Originally posted by Altimely:

Originally posted by Garble Master:

would you rather log out/in like 4 times or sail across half the world?

You don't have to sail half way across the world with metals if you make separate bases for smelting metals/creating gear.

Sounds like a great idea, but largely unrealistic. Smelting doesn't give any real bonus to metal capacity (other than bronze), and planning all the metal hungry tech upgrades is itself a cumbersome process. Maybe a veteran can manage, but for typical play everything belongs in the core base.