Originally posted by Hobo Misanthropus:

I assume you play with mods that let you cheat the inventory restrictions?

No, only wisplight modded to triple range.

Originally posted by Hobo Misanthropus:

Adding on to what Rhapsody is saying, remember that when you combine the +50% more PIckaxe Damage, with the Increased Durability, the two effects Feed into one another, greatly increasing the lifespan of your tool.

If you double the durability, but you need 50% fewer strikes to destroy resource nodes, you've effectively Tripled the tool's lifespan.

Well, at some point I've made some tests in Crypts - fully upgraded pickaxe destroys piles in the same amount of time as not upgraded at all. So upgrading only for additional durability looks pointless, while spare tool is cheaper to make. Of course, something can be changed during all those updates. Maybe, this thing requires additional testing.