I just realized... Iridium is kinda overrated!

[cobblestone100mc]

Sure, it can be used for tool upgrades, the Iridium Band, etc., but those aren't that important in the grand scheme of things. The Iridium Band might be an exception though.

...

Or I might just be a fookin' idiot for thinking iridium is overrated.

[Tdm468]

i mean you dont need it but it makes life a little easier i think at some point you should get it but you dont need it right away the picaxe is going to hlp for the skull cavern but to each there own but you can challenge yourself to not upgrade anything lol but i kinda see your prespective i get why it can be overarated

[Ozone]

Iridium Sprinklers. Nuff said

[ChrillBill]

It kind of annoys me that there isn't a scythe made of iridium.
But there is probably a mod for it, somewhere. Maybe. I love iridium o.o

[cobblestone100mc]

Originally posted by Ozone:

Iridium Sprinklers. Nuff said

you can buy one from krobus for a fair price, and that's a lot of work for something that waters your plants

[Mountain King]

Originally posted by Ozone:

Iridium Sprinklers. Nuff said

Lol, "nuff said"? Iridium sprinklers water 3x as many tiles but iron and refined quartz are way more than 3x more common than iridium and batteries. Not cost-efficient. They'll give you 8 more planting spots in the greenhouse but aside from that small benefit they are probably the biggest waste of iridium unless you don't need it for anything else.

[cobblestone100mc]

Side note: All you need to get a steady stream of endless iridium is a bit of time playing the game and a single diamond; no extremely risky mining or tens of thousands of Gs spent on Clint and his hammer. like couldn't we just break the geodes ourselves? we could bash em with our pickaxe or one of the massive stones on the farm

[ChrillBill]

I like to make lots of iridium bars to sell, and a few peeps appreciate
it as a gift too. Clint himself love it, probably more than he loves Emily!

[cobblestone100mc]

Originally posted by ChrillBill:

I like to make lots of iridium bars to sell, and a few peeps appreciate
it as a gift too. Clint himself love it, probably more than he loves Emily!

clint what are you doing with that iridium bar oh NONONONOO-

[RedRyder18]

Originally posted by idiotic mvm player:

Originally posted by ChrillBill:

I like to make lots of iridium bars to sell, and a few peeps appreciate
it as a gift too. Clint himself love it, probably more than he loves Emily!

clint what are you doing with that iridium bar oh NONONONOO-

[LetTheBodyFall]

I try to get the desert unlocked around late summer or fall so i could start farming iridium on the first year. It's a fun way to make money if you get bored with the usual methods or want to mix it up. Iridium ore farming isn't hard if you've prepped for it. I usually get around a minimum of 300 ore when I do a dive. Trying to get as good as some people i know tho.

[Gatebase]

Originally posted by idiotic mvm player:

Sure, it can be used for tool upgrades, the Iridium Band, etc., but those aren't that important in the grand scheme of things.

I actually agree. The first few bars are huge because they provide so much utility via the tool upgrades. Then it drops off pretty quickly. Once you get one of the statues (or both) iridium becomes a complete non-factor. Even more than gold, and that's pretty useless.

Originally posted by idiotic mvm player:

Originally posted by Ozone:

Iridium Sprinklers. Nuff said

you can buy one from krobus for a fair price, and that's a lot of work for something that waters your plants

At first it seemed like a good deal, but I've stopped buying them and started crafting them instead. I'm swimming in iridium and gold and batteries are plentiful since I put up a lightning rod with every scarecrow to protect my crops anyway. A single thunderstorm gets me 8-12 batteries.
The 10k you save weekly by using resources you have in abundance, are better spent on resources you severely lack, like iron, copper and coal. Pretty sure I've made Clint a multi-millionaire by now, buying those three in large quantities to sustain my keg addiction. Maru's college fund has also probably grown by a few 100k just from me buying wood from her mother.