Endgame ones (seriously, why do endgame mining tools even exist at this point, since you get them after you beat the game anyways) could actually be combine-able materials to form an ultimate (not counting drill mount) drill?
And also to not canibalize on drill mount’s niche, let’s make it not JUST mining tool, but also a very potent melee weapon, that could change modes, so it is either work as a drill (in this mode it will form a giant projectile in shape of drill, same for laser drill but whole giant shape of a drill will be able to simply mine anything in an instant with any swipe of it in any direction)
OR
As a weapon. Where it will also create a drill projectile but it will be a bit smaller, and you will be able to shoot it (like imagine a mix of Daybreak & Solar Eruption as one weapon) and each projectile will be a random drill sprite, kinda like Zenith have random swords as it’s projectiles)
It will be relatively strong as an endgame weapon (melee damage) but obviously not nearly as strong as Zenith, since it also could work as mining tool.
And thematically it could be just a giant refferences to ”Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann” anime (where main characters piloted a giant robot whose main weapon was an absurdly powerful giant drill (that also could be a projectile).
I’d say this will finally do justice for Drills as a whole, since they are objectively always outclassed by Pickaxes AND it also make some of endgame mining tools actually worth making (because as it is now, there is literally zero reasons to craft any)
by Morgan_Danwell
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Also as another crazy idea.. What if this drill weapon also could be combined with Drill Mount unit, and then it will form a mini-mech mount (could also be a reference to TTGL) which combine both effects?
I’d say this would be an overkill, but still could’ve been bizarrely cool, lmao
Still worse than a Lumi pickaxe with ambrosia 🙁
i used drills for my first playthrough lmao probably will for my 2nd too
they did just get buffed