Originally posted by Lil brekky:

It's a really odd change. The merchant used to sell everything at all times right? I thought that was a smart way of giving players future recipes to wonder about and look forward to.

But with this, there's no signal or explanation that a change takes place. Theres no in-universe justification -- like is the flesh stuck inside Bonemass's body?

It's also removes what I had always thought was a well-designed sequence break. Frostner and the Sledge are fantastic for swamps, with one coming at the risky cost of sequemce breaking into mountains first - a risk worthy of reward. This change just removes one more meaningful path of player agency.

True. I mean you get the fishing rod super early but don't get fish wrap until plains and fish and bread until mistlands. Makes little sense.

Boss progression shouldn't repress what is in the merchant's wares.