[1120] Don't Use Drills to mine stone/gold!

No matter how many times this is said repeatedly, some noobs will never stop mining with their beloved drills.

 

I've no idea why but almost every week I've someone who tells me that was a bug and has been fixed

I just wanted to add a few things when using drills is not bad:
Huge maps - It's impossible to drill stone all day long on standard maps, but there're several custom, really huge maps where you can do that! (Just make sure that there is a lot of stone - not always big map means a lot of resources).
Enemy structures (mentioned above by Gurin) - drill is a very effective 'tool' especially in the first minutes after the build time. Just rush as a knight with 'em, right after the red barrier disappear and drill the walls to the flag

 

Keep in mind that some custom maps have TONS of stone and gold. But generally it's good to avoid use of drill when it comes to mining.

 

I always drill with mines they're way faster lol idgaf we're out of stone

e: but not gold, drilling gold is retarded

 

So the lesson learned today is... brush your teeth

 

Drink plenty of veggies and eat your milk

 

drillage

--- Double Post Merged, Jun 14, 2014 ---

add another layer of wooden plats to the first structure for maximum drillage

 

I use drill when I play 1-4 v 1-4 players on the server.

I do this because I want simple protection and I play archer and tries to rush for the win!
Drill-> A lot of stone -> You can build a lot -> You get money -> You get bomb arrows in the beginning-> You win!

 

Josephmcasey actually has a great breakdown of this on steam: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=252498385

 

Decent guide until he said to kick other players who ask you not to drill and that if you're being kicked to just keg your team.

 

Thankyou Gurin, tell those nubs!

 

I'm too good for this, Why are you bothering me with this Gurin, you aussie cancer!

 

Yesterday:
[04:09:06] <Ardivaba> 'STOP WASTING STONE FFS
[04:09:15] <skrit RadioActive> * Drill gives you only 50% *
[04:09:17] <takeashot> it's givin 100% again
[04:09:20] <takeashot> they fixed it
[04:09:20] <skrit RadioActive> * Nope *
[04:09:29] <skrit RadioActive> * Its not a bug that drill gives you 50% *
[04:09:32] <skrit RadioActive> * it's a feature *
[04:09:38] <skrit RadioActive> * and it's not going to be fixed or sth*
[04:09:45] <takeashot> D:
[04:10:01] <takeashot> * DragonShark is a liar *
[04:10:08] <skrit RadioActive> * yup, he is *

@DragonShark pls

 

It's the truth!
I tested it, maybe I couldn't see correct but I am trying to make everyone using drill because I was thinking that it really did 100%. Because I saw the drill doing 4 by small stones and 6 or 8 by big stones.
So I was not lying, I really didn't want to.

 

If you watched this video first, you'd know it was fact and not fiction...

 

You must've done something wrong. Watch the video in the OP or redo the test yourself. Either way, please don't encourage newbies to use drills

 

The worst thing is that Dragon is telling this shit since at least few weeks, build 1120 I well remember when this patch was out and we had discussion about drilling on the server. Dragon told me that was fixed and started to drill. I couldn't believe this! - there was nothing about this in the changelog. I rag'd out and checked it on single player.
> I knew that was bullshit!

I hope so