Actually I was thinking this too. If we got a small bonus to gathering, and crafters a small bonus to crafting...it could make those super hard synth's a little more doable. It would encourage team play, and it would be fun.

Gathering classes perhaps a small party of miners working on one node would yeild a better chance of HQ ore? Or better exp? Better chance for the rare ore you seek?

Perhaps it would take a TEAM of Miners to gather Coke ore? Rather than making us BUY it for 100k, make us work together to gather it ourselves?