Please Fix Gathering.

[LanceSummers]

I forget I even have gathering skills most of the time because it feels like they make little difference and I don't really get when you're supposed to use one or another based on the node type or whatever.

Exactly. They feel kind of meaningless imo

[hynaku]

I just send all my retainers out to gather materials. GP should fill up faster than it does.

[Catwho]

The spearfishing thing they did was quite nice, but I still ain't going spearfishing for the gameplay. Gathering for me is something for building and participating in the player-driven economy. Whether that takes 4 clicks or a skill of chance is largely irrelevant. If I'm going to be doing something for 10 hours it will be repetitive no matter what.

And this is why it's never going to be anything more than a chore. I don't mind the current repetition level because I can just put on a podcast and zone out, or put on some good music and zen out and not have to THINK.

But the main purpose of gathering is for a player to make money by acquiring raw materials and selling them, or acquiring raw materials and then crafting them. They managed to distract a lot of the "I gather for fun" people like me ith Cosmic Exploration, leaving only the hardcore money maker types doing it in Dawntrail.

[Absurdity]

But the main purpose of gathering is for a player to make money by acquiring raw materials and selling them, or acquiring raw materials and then crafting them.

Really just the latter nowadays, the amount of gil per time invested that the average player can make from gathering alone has been laughable for years.

[MayuAmakura]

Gathering is now mostly just for botting, including players who use 3rd party tools. Almost everyone does it now and 24/7 run for profit.