67 seed return rate is only one part of the equation.
Current block farming meta for yams:
Find farm spot
Get AOE forge tool for that spot
Get/forge Regen bombs
Use forge tools (disability drain to use) gather 1 yam every X blocks
Repeat
Farming:
Find plants break them for seeds (no forge needed)
Create / build farm spot
Get Till item
Till land
Plant seeds
(Plants grow while you do other things)
Harvest plants for X yield
Repeat
Farming is easier vs AOE Regen farming it is also different.
Seed return is only one part of the equation. If each exotic yam plant when fully grown dropped 600 yams…then when we wouldn’t be talking about seed returns at all.
Each end of the equation can be balanced. Low seed return? Okay, then up the yield of the plants so it is worth it.
Seed return is super high?? Then the other side of the equation takes a hit and plants yield less items.
Would you rather 1 seed generate 60% chance of a seed but drop 10 of the item?
Or 100% seed and only drop one?
Because if we are talking time investment…then less per harvest = more time investment.
So why not balance it the other way and make each seed super awesome??