Is there any reason to upgrade lumbermill?

[DeadmanWalking]

Is there a reason to upgrade lumbermill past level 1? As far as I can see the only advantage is to get more work orders, you start with 7 which get filled every 3 hours so as long as I feed the machine every 24 hours I get the same amount of resources as I would if I had 14 work orders and checked it every 2 days. The only advantage I see is that you can cut down bigger trees for more lumber but I can run around shadowmoon and snatch up trees left and right.

There is a follower who increases lumber yield to 30 instead of 20 but you can use him in a level 1 lumber yard just as easily as a level 3.

So why have a level 3 lumber yard?

[Slakos]

The follower only becomes available via quest when your lumbermill is level 3. Also you can't put people in buildings until the building is level 2.

[Thelxi]

If you are planning on keeping the LM getting it to 3 asap is very important. You get the follower at level 3 that increases GR from work orders, so the earlier you get it the better.

[Deleted]

Your lumber mill should produce more from work orders if it is level 2 and you have epic follower in it. May not be worth doing it now, but when you upgrade your follower, there will be a point.

[Forumchibi]

Upgrading to 2 is definitely a low priority if you're able to keep the seven work orders going at level 1, because being level 2 as far as I can tell gives absolutely nothing else but increased work order capacity - it will not increase the amount of resources you earn (contrary to what my silly guildmates told me).

It's probably better spent on other buildings or reaching Garrison 3 since it'll be I think at least 8 days before you can get the achievement for level 3 LM (unless you have alts with Garrisons). Just get the stuff you need now and save the LM 2 for later.

If you don't have a set strategy yet, keep in mind by upgrading to Garrison 3 for a second medium plot will allow you to build a Trading Post, which can be used to trade gathering materials in work orders for 30 resources , so you can quickly get the resources you need to upgrade the LM later, if you choose to go that route.

[Sting]

Which follower are we talking about, Phylarch Evergreen?

[DeadmanWalking]

I am of the mindset that once I get my garrison built the way I want the lumber mill will probably be ripped out once I get a nice padding of resources.

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Which follower are we talking about, Phylarch Evergreen?

Yes, he increases your lumber mill yield from 20 to 30.