The Giving Land

[Sylvain]

Hi, I would like to know others opinion on the new skill "The Giving Land"
At first I thought it would be interesting as I rarely need HQ and expected to receive a generous amount of crystals per hit.

However, as it turns out, it seems to only grant 1 Crystal per swing for a whooping 200pr.

The HQ cost doesn't bother me at all, but 200pr for a measly 4-6 cristals?

Is anyone using it?

[Nanami_Naniwa]

I probably would use it when I'm farming mats for housing or don't necessarly need my GP otherwise. It is a nice gadget but probably not a tide-turning new way of farming crystals.

[Nixxe]

I probably would use it when I'm farming mats for housing or don't necessarly need my GP otherwise. It is a nice gadget but probably not a tide-turning new way of farming crystals.

When do you ever not need GP? If you're not doing collectibles, you can spend it on increased yield for the item that has you out there to begin with so you can get done sooner. There's simply no value to the ability as it stands.

If anything, the ability should just be a toggle. HQ frequently isn't important, and with the state crafting is in, it may not matter this entire expansion. Extra crystals or clusters instead of HQ mats that aren't worth extra gil would be welcome.

[Alien_Gamer]

It looked interesting but it's already been removed from my hotbars. It needs to have its cost cut in half and rewards doubled, then it might be worthwhile. Maybe have the amount gained be based on perception of gathering.

[Sylvain]

It looked interesting but it's already been removed from my hotbars. It needs to have its cost cut in half and rewards doubled, then it might be worthwhile. Maybe have the amount gained be based on perception of gathering.

At the very least

[Eskuire]

If I need a low amount of stuff like 20-40 I'll use it. Thats about it.

[Liam_Harper]

It's virtually useless.

If you're farming mats, you're better off spending the GP on abilities to increase Yield so you're done faster or get more for your time. Slowing yourself considerably for a insignificant number of crystals is pointless.

[Nicodemus_Mercy]

Hi, I would like to know others opinion on the new skill "The Giving Land"
At first I thought it would be interesting as I rarely need HQ and expected to receive a generous amount of crystals per hit.

However, as it turns out, it seems to only grant 1 Crystal per swing for a whooping 200pr.

The HQ cost doesn't bother me at all, but 200pr for a measly 4-6 cristals?

Is anyone using it?

I found a use for it... it stacks with the +2 crystals ability and if you farm crystals on a lower lvl node (I went into heavensward areas for lightning crystals) you'll see a quick rate of acquisition. Using both on a node with +1 or +2 gathering swings, I was getting 5 per hit so 25 to 30 crystals from those nodes, 20 from a standard 4-hit node.

[Kabooa]

Abilities that dump your HQ rate shouldn't have such high GP costs. Just saying.

[Roth_Trailfinder]

If this ability cost 50 GP, I could see using it regularly when going for crafting mats. 200 GP is way too much.

I could see the 200 GP tag if the crystal/cluster it provided per swing was bumped by King’s Yield or the elemental Wards, but it is not. It is a straight up 1 crystal/cluster per swing.

I hit 800 GP I’ll consider using it while Collectible farming, to at least get something I can use in addition to my hand in. But, I’m not sure I’ll bother.