How Viable is Beefalo Domestication?

[I luv Wendy]

1 hour ago, Well-met said:

is not

You are right. 

[NYCWallCrawler]

Just tamed my first beefalo today. Will see if it is viable. 

[BoysenSyrup]

It can make some characters with bad combat downsides life easier, but it's a big resource sink for anywhere that isn't late game.

[MondayNight]

 

29 minutes ago, NYCWallCrawler said:

Just tamed my first beefalo today. Will see if it is viable. 

Has it yet.. promoted to the next class?

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[Alexeiy]

Taming a beefalo in the early game is definitly viable.You can get a crappy walking stick at day 5, that gets upgraded to a selfrepairing double football helmet and spear after 2-3 days of use. It's okay if that football helmet and spear get destroyed at day 20.

 

I think the biggest issue with beefalo taming is that both damage upgrades are time gated. Changing the 4 steel wool requirement from the war saddle to some 1-2 day grind like 68 spider silk is probably all that is needed to make early beefalo taming attractive.

 

Obviously adding the ability to enter caves with beefalos would be sweet.

[Well-met]

14 hours ago, Alexeiy said:

Changing the 4 steel wool requirement from the war saddle to some 1-2 day grind like 68 spider silk is probably all that is needed to make early beefalo taming attractive.

what if you're not webber or wendy

no thanks

[Alexeiy]

1 hour ago, Well-met said:

what if you're not webber or wendy

no thanks

Well, it could be anything with the difficultly level of making 5-8 hambats.

Killing spiders with a beefalo is a non issue, apart from taking some time.

Early access to war saddles would make beefalos expendable ham bats, that over time can turn into dark swords.

[ArubaroBeefalo]

3 hours ago, Well-met said:

what if you're not webber or wendy

no thanks

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