Miner not mining?

I was just out mining in Azin Steppe today, and someone landed at the rock I was working, stopped at each deposit for a second, but never took a swing at either one. Why might he be doing that?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by SamSmoot

I was just out mining in Azin Steppe today, and someone landed at the rock I was working, stopped at each deposit for a second, but never took a swing at either one. Why might he be doing that?

---

I don't remember what the nodes are called, but some special nodes that have timers can be respawned by going to other nodes for a limited time. He may have been trying to refresh it or was trying to respawn a node with the correct bonus he needed for his gathering

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Baxcel

I don't remember what the nodes are called, but some special nodes that have timers can be respawned by going to other nodes for a limited time. He may have been trying to refresh it or was trying to respawn a node with the correct bonus he needed for his gathering

---

Thanks. I suppose they might be the Ephemeral ones. I keep seeing one pop up occasionally. Usually they just have worthless, unsellable junk on them through.

You can reset node spawns by merely accessing a other nodes.

More specifically, nodes spawn in pairs. Accessing one will respawn the oldest pair (There are 3 pairs of each node)

Why is this important?

Well, for Ephemeral nodes that are only available at a given time in game, this will be done to gain more attempts at harvesting from this special node.

Outside of that, you can check all of the "Blank" nodes (Ones that don't have the +1 gathering attempt, 5% HQ increase or 10% gathering rate effects on them) to fish for the random effects that are more potent (Such as +2 gathering attempts, +1 yield, +50% HQ increase etc) which can make harvesting collectables much easier (Especially due to you wanting to get the most out of your GP, given the CD on Cordials)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by SamSmoot

Thanks. I suppose they might be the Ephemeral ones. I keep seeing one pop up occasionally. Usually they just have worthless, unsellable junk on them through.

---

Actually, Ephemeral nodes are quite good. Specifically because if you gather collectables from them, they're worth slightly more than from regular nodes (But are harder to obtain good qualities of)

Which is noteworthy for trying to obtain Yellow Scrips.

people farm Ephemeral nodes to use aetherial reduction on the resources in the nodes. That's how me get different aethersands for crafting. It's very valuable junk.

We also refresh nodes to get treasure maps and other hidden rng items

He could have been fishing for maps.

I do that every day.

I was also thinking maps. Node doesn't have a map (or has one you don't want), ignore it and move on to the next.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Brightamethyst

I was also thinking maps. Node doesn't have a map (or has one you don't want), ignore it and move on to the next.

---

Do maps respawn on existing nodes after you've checked them? If you don't harvest them, you don't get any new ones.
(I just sell the maps I do get, since I found early on that the monsters they spawn are impossible to solo.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by SamSmoot

(I just sell the maps I do get, since I found early on that the monsters they spawn are impossible to solo.

---

It depends on the map.

Some maps are designed to be soloed.

But each expansion also has a map that is designed for 8 players to beat.

It even puts a little indicator in the corner of the map after you decipher it telling you the number of players its balanced for.

Of course, the 8 player maps have the best loot, but the single player maps are soloable.

Additional possibility, they were just looking for hidden items. Doesn't show up on one node, move on to the next.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by SamSmoot

Do maps respawn on existing nodes after you've checked them? If you don't harvest them, you don't get any new ones.
(I just sell the maps I do get, since I found early on that the monsters they spawn are impossible to solo.

---

So when you open one node from a pair it resets and respawns the "oldest" pair. So if youre looking for maps and theyre only giving you the one you dont want you go around the nodes(this works for either map - if you want the soloable gagana and theyre only spawning the group gazelle then you respawn, if you want a gazelle to do with friends or to sell and theyre only spawning gagana then you respawn). You dont have to harvest anything, just opening the node is enough. Check both sets from node a, then check one or both from node b. When you open one of the node c pair the node a's will respawn - this means new chance at better gathering conditions, new chance at hidden materials, new chance at rare materials(like maps as long as you havent harvested one in the last 18 hours). Then opening one from a will reset b, your next b will reset c, and it goes on and on until you find what you want. Respawning ephemeral nodes requires opening one node from two seperate pairs(so a+b a+c or b+c). And as others have said, the ephemeral mats on their own arent really anything special. They primarily exist for aetherial reduction. Reduction(or buying from someone else who does) is the only source for a few crafting mats that are used in a ton of recipes.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by SamSmoot

Do maps respawn on existing nodes after you've checked them? If you don't harvest them, you don't get any new ones.

---

In ARR zones, there are 4 nodes in each set, let's call them A B C D. After checking A, you can reset it by checking two of the other nodes, B C D.

In HW and SB zones, there are 3 pairs of nodes in each set, A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2. After checking A1, you can reset it by checking one of the B's and one of the C's.


Another thing to be fishing at the nodes for is bonus. Especially when doing collectibles, that "Gathering Attempts +2" is very nice.