Originally posted by Shiverperplexed:

I'm only explaining the most likely reasoning for it.
I should also mention however I never use them because they are used up when they serve their purpose. Also I would probably use them more if pine trees dropped more core wood. Like most things in this game, the recipe requirements and upgrade requirements are not balanced for single player play and the game needs rebalancing here as it already does in terms of number of monsters that spawn and overall difficulty of spawning mobs in relation to total player count.

I disagree here, the game has felt pretty well balanced from Meadows to the Plains.