johnm81 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Thoughts on mining drill All in all I am happy with it. It is definitely less effective than an anky (and it should be). Only two things I would adjust is increase durability for prim drills a little and it definitely needs a higher multiplier for harvesting obsidian as when it breaks it costs almost as much poly as it harvested to fix it. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yekrucifixion187 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 2 hours ago, johnm81 said: Thoughts on mining drill All in all I am happy with it. It is definitely less effective than an anky (and it should be). Only two things I would adjust is increase durability for prim drills a little and it definitely needs a higher multiplier for harvesting obsidian as when it breaks it costs almost as much poly as it harvested to fix it. Thoughts? Agree on obsidian. I think dura is very good for prim but gas usage is a bit much. I like it for quick runs but the last update for PS4 made it so you can't use it while riding anymore (tried Megatherium, Roo, and Spider). Hope that's just a bug and not intentional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mert66 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Can agree on the obsidian, less gas usage and increase dura with like 10-20. Should be balanced then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castlerock Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Using 1 gasoline for each recharge is too much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojinki Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 How long 1 charge of gasoline lasts could be bumped up slightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreeEnergyDrink Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 mining drill, in my opinion - useless. used it couple times, but everytime anky or magma was much better. If you go down to genesis vulcano nests, kill all magmas around, and just farm shards with anky, much better return Dont see any situations where the drill would be better.. Its not an early game tool, cause no newbie can afford it and at the time you can afford it, you probably have several ankies to use (and probably magma or crab or argy to carry) It doesnt provide any additional functions than other things, so it doesnt make it unique. You can use a pickaxe, and get the same results as with a prim mining drill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yekrucifixion187 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 1 hour ago, FreeEnergyDrink said: It doesnt provide any additional functions than other things, Besides the weight reduction on many resources? Also, the pick axe comparison is hyperbole. It is much better and faster than the pick axe. Use it to destroy the pollen nodes in Along Came Pollen. Rips right through those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomiDarko Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Last time I used it, it's wood harvesting was aweful... Did they change this in a patch or is it still the same that you have to carry an extra hatchet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojinki Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Still awful, personally use a magmasaur for metal and wood, mining drill for anything else. I'm actually glad it is this way, wood has always been so easy to get but something good at gathering thatch is rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crymric Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 In my opinion it's just not worth to use. Can't even use it while you are mounted. Break fast, harvest little. Even a mid range dino is a better option for any of the resources what it can harvest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castlerock Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 I like its speed for harvesting red gems in aber considering the dangerous environment where they are found, but havent found anything else worth harvesting with it yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriloByte Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 I like it, I just wish it offered carry weight reduction for all harvested resources instead of just a few like metal, stone, wood, etc. I was mostly excited for being able to efficiently and quickly gather obsidian only to learn that you don't get weight reduction for it...only a select few materials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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