Originally posted by deadshooter:

well, yes. But more progressive instrument should be more effective than primitive one. And we don't have progress here.

Iron pickaxes ARE more effective. Just not on muddy piles, as each section tends to break with one hit no matter what. For other ores it's more efficient though.

That being said, I do feel like the iron required to craft and upgrade gear is too high. For a single full set of upgraded armor, weapons (only a 1h and shield) and tools you need 415 iron. That's like 6 full crypts since I tend to find around 60~70 per crypt. That's a LOT of iron for a single full set of gear... Which doesn't take into account all the other stuff that needs iron. And now imagine being with 2, 5, or even 10 players.

I feel like the amount needed was set so high just to be a time sink. As, especially for iron and up, you spend a LOT of time traveling to get that much to your base. Not to mention the collecting and smelting you have to do as well.