[@the13th13]

Trust me Terraria always make you come back to the game. I always open my old world just for adding more building, adding new themes building, you can be bored but not complete forget. (Edited) And I play on Mobile.

[@Throarbin]

Interesting, I pretty rarely find myself going back to worlds to build on them but that's one of the great things about the game I guess. There's so many reasons to return

[@zasne8667]

Something I really like to do when i find myself woth nothing to do on a terraria world, especially while progressing, is to take random items to the guide to see what they can be made into, as there are hundreds of items, there are bound to be tons you dont know what they do

[@luis-sophus-8227]

Just doing random things while enjoying the music, focusing on the music, is an experience

[@RezaTz]

I don't know why, when I build something in terraria like a house or whatever, it feels like I'm making my own pixel art. even though my house is ugly but I'm happy with it. Terraria feels like a canvas for me, and this is the reason I play Terraria until now.

[@Throarbin]

Wow, that's awesome! Never thought of it that way myself

[@opqwermine4845]

Well as i only playing terraria for only 3 years and a half seeing this kinda opened my eyes

[@Throarbin]

Cool! Hope you enjoy your Terraria journey as long as I have :)

[@AntiHax-d1c]

I have played the game for a long time and I basically never used the wiki. I can only think of two times I have. Once looking at the shimmer because I had no idea it existed and found it randomly when playing with friends, and once in the calamity mod when there was some funky world gen

[@CW74921]

Love the video and relate to it alot. The video was very interesting to me and honestly think you made a good vid about your 10 year experience with terraria.

[@bread2738]

Would be great to see summoner type fish weapon, just like toxikarp, bladetongue and crystal serpent, maybe some kind of lavaproof pufferfish that won`t actually attack enemies but be more like a shield to character, and when you take 20 damage 1 summon will pop and shoot spikes, and you`ll need to summon them again. Or if there will be someday an alternative to hallow, then summoner fish weapon from that biome.

[@yobrethren]

Inb4 Redigit reads this and adds it pronto Throarbin actually said so in one of the "One World One Year" episodes, wonder if he had a concept similar to that

[@bread2738]

@@yobrethren It is similar to desert biome chest, i think. If Red added desert biome chest, he probably have thoughts about summoner fish weapon

[@Throarbin]

Yeah, that's actually something I talked about during one of my One Year One World videos! I think it was July or something

[@bread2738]

Or it could be whip, like electric eel with unique interaction

[@Throarbin]

@@bread2738 ooooo, I LOVE that idea. Electric eel!!!

[@connortg5]

i think the big core difference, the single thing that fundamentally differentiates minecraft and terraria, is that while both are made by companies now, terraria's devs still love the game whereas minecraft's devs, while many of them probably like it, generally it's still just seen as work, their job. Relogic can't help making more "final updates" because they like the game and like working on it, whereas minecraft's devs make more updates to keep their jobs because the microsoft overlords want to keep their money cow relevant. This doesn't just affect the updates themselves but their interactions with the community, you can go on the terraria forums and see stuff like axes v trees or request features with there being a decent chance that red actually sees and implements them, whereas mojang would gladly throw literally their entire commuity under the bus with stuff like chat reporting and cut corners with stuff like mob votes (instead of just, adding all 3 mobs, jesus mojang they're rarely even that complicated) if it makes them more money.

[@Throarbin]

Yeah, the differences in how the devs treat the games and interact with their fans is definitely a big factor in how enjoyable the whole thing is.

[@ConerWeber]

i still play both Terraria cause its a gret game Minecraft because it came out in 2010 also my birth year so its just as old as me and i also still enjoy it but i still wait for the end update... iether way they are my favorite games!

[@Throarbin]

I know so many people who are waiting for an end update, lol. Would be cool to see Minecraft has an update as big as one of Terraria's

[@Hocineツ]

Your voice is so calm and on top of that the terraria otherworldly ost is a great choice which makes your videos even more enjoyable ! Keep up the good content man :)

[@Throarbin]

Thank you!

[@VladIsLove22]

15:22 hey @Terrasteel it’s you

[@VladIsLove22]

P.S. how to summon terrasteel ?

