Quote Originally Posted by Grey_Cain View Post
Yeah, no. The most efficient method for gathering is to focus on the three nodes that are easiest to get to or have the bonuses you want and completely ignore the fourth. Right up to level 50 there is never a time when all four nodes are equally valuable to just getting the bonuses you want more often. And the nodes don't have much variance. There aren't a whole lot of times when you need to go out of your way for more than one of the nodes, which makes it really easy to take the same path many times.
Would assume what he means are the ones that run past ALL the locations for that +1 gathering attempts node every lap, instead of going straight for where it actually is, as a normal player would. It's not about ignoring a certain node, that's fine. It's about being on a perfect rail path that covers ALL the spawn locations for every node because the bots doesn't seem to be able to discern where they are.

Also with the same path, I wouldn't mean the same path as a normal player picks one between nodes. I would mean the same path as in actually covering the same exact inches of ground every lap, which no real player can realistically do unless they want to make an effort to look like a bot.

But we're on the same page. Gotta make sure watching what they do. Doesn't take long using your mouse pointer like you said to see where they path, and it's very quick to spot someone that runs with no deviations. Some of them have laps set up to alternately switch between two or more paths, but they always return through the same points regularly.