gathering in nature

[Keftenk]

More questions (sorry if repeats):

Why are DoW & DoM classes the only classes that are able to do side quests? Will we be seeing future side quests for the gathering jobs?

Are there any plans for mini-game style quests/leves for gathering jobs? Example: Who can cut the most wood the fastest, who can fish up the biggest fish, who can dig a tunnel first to a desired end point. (Bring back the fun style of FF7 mini-games)

Are there any plans for gathering jobs to help shape the world of Eorzea? Example: The servers Botanists get together to cut down a massive tree, which allows adventurers to travel across a raging river (Fun, world changing events like the FINAL FANTASY XI Treant-Teleport event)

Is there a plan that will move away from the boring, highly repetitive, and monotonous field craft leves? As it stands, these aren't fun after the first few times (like all leves) and usually repeat themselves at higher levels, just different lore and material yields.

Why aren't there any mining nodes in the MINES?

[Kiara]

Thanks guys.. I guess I coulda been a bit less lazy and did my own tests ;p.. But about the +3 drop question.. I farmed hundreds of zombie type mobs for an HQ Iron Plate.. and im talking.. nearing a thousand kills if not more.. I received a good amount of +3 iron chains and NQ Iron plates.. but not 1 Iron Plate +3.. I also incapped every possible way you could on a humanoid mob .. any ideas?

Hi Demitrix,

Oh that one is easy: For whatever reason they just *don't* drop HQ Iron Plates. You can double-check on YG (Yellow Gremlin), but yah, some mobs will ONLY drop a NQ version of an item (it's sad, and inconsistent, but true). That's why you never got an HQ Iron Plate from Undead.

[Dras6fin]

Here's my questions

Is it possible to adjust the gathering tools so that while gathering they're
keep drawn until player leaves gathering area or and until set to off by player manually?

Why isn't the secondary tools for gathering viewable on character?.

Why can't we equip secondary tools only?

Triangulate increases traveling speed but what about for gathering purposes as well, any chance we might see something in the reworking of all abilities?

the white glow and the green glow whats there true identity name?, its going by many names for players so what do the devs call it?

Can Trees Move?

Thank You

[Peregrine]

Any plans to strengthen the effects of higher gathering, output, and perception to mimic the new effort and wholehearted play emphasis of Matsui's battle system? It seems that not much matters in gathering except your level.

I'm interested in an answer to this, since the same impotency problems that plague the battle system plague every system, because they're all built on the same bad principles.

[Dras6fin]

Here's my question

Would it be possible to encounter/interact with Elementals and Moggles while going about the daily task of gathering?

Here's my question

Amazing moments and risky situations, will gatherers experience any while gathering?

Here's my question

Do all trees in Eorzea have an gathering point somewhere on them?

Thank You

[Iron]

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Here's my question


Thank You

Why the hell would you want a risky situation when you are gathering? It's already a pain to run into agro and have to switch job to kill it or run away from it.

[Dras6fin]

Why the hell would you want a risky situation when you are gathering? It's already a pain to run into agro and have to switch job to kill it or run away from it.

I'm a gatherer as well so I know... but as it stands there just not any ways to *counter as a gatherer that's all. It's frustrating and a pain sometimes yes, currently, but aren't the dev teams making improvements? and its not all that bad Encounters while gathering are small right now. So Iron "between an agro or a moggle which would you prefer?" lol

*Amazing Moments and Risky Situations.... that is a two part question to the Devs and if the rep puts it in I can only hope they see the good and bad that comes with both.

here an example, something to think about as well:
risky situations = Elementals, perhaps we'd anger them and a change to get woodsin...
amazing moments = Moggles, perhaps we'd see a few happily flowing around and gets buffs...

Also I'm so glad nobody here has asked as far as I can tell The Question "Can you remove it?..." Noooo that kills features before it has the change to grow, Thank the 12!. with improvement and addition each part of gathering could turn out for the better.

*Edit:
"Will the monster encounters while gathering be improved?"
... should of said that as a question its part of gathering, oh well deadline for questions was yesterday I think....

[Bayohne]

Thanks for all the great questions everyone!
We're working on gathering (see what I did there?) the answers and will be posting them soon!

[Corrderio]

Thanks for all the great questions everyone!
We're working on gathering (see what I did there?) the answers and will be posting them soon!

Once again, define "soon" xD

[Lusavari]

In a timely manner that accounts for time to translate to Japanese, then for them to gather answers, then translate back to English. So 2 to 5 days. Be patient.