Originally posted by 1grimmreefer:

yeah but this is the only one that uses a hoe as an advantage in any survival game that ive played

Its not really an advantage thou, its a feel good item. Most issues that hoe fixes can be achieved faster without it, but when you do use it, it just feels nice.

Also in any survival game that features extensive terraforming, you can use these tools to a combat advangage. Starting with Minecraft for example.