[@Throarbin]

idk, I was wondering if you knew, lol

[@yousicianyounis9234]

I was a huge Minecraft fan Minecraft was part of my childhood i always Play Minecraft maybe some other games but mostly Minecraft but I kind of stop after when I play Terraria when first time playing Terraria I don't know what though I was doing but cutting trees I'm making a house for npc t and keep mining to get better loot and ore to get the great progress I keep fighting bosses to reach moonlord and i That's one of my favorite final boss fights Even better than the ender dragon it was a masterpiece of the game and I can understand why many people like you love the game

[@Throarbin]

Interesting perspective. Pretty sure most people don't even try to debate which one has better boss fights, lol. But the two have their audiences and people who prefer one over the other.

[@Krillori]

Another great thing about terraria is the multiplayer servers! There are tons of minigames and fun things to do if you’re bored!

[@Throarbin]

Are they really? I know they exist but as far as I can tell they aren't the most active

[@Krillori]

Penguingames, which used to be owned by pedguin, is super active and it even has custom coding behind it, and its entirely vanilla!@@Throarbin

[@dailthegoat799]

I’d say Terraria servers just don’t work just stick the Single player/ Playing with friends If you have any.

[@Krillori]

they are a different expierience for sure@@dailthegoat799

[@epicblueflamedragon9636]

I feel the same as you, currently I am taking a break though

[@bazejadamczak]

Im a one of the newer players to terraria but i was watching terraria a long time and i wanted to play it soo much so i asked my brother if can he buy me terraria and said yes and then i was so happy to hear when bought me it i started playing immeditly and beacuse i had some exprience from wathing terraria videos i started pre-hardmode pretty well but then my terraria broke so i couldynt open it so i quited but after some time i decited to open it and it worked normaly so i started playing and currently im in early hardmode as a mage class and i know that theres still a loot more waiting and terraria will stay with me for a long time

[@evefarrel]

I have played Terraria since 2 weeks after it came out. And I still adore it, it was an escape from college and now it is the game I go to often if I don't have anything else to do.

[@Throarbin]

Wow, 2 WEEKS after it came out, you're a true OG

[@evefarrel]

@@Throarbin Back then we only had Eye of Cthulu, Eater of Worlds, and Skeletron. And the chest weren't locked in the dungeon.

[@Throarbin]

@@evefarrel Oh yeah, I've seen it. I honestly have no idea which version I was on back then since I was too young and I don't remember how long it was between me first playing and ACTUALLY playing. All I know is that when I really got into it, the mechs were the final bosses.

[@evefarrel]

@@Throarbin Yeah, that was a huge thing. And how the mechs when they first came out, the way to cheese them was to grapple onto a spike and just heal the damage off....they quickly added potion sickness.

[@luis-sophus-8227]

Having been a Minecraft player before giving a try to Terraria kinda allowed me to accidentally (but gladly) experience it the way you describe it in this video. Not trying so hard

[@Ornateluna]

The biggest aspect for me is that in Terraria I have a lot more to do, I am not a big fan building and other similar self imposed progression and Terrarias weapon and boss progression is just top tier. Minecraft on the other hand has so little to offer in that regard so I very quickly get bored of it, all the biomes are neat to explore but outside of the blocks you find and other aesthetic differences they just feel very shallow so I never go out of my way to explore them.

[@yorriichi5029]

underrated youtuber

[@Throarbin]

maybe, idk, he's alright.

[@phailupe2941]

Amazing video 👍

[@Throarbin]

Why thank you

[@devilking5033]

Terraria was a missing part of me when I was young

[@Throarbin]

and now you have found it

[@dailthegoat799]

@@Throarbinexactly

[@gamax7902]

Hi great content bro

[@Throarbin]

Thanks!

[@quixilpookie]

terraria so good, while it doesn't have an infinite amount of stuff to do its fun to play again, over and over

[@johneldwinombiga2003]

Been playing the game for 6 years already even though I'm in college, if I'm not playing in PC I'm playing in Mobile

[@Twuben]

This editor, is amazing. I really wonder who he is

[@Throarbin]

You're gonna say that for every video you edit aren't you?

