Root Protip #17 Why Export Ever?

[boardgametotears]

A Woodland Alliance player paid 4 warriors to the Otters??? They must have been desperate!

[josephdiscavage]

I think that vagabond scenario is where exporting is the most useful. If you have a tea in your hand, per say, and the vagabond doesn’t have one yet, then you can just nope it

[RaffyTaffyX]

I use it to bait more trades. For example, I set some prices to 1 and slowly start gathering warriors from other factions that cannot pass on that 1 cost let's say ambush card. Then I use export to get that 2nd warrior in my payment box to still get 2 extra funds at the start of my turn

[enknot]

Keeps you from having stale product too. If you’ve been sitting on a card for longer than 2 turns you don’t plan to use, export it.

[magtheidio]

And, in my opinion, export would be a bit more interesting if instead of only getting 1 fund, you would get X fund, X being the crafting cost necessary for the card

[magtheidio]

I only use exports in this niché scenario : I have at least 3 TP placed, I have 3 cards with a crafting cost of one, and I export all 3 of them. It can feel as a wasted turn, but I usually do so mid-game, so I have other funds to draw, and then, as other suggested, I bait people to buy for 1. The start of my next turn I have 3, if not often 5 funds more. I think it's worth the wait, but only in this particular scenario.

It feels a bit like going into the woods as vagabond. You feel it's a turn wasted, but you are only stronger next turn. It is particularly usefull when you have some funds, but don't want to race yet with all your TP, so you play it low profile.

[bryanvogel]

I suspect your vagabond scenario is the primary reason export exists in the first place. The base Game and River folk expansion were created around the vagabond-and I faintly remember his omnipotence in the early meta. This could’ve been the play Leder imagined would be the best thing for otters to do.

[SURok]

According to the Law of Root, you cannot craft a card of you have a crafted duplicate or item crafted is out of stock. The export allows you instead of the usual benefit of the card gain a fund.

So by RAW you cannot export in these situations.

[enknot]

It’s a slow burn great investment for the next turn to spend all your cash flow on it. Next turn your money is close to doubled) (as long as you only buy 1 cost items).

[EliteBeast]

Missed the patch notes on this one. When did they add export ? Lmao

[susmerx]

Maybe it could be useful as some kind of hate pick, if you really want to prevent someone else from buying a certain card, lets say a favour card, even at price 4...

[j.prt.]

Theoretically, you could just start exporting single cost cards in exchange for funds if everyone has decided to boycott you for doing too well. Not sure how effective that would be since you have to do it thrice to get any value, though.

What if export gave two funds? Too powerful?

[JAMman]

I don't even know what export is 👀 what have I been missing

[Paul-A]

For a game as well designed as Root, it's amazing how many useless features there are.