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Sharp Axe vs Sharp Pickaxe/Sickle/Skinning Knife

Cedrych Skye

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The Sharp Axe durability is only 400, whereas the other three are all 600.

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Also, the crafted Newhaven Copper tools all have 250 durability. Same as the rusty/basic tools. Would it be possible to bump them up a bit in durability to help them stand out a little more from the vendor bought tools?
 
The tin crafted tools only have 350 durability. The 14% execution modifier is not worth the lower durability imo. I'd rather have the higher durability tools and have to repair less often.

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Thanks for pointing this out, tool progression needs a pass and things are changed a bit since tools no longer break. Flux Imbued Tools perhaps? a lot has changed since this had a look!
 
My suggestions...

Tier 1-10
* Rusty Tools ~ 250
* Newhaven Copper ~ 300 + 10% activation speed
* Imbued Newhaven Copper ~ 400 + 15% activation speed

Tier 10-20
* Basic Tools ~ 450
* Flatlands Tin ~ 500 + 15% activation speed
* Imbued Flatlands Tin ~ 600 + 20% activation speed

Tier 20-30
* Journeymen Tools ~ 650
* Something something ~ 700 + 20% activation speed
* Imbued something something ~ 800 + 25% activation speed

etc...
 
Alternatively, the crafted could be activation speed only and imbued could be an increased chance for non-scrap/non-junk materials or something.
 
What I'm looking at right now is something like:

Merchant purchased: X durability, 0% activation speed
Regular crafted: X + 50 durabiltiy, 0% activiation speed
Imbued crafted: Variable durability/%speed based on materials used (tested and Newhaven Copper is ~15% and Flatlands Tin is ~20% I think with durability increasing)

Imbued crafting doesn't always meet player expectations but those first few tiers I try to make sure has the expected curve. Like if as you skill up you go from
1-10: 500 durability 15% speed
10-20: 600 durability 20% speed
20-30: 800 durability 10% speed
30-40: 500 durability 40% speed
etc.

This is all theoretical, but eventually you get into stuff that may provide choices, especially as 1-10 and 10-20 materials reappear at high levels giving you some choice between more durability or faster execution or a mix of the two.
 
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