Binoculars are useless

[blubbermianss]

Am I the only one who thinks the binoculars needs a rework?
They limit you're view so much for such a little zoom and they don't even increase the render distance as far as i can tell, what's the point of using binoculars when you can't even see further with them.

[Rio]

I find them more useful when teamed up with other players. Good way to scan a coastline for accessible anchorage points, and to tell what kind of island you're coming up on. My partner and I avoid landing if it's not an island we need resources from.
But I get what you're saying. They aren't as useful as they could be.
Perhaps they will improve them in the future.

[mota]

Use mousewheel to zoom.

[Derpykat5]

But look at how detailed this island is! I can see everything! I'm basically a god!

[jacobvandy]

Originally posted by mota:

Use mousewheel to zoom.

Zooming in on a blurry island silhouette at the edge of your draw distance does not show any more detail, it just makes the blurry island silhouette larger on your screen. Maybe useful if you play on a TV and sit 15-20 feet away on the couch, but not 2-3 feet away from a monitor... It's like a digital zoom on a phone camera instead of a real optical zoom on a professional camera (or, you know, actual binoculars).

I agree with OP, I was very disappointed the first time I crafted the item and then never bothered using it again.

[mota]

I also agree with the OP. That thing is pretty useless.
But nevertheless, actual binoculars do not remove fog or blur from an object. (Only when they are used in a Hollywood movie)

[DrSpaceProfessor]

100% agree with OP. The binoculars do not add anything. You get better distance vision by simply turning 90 degrees and searching from the corner of the screen. It really is just a plastic sink

[blubbermianss]

Originally posted by jacobvandy:

Originally posted by mota:

Use mousewheel to zoom.

Zooming in on a blurry island silhouette at the edge of your draw distance does not show any more detail, it just makes the blurry island silhouette larger on your screen. Maybe useful if you play on a TV and sit 15-20 feet away on the couch, but not 2-3 feet away from a monitor... It's like a digital zoom on a phone camera instead of a real optical zoom on a professional camera (or, you know, actual binoculars).

I agree with OP, I was very disappointed the first time I crafted the item and then never bothered using it again.

This is exactly what I mean, I really hope they rework or tweak it a bit in the next chapter.
I'm really happy to see people agreeing with this.

[Luminy]

♥♥♥♥ bi-noculars, all my homies hate bi-noculars

[VonStreed]

Yeah, they just sit in a chest taking up a slot. I should just chuck them overboard.