true i am level 26 miner atm i believe. If there's more up there (asides what's in the action bar, these i saw, but their costs are horrendous) then maybe there's more to mining.

I personally would very much likt to see crafing style mining where one uses his skills to better identify the node (for potential bonuses) or to mine for increased chances of HQ but at cost to gp and risking attracting enemy attention (unless proper, again, gp costing countermeasures are taken).

I'll look into that collectible system and desythesis then, maybe that's my missing link.