What is the purpose of upgrading tools?

[Hillbilly_Dave]

The axe and pick are obvious, but what about the watering can, hoe, and scythe? What's the advantage of upgrading those?

[Finrod]

U can dig/water more than 1 space with 1 click:) Just try it out.

[Mackenzie]

Iridium watering can is always my top priority. Upgrading your hoe will save a lot of tilling time and energy every season, especially spring.

[drizzan]

You can't upgrade the scythe, the watering can and hoe gets a higher watering/tilling radius if you hold down the button.
Iridium hoe can till a 3x6 area in one swing if you hold it down, which is pretty awesome.
The watering can gets the same upgrade but is less useful cause of sprinklers later on.

[Proteus]

Pressing the left mousebutton a little biit longer allows you to water/hoe more tiles, as Finrod says ... more exactly:
Copper = 3 tiles straight
Steel = 5 tiles straight
Gold = 3*3 tiles square
Iridium? (perhaps 5*5 tiles square)

[JessHorserage]

Upgrade? Scythe? HAH.

[Hillbilly_Dave]

Ok thanks

[Sheep O'lata]

Originally posted by JessHorserage:

Upgrade? Scythe? HAH.

Well, you don't know that the scythe is "special" until you go to the blacksmith and try toupgrade it... (I really hoped to get more hay if upgraded, and was a bit disappointed, though it saves some iridum :p )

[nemo]

Originally posted by Proteus:

Pressing the left mousebutton a little biit longer allows you to water/hoe more tiles, as Finrod says ... more exactly:
Copper = 3 tiles straight
Steel = 5 tiles straight
Gold = 3*3 tiles square
Iridium? (perhaps 5*5 tiles square)

Iridium waters/tills 3*6 tile rectangle

[Exú Marabô]

As you progress your watering can will not be that useful. I kept mine on gold upgrade.

[Yuen]

Necro'd for back to the times when you were able to use a spin attack with a golden scythe in HM.