Gathering/Perception stats

What seems to be the optimal stats for gathering now after the recent update? Would hate to meld more gathering when I do not need more.

With the old nodes 2400 gather and perception was needed to get +3 bountiful yield and +2 on pick clean, reachable with food (and 800 gp). For the current 3* nodes I don’t believe we can hit any breakpoints for those better yields. Personally on current stuff I do kings yield for the +2 and pick clean for the +1 and get 4 items per swing. Don’t need the hq base mats so +1 per swing is better than an hq item.

You can easily reach the stats for a 100% chance Pick Clean + Kings II with a Facet set and no overmelds at all, just pop VI's in open slots. There's very little reason to invest in any proper melds this tier.

I'm at G 2396, P 2314. Which is overkill for 100% on all nodes but still low for +3 with bountiful yield on some. I haven't checked pick clean though.

Peppered popotoes, G +3% max 38 gives me +3 with bountiful yield on all nodes.

Ask me how it works in the revised diadem later.

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Originally Posted by Shadygrove

I'm at G 2396, P 2314. Which is overkill for 100% on all nodes but still low for +3 with bountiful yield on some. I haven't checked pick clean though.

Peppered popotoes, G +3% max 38 gives me +3 with bountiful yield on all nodes.

Ask me how it works in the revised diadem later.

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With Diadem intended for low level gatherers (think they said level 17 to enter?), there shouldn't be any issues for max level gatherers.

The magic numbers you're going to want to maximize efficiency for Diadem are 2420 gathering, 2345 perception, and 836 GP, as that meets the conditions for all of the node bonuses.

I got just enough gathering so that using vendor-bought peppered popotoes gets me to those values.