[@Palemis]

Quick answer: it's a very good game 👍

[@Throarbin]

Well, I mean, there's a lot of good games that I have lost interest in over a rather short time, either because it's pretty linear and there's not a lot of freedom so why keep repeating it? For others they're great but I can't play them for half as many hours as I put into Terraria. So Terraria is unique in this!

[@aclutchboy5389]

@@Throarbin Ehhh Its a cool game, idk about unique tho. It has its flaws.

[@aclutchboy5389]

Most of the youtubers who even say "Minecraft is dying" don't even play modded Minecraft.

[@sli9343]

a tribute to terraria

[@Lego_Yoda420]

If someone says that Minecraft is waaaaay better than Terraria, I instantly know that they haven't played Terraria.

[@aclutchboy5389]

Minecraft mods are more fun in my opinion. Instead of just fighting bosses or killing enemys all day, in Minecraft you can explore, automate, fight bosses. Yeah, you can "explore" and "automate" but its just not that fun its a 2d map where you just go back in forth so I don't find the fun in that. You say "If someone says that Minecraft is waaaaay better than Terraria, I instantly know that they haven't played Terraria." but if you played Minecraft modded and sh you would know that its actually fun.

[@AiStrous]

i love terraria but have not played it for 2-3 years cuz i dont have a pc and cant buy a good one… tried terrarie on ps but did not like how it feels with controller

[@Rayaan-Mehmood]

good vid

[@Throarbin]

That means a lot coming from the lunatic cultist

[@jasonlaagland-nz5mq]

Very good

[@Throarbin]

mm, yes, very good indeed

[@kuiki8654]

my mom recently showed me a photo from when i was 8 playing terraria with my cousin, and to be honest i couldnt be more proud of myself and the game itself (im 17 years old, so doing the math, that's at least 9 years)

[@dailthegoat799]

I have to say I hate when people compare Minecraft and terraria they are very different games and are fun in their own ways I do prefer Terraria Though.

[@Throarbin]

Yeah, though we didn't really do a whole lot of comparison here :)

[@Lil-tod]

Good vid 👍 but where recon scope

[@Throarbin]

the what now? Wait...I just googled it...HOW LONG HAS THAT THING EXISTED!?

[@Lil-tod]

@@Throarbin since biome mimic was added

[@Throarbin]

@@Lil-tod that's an oddly specific way to put it but I guess that makes sense 🤣

[@pikachou8011]

SAD THAT THEY DIDN'T ADDED TMODLOADER ON MOBILE SO IGOT BORED OF IT

[@slendrio]

beans.

[@Throarbin]

Eggs.

[@theterrarianmudkip]

terraria great game

[@theterrarianmudkip]

Throar i think one of my clones have escaped so be careful

[@Throarbin]

will do

[@tiskarna_589]

sand castle?

[@tiskarna_589]

best video title : Sand Castle.

[@Throarbin]

I'm....not so sure about that

[@deadsmile4817]

it is.

[@tiskarna_589]

i agree. @@deadsmile4817

[@davidburnett5049]

Loving it to death is murder. Shame on you

[@Throarbin]

I'm so sorry

[@gburtak]

ok

[@Throarbin]

yup, ok

[@jokadrian]

20th

[@Throarbin]

never seen a 20th comment before, cool

[@VladIsLove22]

@@Throarbincause he is only 13th

[@reddeer21]

first :)

[@Throarbin]

well done, best comment

[@reddeer21]

ty man

[@Yaonglol]

Man, mods help a LOT there are arguably better mods compared to Minecraft to an insane level of being like a terraria 2, Calamity, Thorium and even the new ones coming out like Mod of Redemption. I do think for some people reading the wiki on failure, setting goals and completing the challenge helps staying engaged. On it's own it is really shocking how Terraria hasn't gotten old. My reason is the bosses, it's insanely grindy even on normal difficulty. But they're done in such a way that no matter how many playthroughs you have when you beat a boss you still feel the achievement. Props to the devs for making such a remarkable game and being so community driven. I'll never forget this game.