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Why do gems exist?

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I know that they have one use at the moment, which is for Protection Meters, i'm just dying to know more about any plans on what they will be used for next, if there are. I have a few idea's that I would love to share, but I would like to know what has been suggested and/or considered first.

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Because they're truly outrageous...

A lot of things have been suggested for gems. Search the forum.

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Maybe Bioxx will add an use for them in the kingdoms update, or maybe they are another failed attempt, like the wild plants.

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Why we have metal axes? or maces? or why we had a stick for every tree?

'Cause we can. That's why.

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well for one i like the gems :D ya they arnt much use but in my lan world that i play i use them as a curency. chiped being the cheapest and exquiset being the most valuable

oh lol i became a caveman

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Because they're truly outrageous...

A lot of things have been suggested for gems. Search the forum.

How are they outrageous, exactly? I know a lot has been suggested, but I'm wondering what exactly. I've tried using the search engine, but it doesn't hold any results.

Maybe Bioxx will add an use for them in the kingdoms update, or maybe they are another failed attempt, like the wild plants.

I think he is focusing on other things for the kingdom update. What do you mean that they may be another failed attempt, like the wild plants? How were they a failed attempt?

Why we have metal axes? or maces? or why we had a stick for every tree?

'Cause we can. That's why.

We have metal axes for cutting speed and durability. Maces are more powerful weapons. Had a stick for every tree?

well for one i like the gems :D ya they arnt much use but in my lan world that i play i use them as a curency. chiped being the cheapest and exquiset being the most valuable

oh lol i became a caveman

I love the gems too, but I still find them somewhat pointless to keep after finding 6-7 gems or so. I would think they could be used as currency, also.

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How are they outrageous, exactly? I know a lot has been suggested, but I'm wondering what exactly. I've tried using the search engine, but it doesn't hold any results.

It is a reference, you just didn't get it.
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I think he is focusing on other things for the kingdom update. What do you mean that they may be another failed attempt, like the wild plants? How were they a failed attempt?

Bioxx tried to make wild plants cultivable, but then he deleted them because they were too chaotic, I think, too difficult to manage.
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Bioxx tried to make wild plants cultivable, but then he deleted them because they were too chaotic, I think, too difficult to manage.

I see. Thanks.

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We have metal axes for cutting speed and durability. Maces are more powerful weapons. Had a stick for every tree?

Well, in fact, there is right now an active thread in which a guy basically asked why we have metal axes when saws are pretty much better in everything. Maces have no difference at all in damage to what a sword does, if made of the same metal. And yeah, we had a stick for every tree, but it was a great problem for the inventory so Bioxx took it out; but you can still find them in NEI's menu. In fact, their textures used to be used, not that much time ago, instead of the actual texture of the toolrack.

EDIT: sorry if my previous response seemed to be harsh or something like that... that's exactly what Dunk answered me when i made a similar question ._. if we can have variety for different things, why not have it?

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Well, in fact, there is right now an active thread in which a guy basically asked why we have metal axes when saws are pretty much better in everything. Maces have no difference at all in damage to what a sword does, if made of the same metal. And yeah, we had a stick for every tree, but it was a great problem for the inventory so Bioxx took it out; but you can still find them in NEI's menu. In fact, their textures used to be used, not that much time ago, instead of the actual texture of the toolrack.

EDIT: sorry if my previous response seemed to be harsh or something like that... that's exactly what Dunk answered me when i made a similar question ._. if we can have variety for different things, why not have it?

I see what you mean about metal axes and maces. Maces should have more damage than swords, but be harder to make. Axes should have other uses besides just cutting down trees(e.g. chopping logs into firewood which could stack much more than logs and make fires more convenient.

Variety is only worth something if it has use or meaning behind it. If something has no use, it's trash. That's just a fact of life. So why would you have something useless in a mod? The point of a modification in any game is to add to it to make it better. If you add something, but it doesn't make it better, the mod is pointless.

Everything in a mod needs to have a use. If it's useless, it should be removed.

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Everything in a mod needs to have a use. If it's useless, it should be removed.

Or hopefully it should have a new use soon. Gems will have one, I'm sure.
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Or hopefully it should have a new use soon. Gems will have one, I'm sure.

Hopefully, yes. They clearly have plenty of suggestions to choose from, huh? :lol:

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