do people still gather in DF?

[AskaRay]

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Well, I do find fishing much more fun, so yeah. When I want to fight monsters, I want to EXPLORE not just see killing them as a means to an end for gear that may not even be very good. Sometimes I do more than gather, like look for chests, or just fly around. Not to mention, it's doable but a bit difficult to get all the flying points with just two people.
It can also be a lot of fun, going into DF then having everyone gather. Giant DF gathering parties are very fun. I of course use PF from time to time to set up full gathering parties.

They just need to adjust some stuff in Diadem. The gear wasn't the best choice...in my opinion, but hey. I guess just exploration for the sake of exploration isn't enough of a draw to anyone, gotta have top tier gear.