Quote Originally Posted by Jojoya View Post
Collectables are only one way to level gathering. There's Diadem and leves as well. Just going around to the various nodes and collecting an item for the first time adds up to a decent amount of XP as well.

Fishing is similar except it also has Ocean Voyages.

Leveling gathering really isn't any harder than leveling crafting. The only difference is that it does require travel to get to the node/fishing hole locations instead of being able to by a summoning bell or marketboard.

I'd also suggest using HQ gathering gear instead of the scrip gear. There's nothing wrong with the scrip gear but that's scrip you can be using to get other items and it's easy to craft your own HQ gear to use while leveling (not to mention it's extra XP for your crafting classes).
I meant more that it's hard to gather collectibles to get better gear, since it is the only way to get Gatherer Scrips. I wish doing Diadem Gathering also gave you Gatherer's Scrips, since that is the main area I gather from to level.