Quote Originally Posted by Hayden View Post
That's not a bad idea, however I can almost always get which ever item I want just by knowing the sweet spots and familiarization myself with the nodes and such anyhow. For example. When mining in Iron Lake, I can almost ALWAYS get either a Raw gem, 1-3 Iron ore, or Cobalt ore no matter between +5 and -5 I decided to hit. It's almost a science. Oh sure you'll get the occasional "brimstone" but mostly there is either ONE of those three items and they are ALWAYS at the same spot on the circle. Gem's below 15%, iron between 45 and 60% and Cobalt on the higher end of the scale.

Anything when done to much is tedious. The current gathering system, wile not the best, is not much to complain about. I don't find it nearly as frustrating as crafting. But that's nothing more than a personal opinion on my behalf.

I had no problem getting miner to 50 and even started going for my Pick of the Luminary.
Oh sweet, do you know if there is any complete guide to gathering providing all these explanations for all the grades? That would be extremely useful and should be stickied!