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[alprice]

Yes you went too far on the clothes. you haven't been there when someone slots that last item and it breaks. Duck and cover!!

[Dammit]

Indeed I have not yet gotten that far in my game play experience so I can not truly comment on the toughness or failure of such slots. Probably since I have no clothes to slot, or probably profs to slot with I would be wasting my time..

[Feone]

tools should absolutely have durability, if anyone beyond a week into the game is having trouble supplying themselves with iron they are doing it wrong.

I agree on the durability. Metal tools should last a while, but they should break nonetheless.

[alloin]

Yes you went too far on the clothes. you haven't been there when someone slots that last item and it breaks. Duck and cover!!

I vote for a durability on clothing TBH

There nothing more to do if you have all best in slot items, having durability is a good thing, even if the owner can repair said durability with another item.

[Dammit]

Yes you went too far on the clothes. you haven't been there when someone slots that last item and it breaks. Duck and cover!!

I vote for a durability on clothing TBH

There nothing more to do if you have all best in slot items, having durability is a good thing, even if the owner can repair said durability with another item.

That's what I was thinking, but I have not yet achieved that accomplishment of even slotting 1 thing into 1 item. I just had diarrhea of the mouth and thoughts.

[Horis]

Yes you went too far on the clothes. you haven't been there when someone slots that last item and it breaks. Duck and cover!!

I vote for a durability on clothing TBH

There nothing more to do if you have all best in slot items, having durability is a good thing, even if the owner can repair said durability with another item.

That's what I was thinking, but I have not yet achieved that accomplishment of even slotting 1 thing into 1 item. I just had diarrhea of the mouth and thoughts.

Easy compromise. Slotting fails less or not at all, and clothes wear off. you don't need slotting failure if you have durability.

[alprice]

No idea is a bad idea. I just laughed when I ready your post. I understand the durability concept and the need for repair. Snake Skulls are rare and when slotted as a last item and it goes in, I sure don't want to lose said clothing.

[nonsonogiucas]

No idea is a bad idea. I just laughed when I ready your post. I understand the durability concept and the need for repair. Snake Skulls are rare and when slotted as a last item and it goes in, I sure don't want to lose said clothing.

Someone already mentioned that having durability doesn't exclude the possiblity to have the ability to repair such items.
Also your point doesn't make a lot of sense because of pvp and permadeath... you will lose every item, regardless of durability.

[Inotdead]

tools should absolutely have durability, if anyone beyond a week into the game is having trouble supplying themselves with iron they are doing it wrong.

I'll take it a bit further and say, that everything should have durability / expiration date.
Swords get dull, clothes become tattered and food gets spoiled - it's only logical.

[loftar]

Swords get dull, clothes become tattered and food gets spoiled - it's only logical.

Per se, this is true, and Jorb and I have often nourished such plans, not least that of fresh food getting spoiled after some time.

The reason we have opted against it thus far (though I'm still not apodictically opposed to it) is because of the experiences we have had of similar mechanics in Haven, such as from the time when decay on structures was always active, even on claims. With such mechanics, it's often a pain to log in after some minor time of inactivity and notice all the decay around you and realize the boring upkeep you'll have to go through to restore entropy.

The mechanic we currently consider most viable in terms of perishable food is to differ between fresh and conserved food, like the difference between a freshly-cooked Sunday Steak on the one hand and dried fish on the other hand. As long as there are steady-states in the system, I suspect it might still be a fun mechanic, but we haven't been sure enough to dare try it.