Thats true but its still the item what was instructed in the tutorial to make and use.
Just like the bedroll, the bow, the wooden club, wooden frames and a campfire. And with the exception of the primitive bow and the wooden club, we use all of this throughout the entire game.
The tutorial shows you the basics of the game but that doesn't mean that the items you craft are worthless in the later game.
I mean sure its useful and just a regular tool just like every other tutorial item in any game, even those terrible white rank weapons in mmo's are useable and count as regular weapons but that still does not change the fact that its the bottom line of all equipment, something what by game design should be thrown out the moment you find the next tiers.
Not necessarily. You always have to consider the advantages and disadvantages. For example, iron tools consume more stamina. You can counteract this with the appropriate perks.
Also with weapons you have to consider the pros and cons of each tier. I used the stone sledgehammer until I was able to build a steel hammer because the stamina consumption of the iron sledgehammer was not worth the additional damage. A M60 is not as precise as a tactical assault rifle and the reload animation is much longer. Therefore some prefer the tactical assault rifle as primary weapon over the M60 although it is one tier below the M60.
To me it barely makes any sense that im we are only still using in steel age but a T6 stone axe performs better than a T1 iron axe.
This is because you can't seem to accept that it is just a game. A game developer can decide to integrate a cardboard axe into the game that is better than a steel axe. Is that realistic? No, but it is a game and cardboard or steel are only words to describe something. I doesn't matter if one material is actual better in reality. What really count in a game are the stats.
It also doesnt make much sense that the stone axe is this big of a multitool but at the moment you reach the iron age now you need to have 2-3 tools for the same function as the stone axe.
One reason for this could be that they didn't want to put more work in it than necessary. If they had separated the functions of the hammer and pickaxe from the stone axe, they would also have had to create new models and balance the tools. That means they have to invest more resources into this tiny detail. If you have limited resources, you always have to decide how to spend them. You cannot do everything you would like to do.
There are mods where there is a stone hammer and the ability to repair or upgrade something is removed from the stone axe. The consequence is that one slot more in the inventory is occupied. However, in these mods you usually have a larger inventory.
Be glad that the stone axe is so versatile. With it you save a lot of inventory space when it is still limited.
It feels like its an overloaded tutorial item what was designed to ease up the early gameplay before the players are getting thrown into the actual survival.
I have a completely different opinion. The tutorial does not give you any armor or show you how to fight the zombies and it does not give you a blueprint for a horde base. The beginner does not even know how to put the arrow into the bow. The game gives you the bare minimum on informationen in this tutorial.
i wouldnt mind if some books cost 5k .... if there was more offered at once ( base cost is 800 ? thats quite cheap .. especially for some books like the one that make you never trigger landmines)
