Spice up gathering (Hidden Nodes)

I had an idea, thought I'd share.

How bout spicing up gathering abit with something like hidden nodes.
They're only unlocked after gathering in an area for an amount of time.
This could be dependent on perception.

Let's say you're gathering in an area and every 10 nodes one of these unlocks with a message saying "You start getting a feel for the area, you sense an untapped resource nearby."

After this it you have the option of tracking down this hidden node.
Can attach some sort of neat mini-game to finding it.
When found, it could hold rare items only found gathering through this means, or an abundance of rare items that can already be gathered in this area. (even waive the 1per swipe limit that's held on certain current gatherable items)

I know it's kinda late in the game for ideas like this haha, but I thought it was neat.
Also, thanks for all the hard work devs. The game is really shaping up :)

I for one would like this; it'd give just a little boost of hope for when you're out there gathering endlessly! Hopefully they could do it for Fishers as well. ^^ Great idea!

Thanks! :D

IIRC the dev team is working on making rare gathering nodes that move around (maybe through multiple zones? It was an old post so I don't remember all the details) and maybe that might be right up your alley. In 2.0 gatherers are also supposed to be able to find treasure chests and treasure maps (some of which lead to dungeons... I'm pretty excited at the sound of that)

<Sigh> Everytime I see the title of this in the Forum listing, I get "Spice Up Your Life" by the Spice Girls stuck in my head....

lol at the spice girls.. But yes, the Dev team is working on something to this effect, but I believe they said it was going to be Post 2.0 because they would have to completely redo it after the knew Zones are finished or something to that effect.

That is an an absolutely awesome idea. However, as a fisher I do not believe a water hole could surface out of nowhere... maybe it could be more of an off-hand gather?

hey great idea! i always wish that there was some kind of 'stackable' gathering system, like the more you harvest/gather in a zone (plus your level, stats etc), the more your chances of finding a super rare item are, or you just start getting only the higher rank items, something liek that.

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Originally Posted by Koku

That is an an absolutely awesome idea. However, as a fisher I do not believe a water hole could surface out of nowhere... maybe it could be more of an off-hand gather?

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Water holes couldn't surface out of nowhere, but schools of fish could. ;) You could discover a large number of fish that are hiding under a rock or something. :P

While we won't be implementing what you suggested exactly ESAR, for 2.0 we are looking into adding certain conditions that when met, will spawn a gathering point. ^_^

Sweeeeet. /10char

Sounds cool.

Awesome :)

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

While we won't be implementing what you suggested exactly ESAR, for 2.0 we are looking into adding certain conditions that when met, will spawn a gathering point. ^_^

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ooooh, that sounds nifty.

hmm, i suppose that sounds ok. as long as it gives access to something more interesting than the surrounding nodes. Certainly not interested in a 'special node' if it only poops out alumen or kukuru beans >.<

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Originally Posted by Akubikumo

hmm, i suppose that sounds ok. as long as it gives access to something more interesting than the surrounding nodes. Certainly not interested in a 'special node' if it only poops out alumen or kukuru beans >.<

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Uh yeah, good point. Maybe they will have all rare items each strike and then exhaust after one use.

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Originally Posted by Akubikumo

hmm, i suppose that sounds ok. as long as it gives access to something more interesting than the surrounding nodes. Certainly not interested in a 'special node' if it only poops out alumen or kukuru beans >.<

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Yeah.. since they are, in fact, rare nodes.. I would hope they give rare items. But even an "extra" normal node would be good sometimes, if it's close to a regular node.

Id love to see exclusive content only available when using a luminary. Maybe the condition would be: Pick of the Luminary is the only tool that can strike these special mining nodes? Something to strive for.

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

While we won't be implementing what you suggested exactly ESAR, for 2.0 we are looking into adding certain conditions that when met, will spawn a gathering point. ^_^

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Thank you. Thank you very much.

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Originally Posted by Duuude007

Id love to see exclusive content only available when using a luminary. Maybe the condition would be: Pick of the Luminary is the only tool that can strike these special mining nodes? Something to strive for.

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I agree! And give something cool to the DoH Luminary tools! Like +5% or so HQ chance(just random idea), would make them so much more desired... >.<

After so many levels why don't gathering nodes start showing up on the minimap?

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

While we won't be implementing what you suggested exactly ESAR, for 2.0 we are looking into adding certain conditions that when met, will spawn a gathering point. ^_^

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I hope this mean more climatic events like on XI.

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Originally Posted by Signy

I hope this mean more climatic events like on XI.

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Care to elaborate on what "climactic events" XI had?

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Originally Posted by Raldo

Care to elaborate on what "climactic events" XI had?

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She said climatic as in weather and environment.

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Originally Posted by Raldo

Care to elaborate on what "climactic events" XI had?

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Originally Posted by Wynn

She said climatic as in weather and environment.

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That. On XI there was things that happens only when a weather pops or in a specific time of the day. Like NM that only pop when is raining or like lava eruptions wall on the volcano (now i don't remember the name) that block your way.

I really like that of XI, that the world seems thats its alive and almost nothing feels out of its place.

Here the only thing that is kinda like that is Dodore that only pop on weather and the other NM that pop on certain hours of the day.

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Originally Posted by Quesse

After so many levels why don't gathering nodes start showing up on the minimap?

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I would like to know this, the post I made about this was completely ignored, so it seems people don't want it.

Seems completely counter-productive but meh its FF14.