Is buying weapons ever worth it?

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I keep finding new weapons that are 40+ prowess, while I'm stuck with the first spear I found. I see so many spears with double or more my current damage in stores, but they cost half my savings. Is it worth it to pick them up? Or will I regret it around the next turn.

[Bob Gnarly]

I can't speak for spears, but 12 hours into my playthrough and I haven't once needed to purchase an axe. There's always decent options around if you're willing to explore the map.

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3 seconds after making this post I finally found one I could upgrade to.

[Sotanaht]

The only weapons worth spending coins on are the Legendary (orange) ones sold by the ruins raiders. They require roughly 95 prowess and 5000 coins, but they do between 90 and 200 damage depending on the weapon type. They also have a shield, no sling though.

[ハオ]

Nope. just run through the ruins and grab the epic weapon there.

[Neyreyan_Youtube]

I would say its worth it to buy a better weapon sometimes.
The logic is easy, a better weapon allows you to kill more, faster and not backtrack as much wich leaves more time to explore.
You also get more exp and more loot to heal/sell.
It also depends on the weapon, the spear needs improvements but the axes are strong anyway, you can also get much better slings that outdamage all weapons

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The thing with this game is, all the resources are finite. The enemies don't respawn, the loot doesn't respawn, the forageables don't respawn. I don't wanna waste finite resources on duplicate items.

[Majber]

It would be nice to have list of all spears :)

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I'm so used to playing games that have a wiki. I don't mind going in blind, but I don't enjoy running around like a headless chicken in games, and that's what the first 5 hours felt like.