Whats the point of the turtle?

[Viivrabe]

I like the turtle, I like its looks, I love the new saddle, I like the way it waddles as it walks. however I'm at the point where I have to ask "why should i train this?".

sharks are faster
dolphins are faster
sarcos are faster on land and sea
all have better attack
its hard to have it defend itself from other underwater creatures
takes longer to train (due to no prime meat for herbs)
the dolphin saddle can be made at an earlier level
it takes cement paste to make the carbonemys saddle (which is a pain)
almost all land herbivores can gather more berries
It moves Very slow (on land and water) making it less useful for hauling
Carries less weight than water creatures (and moves slower)
Carries less weight than most land herbivores (and moves slower)


are there some aspects of the turtle Im overlooking. its massive HP pool and inability to drownd are cool, but if it cant deal damage that HP means it just dies slowly to attackers.

if I'm wrong about any of this information, please inform me.
And tell me why I should continue to use my turtle when there does not appear to be a reason (slower swimmer means you cant go as deep in the same amount of time)

in the mean time im going to keep waddeling around on my hard shelled friend, but if this one also dies I cant think of a good reason to get another.

[SkeL]

Carbonemys are used for long trip hauls over water.
-They can hold a lot of stuff.
-They swim fast enough.
-They can walk on land. (Easier to get stuff Land-Sea)
-They are easy to find and to tame.
-They are armored.

If you want something better for haul stuff, go search for the Plesiosaur

[dylan]

It's a dam turtle. This is EA and that's what you are complaining about lmao?

[Alps]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezAJeaCySV4

thats why

[Anchient]

If you have not seen what turtles can do to carnos/raptors/t-rexs....you jsut don't understand.

[Ruse]

1. They're one of the first mounts you can tame in the game.
2. They have tons and raw HP. They make great tanks.
3. Carry lots over water.
4. Because why not?

[Viivrabe]

whats "a lot of stuff"
230 weight (my level 30) is not much at all in my opinion compared to the larger numbers on smaller creatures (with larger gains per level on other creatures as well)

infact all those things you said could be said about the Sarco but that can be used to attack pray/ defend itself from danger hold more, and move faster, + prime meat means Sarco can be tamed faster.

(not trying to be mean, i honestly want a discussion on this)

[dylan]

Originally posted by Officer Friendly:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezAJeaCySV4

thats why

OMG I think I remember seeing that movie in theaters LOL. TURTLE TURTLE!! XD

[Viivrabe]

Originally posted by Iamsista:

If you have not seen what turtles can do to carnos/raptors/t-rexs....you jsut don't understand.

pls show me

[Syd Khaos]

If you train 4 of em they all secretly learn kung-fu and are most OP tamed dinos ingame!!!

[Midgar]

Originally posted by Viivrabe:

whats "a lot of stuff"
230 weight (my level 30) is not much at all in my opinion compared to the larger numbers on smaller creatures (with larger gains per level on other creatures as well)

infact all those things you said could be said about the Sarco but that can be used to attack pray/ defend itself from danger hold more, and move faster, + prime meat means Sarco can be tamed faster.

(not trying to be mean, i honestly want a discussion on this)

I'd much rather have a discussion regarding what the point of taming a Dodo is? All it does is eat and poop, not useful in any other category besides getting tons of fertilizer.

Turtles are tanks, that's really about it.

[Alps]

Originally posted by Midgar:

Originally posted by Viivrabe:

whats "a lot of stuff"
230 weight (my level 30) is not much at all in my opinion compared to the larger numbers on smaller creatures (with larger gains per level on other creatures as well)

infact all those things you said could be said about the Sarco but that can be used to attack pray/ defend itself from danger hold more, and move faster, + prime meat means Sarco can be tamed faster.

(not trying to be mean, i honestly want a discussion on this)

I'd much rather have a discussion regarding what the point of taming a Dodo is? All it does is eat and poop, not useful in any other category.

wrong dodos are awesome they poop way more for fertilizer and they lay eggs im never hungry with my dodo farm :)

[Viivrabe]

Originally posted by Midgar:

Originally posted by Viivrabe:

whats "a lot of stuff"
230 weight (my level 30) is not much at all in my opinion compared to the larger numbers on smaller creatures (with larger gains per level on other creatures as well)

infact all those things you said could be said about the Sarco but that can be used to attack pray/ defend itself from danger hold more, and move faster, + prime meat means Sarco can be tamed faster.

(not trying to be mean, i honestly want a discussion on this)

I'd much rather have a discussion regarding what the point of taming a Dodo is? All it does is eat and poop, not useful in any other category.

then start a thread on that, but since you asked eggs for days (3-4 eggs a in game day that last for 2 RL days and 12 RL days in a food preserver) and poop is good for fertalizer for the guardens that grom materials for super foods

[Lurk]

Not every creature is going to be the best at something, quit your turtle hating :(

[Midgar]

Originally posted by Viivrabe:

Originally posted by Midgar:

I'd much rather have a discussion regarding what the point of taming a Dodo is? All it does is eat and poop, not useful in any other category.

then start a thread on that, but since you asked eggs for days (3-4 eggs a in game day that last for 2 RL days and 12 RL days in a food preserver) and poop is good for fertalizer for the guardens that grom materials for super foods

Every Dino you own will get you enough poop for fertilizer and lets be honest, nobody is going to sit there and wait for Dodo's to lay eggs as a food source. I can get significantly more meat in a few mins rather than waiting for eggs, beef jerky also lasts for a extremely long time.

[Annivir]

I think turtles are one of the dinos who benefit most from the mating boost bonus. a pair of mate boosted turtles are good, especially in the early level, if you want an amphibious mount. Sure dolphins are -kind- of better but in hunting a dolphin you risk mistaking it for a mega- or vice versa, and risk beaching. Turtles are at least 100% unmistakable from a distance, get their natural tanky hp pool, and in mated pairs, can ♥♥♥♥ up carnos, rexes, raptors, etc. Personally i think they're also probably going to be helpful in taming plesiosaurs by having the high hp pool and slow-ish movespeed so bronto of the sea the keeps up to it.