How are you supposed to get geodes now?

[Valk]

So the nerf to tool enchantments seems WAY too far. I've spent two full ingame days doing nothing but smashing rocks in the mine with maxed out enchantments, and not had a single geode drop. If this is the case for rarity of geodes now, combined with how some of the drops from them are 1 in 50, then this is going to be unbearable to try and obtain TWO of certain ones *per geode type*. It isn't the pickaxes fault that the hoe was absolutely busted.

Edit: 5 days in, got a single geode. This is ridiculous. In this time I've recieved maybe 50 fossil chunks from doing this. Fossil chunks I do not need because the hoe is STILL busted as hell, just not as busted as it used to be. It can't be a luck system like stardew because this is 5 days STRAIGHT of doing nothing but mining for the entire day and eating shells for stamina.

EDIT: CAN NOW CONFIRM RARE ITEMS ENCHANTMENT IS BROKEN
Tested 13/09/2023 Right now, using Rare items enchantment on pickaxe causes geode chance to dramatically drop. Replacing it with anything else will make them spawn again

[Mara]

I thought I was having a harder time getting geodes, I'm glad... well... "glad?" it's not all in my head. I agree, with the experiences I've had... it's going to be a real not-to-fun slog getting the final few gems I need for the museum....

[Valk]

Exactly. They should not have touched the enchantments or drop rates at all.
This game has significantly more things to collect than Stardew Valley, so it ABSOLUTELY should have higher rates of obtaining things to balance that out. Hell, they could even add a charged pickaxe swing that functions like every other tool has, which would likely help significantly (if they at least fix the drop rate)

[Tutel]

Phew, luckily i farmed up on all the geodes before the update, now i got all the gems with over 100 stacks plus

[Valk]

Originally posted by Tutel:

Phew, luckily i farmed up on all the geodes before the update, now i got all the gems with over 100 stacks plus

This is proof as to why nerfs like this DO NOT WORK in singleplayer games. They don't deal with anyone who already got the stuff, and only serve to make the game longer for the people who haven't obtained it yet. The whole reason why people were abusing certain enchant tool combos was due to the rates being so low. The solution is not "nerf the method" and rather, "make it less grindy to do without the method"

[LyaranTirel]

what? I get a lot of geodes, and I mean A LOT. And I didn't even enchant the pickaxe

[Fin]

tbqh it feels like im getting less geodes since enchanting my pickaxe, though no way to really check

[Valk]

Originally posted by LyaranTirel:

what? I get a lot of geodes, and I mean A LOT. And I didn't even enchant the pickaxe

Originally posted by Fin:

tbqh it feels like im getting less geodes since enchanting my pickaxe, though no way to really check

So when you combine these two posts with other experiences, I'm starting to notice a pattern. I suspect that what might be happening is SOMETHING is broken with the enchantment, which is essentially causing the "rare drop" to always be essence or fossils rather than geodes, resulting in basically 0 geodes and tons of fossils+essence. Hopefully a bug they're aware of then.

[kittyalliance]

Originally posted by Valk:

Originally posted by LyaranTirel:

what? I get a lot of geodes, and I mean A LOT. And I didn't even enchant the pickaxe

Originally posted by Fin:

tbqh it feels like im getting less geodes since enchanting my pickaxe, though no way to really check

So when you combine these two posts with other experiences, I'm starting to notice a pattern. I suspect that what might be happening is SOMETHING is broken with the enchantment, which is essentially causing the "rare drop" to always be essence or fossils rather than geodes, resulting in basically 0 geodes and tons of fossils+essence. Hopefully a bug they're aware of then.

They won't be aware of it unless someone tells them.

[Valk]

Originally posted by kittyalliance:

Originally posted by Valk:

So when you combine these two posts with other experiences, I'm starting to notice a pattern. I suspect that what might be happening is SOMETHING is broken with the enchantment, which is essentially causing the "rare drop" to always be essence or fossils rather than geodes, resulting in basically 0 geodes and tons of fossils+essence. Hopefully a bug they're aware of then.

They won't be aware of it unless someone tells them.

Yeah but we can't see the ingame feedback button publicly. This might bring attention to it, but with any luck they're already aware and already fixing bc of that button.

[kittyalliance]

Originally posted by Valk:

Originally posted by kittyalliance:

They won't be aware of it unless someone tells them.

Yeah but we can't see the ingame feedback button publicly. This might bring attention to it, but with any luck they're already aware and already fixing bc of that button.

Ah. When I've spoken with them, it was directly by email to their support group. *shrugs*