Iridium Band - Is it really worth it?

[seaa]

So currently I have the slime charmer and burglar rings and the iridium band. I'm trying to find out which ones would be the least useful in certain places in the game.

Slime Charmer Ring - No damage/debuffs from slimes of any kind

Burglar's Ring - All enemies have x2 chance of dropping items

Iridium Band - Lights up most of the screen at night/dusk, attracts most items that are kinda close to you (If you dropped something where you were standing and walked away immediately it wouldn't gather), and increases attack damage by 10%

I'm equipping the Iridium Band on the surface but I'm wondering if it's all that useful in places like the skull cavern compared to the rings.

[abstractAPPLE]

Well, it has it's merits.

It's not like the ultimate ring or anything though.
I like it because it serves you in many situations, like doing something on the farm at night or getting quicker through the caverns because it don't have to pick up deliberately every loot that gets dropped.
It's more of an allrounder whilst the Slime ring has a more specific purpose.
It really depends.

[abstractAPPLE]

Looking for truffles, collecting tar from trees etc

[WildKhaine]

Originally posted by Spitfire:

Originally posted by abstractAPPLE:

Looking for truffles, collecting tar from trees etc

how to collect tar? do i need to have a specific machine? and where can i find truffles

You use tappers, different trees give different products (Maple Syrup, Oak Resin, or Pine Tar). Truffle is a type of mushroom that can only be spawned by a pig on the farm when the pig is outside the barn.

[abstractAPPLE]

Originally posted by Spitfire:

Originally posted by abstractAPPLE:

Looking for truffles, collecting tar from trees etc

how to collect tar? do i need to have a specific machine? and where can i find truffles

You get truffles after upgrading your barn twice, unlocking pigs in the process.
Pigs have a chance of digging up truffles after they mature.
For tar you have to build a so called tapper and place it on a tree.
After 4-5 days it will have gathered the resin of the respected tree (Pine, Maple or Oak).

[WildKhaine]

As for the OPs topic, I like iridium band + slime ring. When I go to the skull cavern it's for mining purposes mainly and those are a good combination for me to progress quicker/easier.

[Zorlock Darksoul]

I've never had a problem getting mobbed by slimes, so the Slime Ring doesn't serve much purpose for me. I keep it around for the Slime Hutch, if I build one. I prefer the Iridium Band + Burglar Ring for general use. I've also occasionally used Iridium Band + Iridium Band.

[seaa]

Originally posted by Zorlock Darksoul:

I've never had a problem getting mobbed by slimes, so the Slime Ring doesn't serve much purpose for me. I keep it around for the Slime Hutch, if I build one. I prefer the Iridium Band + Burglar Ring for general use. I've also occasionally used Iridium Band + Iridium Band.

You don't necessarily get mobbed by slimes however one slime in the levels of the mine I ofen go to deal 20-30 damage so wearing the slime charmer ring works well for me. I'm more so wondering if having items come towards you and lighting up the area around you are worth more than x2 drops.

(I don't consider the 10% damage to be much of a factor since my attack is already upped by 25% with the combat proffesion)

[Zorlock Darksoul]

Originally posted by The_Irynii:

Originally posted by Zorlock Darksoul:

I've never had a problem getting mobbed by slimes, so the Slime Ring doesn't serve much purpose for me. I keep it around for the Slime Hutch, if I build one. I prefer the Iridium Band + Burglar Ring for general use. I've also occasionally used Iridium Band + Iridium Band.

You don't necessarily get mobbed by slimes however one slime in the levels of the mine I ofen go to deal 20-30 damage so wearing the slime charmer ring works well for me. I'm more so wondering if having items come towards you and lighting up the area around you are worth more than x2 drops.

(I don't consider the 10% damage to be much of a factor since my attack is already upped by 25% with the combat proffesion)

My typical attitude toward mine-diving is to go through the place as quickly as possible while gathering as much loot as possible. For that, the magnetizing effect is very useful; I don't have to double back to grab drops as often. But if your goal is more about being safe, then sure, the Slime Ring is gonna help more. If it comes down to having extra drops appear versus having drops come toward you more easily, I'd take the extra drops from the Burglar Ring.

[I Kinda Fail]

I usually do Burglar + Iridium band. Magnetism and damage buff + double drops. I wouldn't ever pick the slime charmer ring for combat, lol. The slimes aren't the problem in the mines. It's the snakes. You need damage, healing, or defence to take care of them. Slimes are slow and get stuck easily.

[Dgo]

I used to swap between glow, magnetic and slimes ring formerly but 2 iridium rings are the best answer for me. Super magnetism, double lights on night + nice attacks buffs. I trapped my slimes in their building in a small area so I don't even use the slime ring there either.