>>893398[You're not being practical #1]
>but the price is multiplicative.That's not a rule. If it were the prices of vehicles would double every year and a new pick up truck in 2016 would cost more than the GDP of the planet to purchase.
What's happened here is simply and truly this: Mora saw a market change and they're simply trying to cash in. Instead of multiplying prices for existing things, which their customers may reject, they're dressing up their product a little differently and charging double because the market will bear it.
[You're not being practical #2]
>nor does it make them victims of marketig.Paying multiples of the price for small improvements because you think they're more important than they are, well that's practically the definition of being a victim of marketing.
[You're not being practical #3]
And all that stuff you're imagining the Eldris can do but the Companion can not is patently false and you made it up. If you can't, the problem isn't your knife.
[You're not being practical #4]
How easily a firestick lights depends on moisture level more than anything else.
[You're not being practical #5]
Unless you're in drought conditions, it's better to throw a spark onto something even finer than a feather stick, like dried moss or grass or some paper. If you're relying on just your knife you haven't prepared well.
You'd know all this if you practiced your /out/ skills away from a keyboard. Don't parrot someone elses marketing babble. Of course you can make all the same cuts with a Companion. Go see for yourself.
>>893523I think we can both agree it's not a premium or high end steel. And imho when you cross a price threshold it's just not worth it no matter how many bells and whistles you hang on it.
