Quote Originally Posted by Asterope View Post
I would like to see the gathering of the shards give EXP in proportion of the gatherer's current level. As of now, shards gathering is the single most tedious thing in this game for me, and from the sound of it it's also what the bots profit from for the identical reason. The actual reward for the DoL is minimal, while it is something that Has To Be Done.

Doesn't need to be huge proportion of EXP, but at least make it enough that the gathering don't feel like a complete sentence.
I feel like I spend more time gathering shards than actually playing the damn game. I get that it's my choice to do this, but it's either this or pay exorbitant prices for the things. I wish higher levels opened up better possibilities for gathering shards, because running around naked outside Little Ala Mhigo screaming and flailing a pickaxe is something even a monkey could do. Come to think of it, maybe I'll get a monkey, train it to gather shards while I'm asleep.