Originally posted by Moist Butt:

I mean building a outpost takes time and crafting station is a thing. If you make a bunch of outpost you are wasting time and resources. If you are doing no portal run then it make sense to have good outpost through the map otherwise one strong base just seems more efficient

Yea, you're probably right, but going into the game blind and without knowledge of later game portals, you'll likely to make a number of small huts around as you explore.

Not necessary, but I enjoyed building a few larger outposts and a new main base in different biomes after I got portals too. Still not sure what root of evil it might be.