Gath thinks this is a game, it should be fun!

[Mamba]

I like gathering the way it is, it's actually quite relaxing and I also like that you need to put a bit of an effort to lvl it (as it is a completely different job).

And OP - can you pls write a bit more annoyingly your next post, I think you didn't tick every nerve in my body... only like 80%. (/sarcasmoff)

[Felis]

This could be expanded upon by adding a visible beehive to certain trees in a particular zone. Setting the notch to +4 or +5 will allow you a chance to strike the beehive and collect 1~X beehive chips before that particular hive is exhausted and you must move to another tree that has a beehive in it.

You don't get beehives from trees anymore.

I don't like OPs idea.
SE has streamlined DoL with 1.19 enough with the removal of lot gathering items.
What we need is more spice in the mini-game, not less mini-game.

[Bowen]

I say keep Minigames but, make them more entertaining. . . And easier to understand :S

[leomike35]

I like how it is but wish some things were limited by the node grade. I hate it when gathering at a lvl 3 node and I get moko grass or cotton balls more than what I am actually after.

I wouldn't want a list per se but rather some way of targeting a specific item or lower the number of possible item types per node.
Ie....this node you sense lavender, midland Basil, and popotos can be obtained here.

Like a new ability in line with arbor call.

[Arcell]

It really cannot get more boring than it already is, if I want a certain amount of one material i should be able to go out and get it then continue doing the fun things that i want to do. A larger influx may occur but there are fixes to that. Like make it so the node vanishes after a single person gathers from it. This would remedy it and cause a little bit of competition, which is what we need.

That is an awful idea, to be completely honest. Competition in gathering? No, that's the last thing we need. Yeah let's make it so the RMT can monopolize everything and encourage more hostility and animosity toward other players. Not to mention the fact that it would make leveling a gathering class infinitely more difficult.

In my opinion gathering is fine as it is. I can stand to do the gathering mini-game all day long, it's crafting that I actually can't stand. Instead of making gathering more boring, let's make crafting more fun. Or make both more fun and interesting, hell there's a new and original idea.

Anyone complaining about not being able to get the item they want from a node should check:

http://www.mooglebox.com/gathering/index.php

It doesn't include fishing but I can vouch that for mining and botany, you can get the item you want a vast majority of the time if you follow that.

[Finalfreak]

Gath, you know that I hate your typing, but this time you have a point
And I like the idea you are mentioning there, although an other mini-game I would like are quicktime events.
Like, you click the mine, you need to press something like 'Up, Down, Left, Right, Right, Down, Up', Item aqcuired!
I know a ton of ppl will hate it, but it's my idea of making it more fun

[Forerunner]

Don't be mistaken, this stuff we have been doing is mid game content.

This is the only thing you've ever posted I've actually agreed with, and I've said it for months.

Considering how long it takes to go 1-50 though, it is akin to Qufim Island/Yuhtunga Jungle.

Plus the gathering minigame is mapped out on sites, go do some reading Gath.

[WiiSam]

What I dislike is that one path of grass or one tree gives MULTITUDE of different items! It makes it extremely annoying to gather one mat you may truly want.

This. I would like to see the different nodes restricted to one or a couple different raw materials and labelled that way too. If I was a real botanist I would definitely know what would give me timber or what would give me mahogany. So label them and differentiate them for us please. This is very important especially for realism and immersion. Last time I chopped some bamboo in my backyard I didn't get any roses from it.

[Northman]

Almost same opinion with Gath has me - game sd be fun, otherwise other games are more fun. I like the second hand tools and minigames, not the main tools/minigames. I use keyboard only and have medium strong pc with rapid connection though. It happens often that I cannot handle the minigame. Something like server dsnt reply quickly enough. And it's stupid robotting. I liked also see what I'm gathering like it is in TOR for example. Huge or small, red or blue jewels etc. If I go to fetch some carrots from my back yard, I'm not playing a roulette with my neighbour, I just pick it up. And when fishing - I like to see how big it is...

[Felis]

This. I would like to see the different nodes restricted to one or a couple different raw materials and labelled that way too. If I was a real botanist I would definitely know what would give me timber or what would give me mahogany. So label them and differentiate them for us please. This is very important especially for realism and immersion. Last time I chopped some bamboo in my backyard I didn't get any roses from it.

Some selfnamed real botanist have not played the class since 1.19, I think
Or you should know that since 1.19 each grade area have only 1 wood type. Mahagony you find on Iron Lake and only mahagony there. No other wood type on Iron Lake.

A timber item is not ingame.

Almost same opinion with Gath has me - game sd be fun, otherwise other games are more fun. I like the second hand tools and minigames, not the main tools/minigames.

Which mini-game have the second-hand tool? oO