Originally posted by DarthTanyon:

Originally posted by IvyLeagueZombie:

"I never understood people who use trolls to mine copper"
Have you ever tried it? Saves so much time, and is kind of fun at the same time.
I don't think using abominations to mine the underground iron is a good use of time, though.

I'd love to do a test of someone mining a copper node.. FULLY top layer all the way through mid to bottom payer with a troll vs. me with a deer antler ax.. there is no way that is quicker. Kiting him around, not getting hit by him, heaven forbid you get deeper and deeper and then some other enemies show up.. it's a gimmick.. nothing more. It is not faster or more efficient or whatever else you guys think it is. Also, mining copper is not hard regardless.. 2 nodes.. ? Is all the copper and player will ever need.

Its quite luck dependant. On my previous world, i happen to get a 1 star with log. It was 1 or 2 shotting parts of the node. And he can dig quite a bit far downward, the ore just pops up on the surface.

Troll never needs time to recover stamina, repair the tool, or stop when the forest is attacking. It does not need to dig down to uncover more, nor worry about rocks and trees that sometimes are blocking the node. And it gets you wood as well for the kilns while at it.

It may not be "the tool" to use every time, but it definitely CAN be faster than oversized deer horns.