<nowiki># There is actually some disagreement about this. Some people are of the opinion that the extra mining actions with a fast pickaxe make up for the loss of skillgain due to short timers. There is also a third camp which believes that it makes little difference which method you prefer and that skillgain will be about the same if you spend the same total amount of time mining. If this is the case, then how many shards or how much ore you want at the end of your mining session might be more important.</nowiki>
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