Haven't played in awhile. What's the typical progression nowadays? So, I haven't really played much since before 1.2. Back in the old days I was used to just mining up equipment from scratch, slowly working my way up to gold armor, and taking down bosses really gradually.

However, looking over some stuff, it seems like there's probably a faster way to do things now, effectively bypassing the simple stuff like Gold armor.

What's the typical gear progression that people go through nowadays?