Talk:Ores

Just a question about a possible edit, just so people dont get confused, maybe "mined with" could be replaced with somthing like "minimum pickaxe/drill required" or somthing similar? Just a thought. WelchDrew (talk) 20:32, 12 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Probably a good idea, just did that.  Equazcion ( talk ) 20:45, 12 Sep 2014 (UTC)

Rarity
Just a question, is tin, lead, tungsten ... ores rarer than copper, iron, silver... ores? Because I played mobile version before and I find it very hard to find ores in the pc version.
 * Tin and its ilk are alternate ores that the world may spawn with instead of their default counterparts. Individually, they spawn under the same circumstances and in the same quantities, but in a world with iron ores, there won't be any lead ore, nor will lead bars appear in chests. It's basically the same as the Hardmode ores, but with even less difference between the two options. While there are a few minor statistical differences between the two, the ore selection is largely only an aesthetic change. Gearzein (talk) 02:47, 4 November 2014 (UTC)
 * They why do tin, lead tungsten ores worth more than copper, iron, silver ores? And can you get both demonise and climtane ores in one world by killing bosses?
 * There are minor statistical differences between the two ore sets. For example, a Platinum Broadsword deals two more points of damage than a Gold Broadsword, so platinum is marginally more valuable than gold. The differences aren't as vast as the hardmode set bonuses but they're there, so the sell values compensate, I suppose.
 * As for Demonite and Crimtane, I can't entirely say for sure. The world will only generate the ore that comes with the biome it starts with, so a Crimson world will only have Crimtane Ore veins underground. I know the Eye of Cthulhu will only drop the ore the world is flagged to allow, so even if you erase all the Corruption in the world and replace it with Crimson, you'll only ever get Demonite Ore. I've yet to try importing a biome and fighting its boss for drops to see if, for example, the Brain of Cthulhu drops Demonite in a Corrupt-flagged world.
 * Gearzein (talk) 03:27, 4 November 2014 (UTC)
 * I did just that, and it drops Crimtane. Still to test vice versa. - MinecraftPhotos4U (talk) 13:26, 4 November 2014 (UTC)