Originally posted by M.Red:

Originally posted by The n00b A:

Just go with troll armor and use the bronze for other stuff. The difference in protection is minimal, you get slower with bronze and you need to mine 3x more than the next ore upgrade so... just dont.

we got tons of bronze to make its not a big issue crafting bronze armor imho
seeing your point of view but its up to the player itself

We would get tons of bronze if we didint had to mine and smelt 3x the work for 1 ingot (2 copper, 1 tin). Since every copper node gives 60 copper if you mine it whole, you get 30 ingots of bronze, which is enough to build and upgrade 1 piece of armor and have a little bronze left. So you'd have to mine at least 3 copper nodes and smelt almost 270 ingots to get a fully upgraded armor + 1 more node for the other stuff (like bronze nails, fermenters, etc)

Originally posted by ChinoValley:

Hey, how about you play it your way and everyone else will play it how they like? Min/maxers suck the life out of having a good time. lol I normally go with troll armor because it doesn't reduce speed and it has the sneak bonus, easy to build up by killing a few trolls. My wife likes the bronze armor, she likes having more protection and the way it looks. Different strokes for different folks. Both armors are perfectly fine--if the only real distinction is how much mining you have to do, that's really up to the individual. Not everyone thinks exploring/mining is a chore--we enjoy running around, mining things up, fighting mobs, exploring, sailing--all of it. There isn't a shortage of minerals in the world, it's fine to use it how you wish and just go dig up more if you need it.

Its not about "min/maxing" stuff. Its about not wasting time mining or resources (like coal). But its more of an advice/rant than anything. Just staying i regret dismissing the troll armor after seeing how slow i get when using bronze and how much time i spent mining when i could do more fun stuff like building or exploring.

Originally posted by The Big Brzezinski:

One set is shiny. One set smells like dead troll.

You decide.

I won't deny, that shiny bronze helmet is dope while the troll blue is ugly, but i'd rather run faster and do less mining.