lol Peregrine you're wrong when you say gathering bots can't go from node to node on their own. These bots can set paths. I've seen it at the sea hare camp (the camp with 4 in one room and 3 round the corner). The dude had his bot clearing the 4 in the main area and then running to the other 3 and back. 100% wasn't a real player due to the way it was acting. Even saw it disengage from a mob and run after another one a few times.

I'm not sure if the gathering bot could create its own paths however for example after the initial nodes exhaust themselves. But if you gather in an area people rarely gather like Coerthas you could just use the 4 node trick to keep the same rotation going forever.

But I agree that GMs should be monitoring crap like that, it's way easy to spot a bot that has to move than one that stays rooted spamming enter.

Quote Originally Posted by Kiara View Post
Let's say, to make a Jade Crook, a Carpenter would have to first, ply the base Stave from a raw Log. Then they have to Carve the final Shape from the basic rough shape they did earlier. Then Infuse the Crook with the Jade by another process, in a meaningful way, maybe it's using the Mouse / Keyboard / Gamepad to guide your Tools as you work the shape, etc. (just throwing out ideas), AND it gives MASSIVE SP for doing it, so it was LESS Repetitions, but MORE SP (more about doing some "engaging combat" so to speak with the Materials you got), would that not be something worth considering?
I already have fun making finished items. To make a Jade Crook I have to use branches +3 that I get from botany, acid that I get when farming coral for crab bows and I have to get hold of spoken blood which is surprisingly hard. Then I've got to craft the other pieces. When I begin the main synth I've got to ensure I have the right skills set, use them at the right time and manage any unstable elements. I've also got to decide how much durability to keep. Of course some douche this week decided the Jade Crook market shouldn't exist and killed it but that's besides the point.

I agree grinding craft is the most boring thing ever. I've been doing it tonight and it feels like I'm not even playing the game. Between each standard click I can type half a sentence on these forums and I have the game and my browser windowed in a way that gives me quick access to the crafting window, half the screen for the browser and half for the game. Something needs to change but I don't want it to be any easier to get to 50.