DaRyuujin Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Is it just me or is the magnifying glass kind of useless? This to me seems like something that should be a VERY early game engram. I mean by the time you're able to get the resources needed to build one of these the chances are you know what materials you get from different things. as far as it showing dino health how many of us have used it to check the health on something we are trying to tame/kill? Idk about yall but i don't run up the alpha rex to aim a magnifying glass at its toe to get it's health lol Seems to me this is something that needs a total rework, maybe as some kind of late game tek engram that can show dino health/stats from a range, kinda like a ungraded spyglass/magnifying glass mix. Perhaps I'm missing some hidden secret to this thing? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coggage Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I agree. Never ever made one, never will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDynamicMan Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Think its in preperation of berry-specific bushes. Useless now, but will get a use eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer Moderator Jerryn Posted May 24, 2016 Volunteer Moderator Share Posted May 24, 2016 4 hours ago, DaRyuujin said: Is it just me or is the magnifying glass kind of useless? This to me seems like something that should be a VERY early game engram. I mean by the time you're able to get the resources needed to build one of these the chances are you know what materials you get from different things. as far as it showing dino health how many of us have used it to check the health on something we are trying to tame/kill? Idk about yall but i don't run up the alpha rex to aim a magnifying glass at its toe to get it's health lol Seems to me this is something that needs a total rework, maybe as some kind of late game tek engram that can show dino health/stats from a range, kinda like a ungraded spyglass/magnifying glass mix. Perhaps I'm missing some hidden secret to this thing? lol Used it once after rescuing a 120 Roo that was almost killed by a saber. Put it in my taming pit and used the magnifying glass to track its health, until it had enough health to be safely tranqed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubik Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Finally, I see a use for the damn thing. It would be good if it showed the stats used for breeding calcs for your tamed dinos too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curiosity101 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Is still don't really see a use even for specific berry bushes. Once you get past hand picking (which is very early) then you just run around on your dino berry farming. You wont do it bush by bush. To date I have never used one either. I suppose I can see it in Jerryn's example, but that's got to be reasonably rare I'd have thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kd0t Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 there are some uses such as checking health on a raft, dino health, structure health (on xbox it gets covered by the extra options message) overall its not amazing but it doesnt cost much to make either, using it on bushes is pointless though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer Moderator Jerryn Posted May 24, 2016 Volunteer Moderator Share Posted May 24, 2016 35 minutes ago, curiosity101 said: Is still don't really see a use even for specific berry bushes. Once you get past hand picking (which is very early) then you just run around on your dino berry farming. You wont do it bush by bush. To date I have never used one either. I suppose I can see it in Jerryn's example, but that's got to be reasonably rare I'd have thought. Agreeded. The only other time I have used it was as an admin, to check on another player's dinos, because there were offline for a while. I seem to remember it showing me the animals Health. So, in theory, assuming they were not on aggressive, you could use it to check out the health on another tribes dinos; but I would not be the volunteer for that mission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImpureFrost Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 All I hoped for was that it would burn titanomyrma with the intense light reflection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DmpTrkDrvr Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I don't mind it but the range sucks. For sure. I would imagine it's more intended for when specific plant have specific berries maybe like was previously said.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaRyuujin Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 2 hours ago, kd0t said: there are some uses such as checking health on a raft, dino health, structure health (on xbox it gets covered by the extra options message) overall its not amazing but it doesnt cost much to make either, using it on bushes is pointless though. It doesn't cost much but for its main use (seems to be to see what you would get from berries) it seems like something for new players. Not many new players have obsidian, crystal and metal ingots. Chances are if you have what you need to make one, you don't need it lol. I guess from other replies i can see a few small uses but overall i still think it needs a rework of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilNastyGurl Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 On 5/24/2016 at 8:47 AM, ImpureFrost said: All I hoped for was that it would burn titanomyrma with the intense light reflection. Lol, I love this idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerTheDoctor Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Wish there was a more advanced version, it would be especially useful for the bosses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendoza Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 8 hours ago, TylerTheDoctor said: Wish there was a more advanced version, it would be especially useful for the bosses. Its called the Giga Laser ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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