Initially when the forge was released that’s how I thought it would work, low end gear easy and predictable to produce getting progressively harder and more RNG so there’s a clear line of progression and learning involved. This quote from James suggests that the forge should be as simple as deciding to progress to metal or forging stone which obviously would be aimed at beginners but when you look at all the requirements for even simple forging it’s clearly never going to be the case. (Wouldn’t let me quote so had to copy and paste)
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It’s a long way in, which is fine if you think your market is going to be grind-happy players but I’d suggest they’re a minority from other games I’ve been a part of.
The Forge isn’t a long way in. The Forge is designed to run perpendicular to material progression, ie.
- Have Stone tools.
- Pick between progressing to Metal or Forging Stone.