New player skill suggestions...

[blackzilla]

That is one way to do it. It may take you a while to be able to make a saw, and there is a chance you may only get a saw recipe that requires a wood handle to make...which requires a saw to make! Also will need to find a saw blade, which can be elusive.

Best bet like others have said is start with tool/fishing/scavenging if you are solo. If you need a saw right away, ask around and hope that your neighbors are nice and will make you one.

I scavenged for two weeks and found just about everything except a saw blade, those things are like unicorns or mermaids...

[wirerzo]

I scavenged for two weeks and found just about everything except a saw blade, those things are like unicorns or mermaids...

Haha yes. On my first character I must have spent quite a few days looking for a blade. Then another few days to get a bone saw recipe. Last week after one of the wipes when I did not need a saw, but I did need a knife blade, I managed to get like three saw blades in a few hours, but never found a knife blade. Sometimes my name is very applicable....

[penguinmane]

is it bad past 2 weeks i found 8 old saw blades? pre-wipe i was 80 scavaging btw

[blackzilla]

is it bad past 2 weeks i found 8 old saw blades? pre-wipe i was 80 scavaging btw

*RAWR* I hate all people equally except lucky people, which is deeper. Im like Wirerzo, his sig pic says it all.

[Lhowatt]

I scavenged for two weeks and found just about everything except a saw blade, those things are like unicorns or mermaids...

I too spent quite some time looking for a saw blade and never found one. My tribe of about 12 ppl only had maybe 3 between us and that was due to people who chose woodcrafting.

[r4NGe]

How does cloth stack up as armor?

[blackzilla]

How does cloth stack up as armor?

Others will say armor will make a difference, but I didn't find it did what-so-ever. Some seem to think the stats are hidden from our view...I say show me a thread stating that and maybe I'll believe. I was killed by people naked and bare handed while being fully armored in leather wielding two awesome axes. I have killed people fully armored and them wielding two fine weapons while I was naked and bare handed... so my opinion is based on my findings...

All above fights were great fights and great pvpers...

I also want to add, stats on items isn't something you hide and just turn on, it is something that needs very close attention and balancing testing. I believe they will work on combat and balancing items while we build up our tribes and campsites... but who am I. Just a foolish troll.

[river111]

Someone more experienced can corrrect me on this if I am wrong but I really think you should pick the craft you want to be specialized in later on, not which one has the tool you find hard to find in the short term.

From what I have read, the craft you chose at startup will be the only one you can grind and learn all recipes in - through grinding. All other crafts you can learn all the recipes, but not through grinding. You will have to locate/trade for the books, the scheme in order to learn all of the recipes in those.

So dont gimp yourself in the first week just so you have a saw on day 1, take what you want to be and spend the 2-5 days finding a saw if thats what it takes. You will thank youself later for the PITA up front I think.