Please consider making ropes place-able; and lower-tier grappling hooks accessible earlier in the game. I'm not sure if it's the time I sunk into Terraria or what but the mobility in this game feels needlessly crippled. It's the only thing really driving me nuts (besides hunger being gated to medium-core but that's another thread).
I get the sense that ropes are supposed to BE the lower-tier grappling hook. Not that I'm all for that. Consumables in general irk me, but that's more of a personal pet peeve.
I also got that sense; and then I got annoyed and signed on here to suggest expanding the vertical mobility options. They don't have to get out-of control with it; I'm just not seeing the value in making this part of the game harder on the player.