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Not entirely accurate, I get at least 10 shells per turtle This is ridiculous... I've hoarded thousands upon thousands of bones and scales but only have a couple hundred shells and carapace stocked up. The ironic part is I actually go out of my way for the last two types.

Claim Protection, Taxes, a false sense of authority. There's plenty of reasons

I honestly think this is the sole reason for 2x weekends. To give weekend warriors a chance to actually progress. People do have jobs and most are 9 to 5.

I'm going to stop you right there. In a game about pirates with dragons and magic there is no need to take the realism standpoint. Balance should take priority!

If it's any consolation you're not alone. I've seen far fewer 25's + recently than I have lvl 10 to 20 spawns of all types not just bears. It's possible they changed something with no mention in the notes.

Unless they up the harvest on beef, pork, and lamb chops while their at it I'd prefer to keep the Cobra.

Simply put, No. Spawn types are weighted and level is most likely determined by a roll of the dice. Keep killing stuff and eventually you'll land a crit.

I haven't had this issue with Iron or Tin but I'd try putting the wood in, turn it on, then the other mats and craft.

Everyone who has issues with the claims, from the concept to the execution are all PvE. The only complaints you'll see from PvP are regarding capture timers and contesting. Bugs and PvE Oversight. The concept is not as broken as these threads would lead people to believe. I've had claims stolen due to bugs/exploits and over time I've re-claimed those claims legitimately in PvE. Even after the scaling update heck I just reclaimed land yesterday. The issue isn't the concept of controlling and taxing land it's the lack of quality control and foresight.

To be fair death is supposed to have a lot more impact and Legacy is hinted to be intended as some sort of soft reset. Like inheriting stats but not level for example functionality is not actually clear at this point but my point is the speed at which you level is not an issue (or wont be) if/when these other mechanics come to fruition. If anything you'll be glad you can hit 25 with 3 maps.

Not due to the lack of 2x that's for sure.

If they honestly want a player driven economy akin EVE and the like then they wouldn't be handing out skill points like candy. Maybe I'm wrong and this will be adjusted in time but honestly I don't see it. So imo don't focus effort on revamping the trees to be role focused. Adjust whats currently there to provide more purpose. Take Guns and Armor as an example. You can't even learn to equip anything above common unless you also learn how to craft it... Materials aside the BP's are a non issue (easy to obtain) so what's the point?

Interesting, I'll try again then. It certainly didn't work when I tested it the first time.

Is it still on the boat? Sail into another region it will fix it.

If it's any consolation they almost outright removed water claims. Their reasoning was Removed Water Claims (not useful at present). They still should imo and find another way to deal with claiming undersea biomes when released.

The issues with the claim system are not the first come first serve aspects. Believe it or not that IS intended and functional. The issues come from bugs and PvE oversight. Protection is the main issue (and overlap another topic). If the counter wasn't increased to 21+ days, if they didn't count negative, and if they were removed when expired 99% of these topics/opinions would not exist.

Yes and no. As suggested by Boomer. 2. Get your hands on tames and/or gear that will boost your gathering yield.

1. I dont think stasis always effects feeding. I think it's a bug. We tested it and our bear kept eating with no issue. 2. You seem unaware that you cant feed babies berries/turnips/and potatoes.

And the elephant avg is about 3 to 5000. The Rhino avg is just shy of that. Edit: On top of that they re-added reduction sooo...

Sound like you're taming low level throw aways. People say the same about Rhinos but I can fill half an inventory before resting for stam. Also, unless you're pumping all of your levels into weight both tames will out perform you and your pick/axe (with the exception of thatch). Time is a resource too and idk about you but I cant carry 10k wood or 2.5k metal by hand but my tames can.

You're preaching to the choir. My point was I bet the Giraffe is like the Bear. No good on trees

Did anyone compare it to the bear's ability for specific thatch nodes? Sounds like you're all hitting trees.

Juveniles will eat from a trough and the recent patch made temperature spikes a non issue.

Because the issues you're referring to will take [a lot of] time. You do realize that's why they're buffing and nerfing everything right? These patches are band-aids for the meantime. There was nothing wrong with Apex and Alphas (except maybe the spawn rate of alphas at launch). There is now plenty wrong with the bear so use another band-aid.

That's not a red flag to you? Clearly something is seriously wrong if a T2 tame is the difference between playing and rage quitting for you.