Originally posted by MF:

Originally posted by alex:

Armor(don't forget the -10% movement speed) is not any better than troll hide, you don't need a bronze pickaxe to mine scrap iron, bronze weapons are not a huge improvement in comparison to flint weapons (especially the needed amount of bronze).
You may only need some nails and some copper for the forge. Why is bronze so useless?
Bronze is @ss.

Disagree. You have to stand and fight in the swamp biome

Disagree. I'm an archery-focused character, and the only "stand and fight" I do is to parry/obliterate Draugr... who are usually already on fire because I'd rather kill things where they don't get to swing back at me than let them into kissing distance.

The only bronze you need is for an axe (although I like to add a buckler)... possibly an atgeir, if you like that fighting style. My playstyle keeps me from interacting with more than 2 or maybe 3 mobs at a time, so the AoE provided by the polearm is worthless to me.

Fine wood bow and fire arrows for the win.

That being said, I apparently pay a lot more attention to my surroundings than some others do; your mileage may vary.