oof

Terraria is inherently an unfair game. Take a fair game like Dark Souls for example. In Dark Souls, you don't need to build platforms or use specific weapons or builds in order to clear the game. You're never forced to do any of those things. You can play the game with starting equipment and beat every boss without getting hit. But in Terraria, movement options are required. Overpowered weapons are required. Building arenas are required. If you don't do any of those things, you take unavoidable damage. It's an unfair game and I'm tired of people pretending it isn't. A fair game would let you be able to beat every boss with starting gear and be able to do it consistently without taking any damage after enough practice. That's how you gauge how fair a game is. Taking unavoidable damage if you don't play how the game wants you to play makes it unfair design.

This is why all turn based games are also unfair, because you can't dodge things with skill or getting the correct timing on things. You are forced to take unavoidable damage because it's the enemy's turn. It's not fair design.