![I thought productivity modules were all gimmicky and bad until my dumb ass finally realized the exponentially stacking efficiency increase for the entire preceding production chain. : r/factorio I thought productivity modules were all gimmicky and bad until my dumb ass finally realized the exponentially stacking efficiency increase for the entire preceding production chain. : r/factorio](https://preview.redd.it/i-thought-productivity-modules-were-all-gimmicky-and-bad-v0-700yp7051k5a1.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=a5168f1d9b0df47c1ad37ccc0b2248d386021ad9)
I thought productivity modules were all gimmicky and bad until my dumb ass finally realized the exponentially stacking efficiency increase for the entire preceding production chain. : r/factorio
![When you're at Mining Productivity 146, draining a single ore patch as quickly as possible becomes a new challenge : r/factorio When you're at Mining Productivity 146, draining a single ore patch as quickly as possible becomes a new challenge : r/factorio](https://i.redd.it/tsaylhml00i01.jpg)
When you're at Mining Productivity 146, draining a single ore patch as quickly as possible becomes a new challenge : r/factorio
![PSA: Each level of mining productivity costs an approximately equal amount of ore on the ground. Also: twice the ore lasts four times as long during that research! : r/factorio PSA: Each level of mining productivity costs an approximately equal amount of ore on the ground. Also: twice the ore lasts four times as long during that research! : r/factorio](https://i.imgur.com/wzovQgT.png)