I need something better than a gold pickaxe

Obviously there's still platinum and then diamond, but what then? What after those? Has anyone found something more efficient, more "this millennium"?

 

Do they exist in the phase 1 beta? They said there will only be 3 tiers.

 

Hrm...

 

I found 16 platinum bars in a chest, and the speed increase over gold seems pretty good. Have yet to see a diamond.

 

I'm pretty sure that there's nothing after Silver Armor/Iron Weapons/Diamond Pickaxes. They said this stage will go very quickly, and we'll be getting regular updates and content patches. So hopefully that changes soon, you really can't go much above a threat level ~5 with this gear.

I found 5 diamonds in a chest on a thread level 5 planet, but still have yet to get any Platinum. Doesn't seem like it even spawns in lower level worlds or something. Probably the same with Diamonds.

 

I am having no problem doing level 8 worlds, at least with regular critters. Gun weilding mobs wreck me on 4-5.

 

This is my complaint about the game.The crafting is so primitive. I'm using a pickaxe to mine copper, but I would much rather be using something more si-fi.

 

There most definitely is stuff after Silver Armor/Iron Weapons, Tyrindor. (Wouldn't want to steel the fun in unlocking it. Hurrhurr.) But haven't found any recipes for something after diamond pick yet.

 

This gear is designed for roughly threat level 1-10 planets. Threat levels will go up to 100 at launch. If they started right off with high tech sci-fi gadgets, where would the progression be? The coolest gadgets are going to be much higher tier...

Ah cool, gives me something to do tomorrow.

 

You don't seem to grasp the concept of beta.

 

Well I'm thinking you would start with si-fi gadgets and then move up to better si-fi gadgets. Starting out with picks, spinning wheels and in general primitive tools gives the wrong first impression. It made me think I was playing terraria again.