Community name "Gathering Fatigue"

[Eruantien]

everyone keeps saying gathering fatigue as intended, how do people know thats what it was for?

[origamikitsune]

Because its an issue that every MMO has to deal with some way or another.

[MonsieurVerde]

So when does this special "Fatigue" hit again?

[Poppa]

Ive noticed this special fatigue to kick in when I have been in one area harvesting for long periods of time. Not sure how the game calculates it, but I think when you hit a certain number of items in one area then you start to feel these effects. All I do is quit and just come back the next day.

[MonsieurVerde]

I've spent three hours mining and I never hit this special "Fatigue" O_o So how many items do you need to hit it?

[Alise]

All thank to this system that stop one gatherer to gather too much alone and monopolize the market.

I think this is the reason why gathering stuffs still sell good at quality and quantity everytimes in my retainer. Whenever I go fishing, all of my fishes sold out in good price.

[Eruantien]

i thought id shamelessy bump my own topic to get people discussing it again as I feel this is my biggest pain in the game at the moment

[Lissandra]

i thought id shamelessy bump my own topic to get people discussing it again as I feel this is my biggest pain in the game at the moment

I've been pondering about this, because this gathering fatigue bothers me as well...

Here's a suggestion. What about the gathering fatigue coming up at a later time the higher you are? Seeing as the higher your crafts are, the more mats you'll need in the long run to rank up each level. For all of the DoL loving crafts, something like this would be of a great help! XD

Example:

*The time limit I'm stating is being able to gather without hitting the gathering fatigue until the specified times, but only if you were to gather continuously in one session.

Ranks 1-20
One hour to an hour and a half hours limit

Ranks 21-30
Hour and a half to two hours limit

Ranks 31-40
Two hours to two and a half hours limit

Ranks 41-50
Three hours limit

Anything higher than 3 is quite a bit much, in my opinion.

[Eruantien]

but people battle for more than three hours, in fact for some events in other mmo's they themselves could takes several hours.

[Catapult]

Exploring Eorzea is a thrilling experience.

During you time here, you will be able to talk, join, and
adventure with many other individuals in an experience
that is unique to online games. That being said, we have
no desire to see your real life suffer as a consequence.

Please do not forget your family, your friends, your school, or your work.

Do you wish to continue?

~FFXIV Start Screen Message


What I take from this - play healthy without neglecting your social life and you should never have to worry about the fatigue system in the first place.