Talk:Meteor Armor/@comment-4123265-20110722053349/@comment-71.105.124.66-20110725003655

I kind of agree, the defense could be buffed. You would generally come by Demonite/Shadow Scale first, it would seem. There are some ways you could find Meteorite first, but to get a Meteorite to land you first need to destroy a Shadow Orb which is easiest to get to using a Nightmare Pickaxe, or Purification Powder...both of which you can only obtain by defeating at least one boss that drops Demonite Ore. And if the boss you defeat is Eater of Worlds then you already have Shadow Scale/Demonite Ore to craft the armor.

You can only make a Nightmare Pickaxe by defeating Eater of Worlds, which would in turn allow you to make Shadow Scale Armor. You could get Purification Powder by defeating Cthulu's Eye which wouldn't provide Shadow Scale, and then use that Purification Powder to reach a Shadow Orb, in which case you could obtain Meteorite Armor before even getting Shadow Scale.

Of course there's other ways to get Meteorite first, as well. For instance some maps are created with Shadow Orbs not being surrounded completely by Ebonstone, in which case you wouldn't need a Nightmare Pickaxe to get to it, and could obtain a Meteorite rather early on in the game. Another method would include using Dynamite to get to the Shadow Orb, which again would get you a Meteorite possibly before you've even obtained Shadow Scale Armor.

If you ask me it depends on the player, and what way they play the game. Some people may get Meteorite first, others may get Shadow Scale first, it's really a tossup. If you ask me I'd say Meteorite should be a little higher on the scale then Demonite, considering the Shadow Orbs you need to break are usually surrounded by Ebonstone, which requires Demonite tools to mine, without the use of Purification Powder, or Dynamite.

Just my opinion. However, Meteorite Armor is very strong as is, just a +1 boost in defense for all pieces would be nice. Unlimited Space Gun is nice, as well as the Mana Regeneration. If they would decide to make it higher tier then Shadow Scale Armor, then they should also make Meteorite Ore only mine-able with Nightmare Pickaxe or higher, instead of the current Gold Pickaxe or higher.