So I've just learned that certain drops will be of a HNM caliber.
I'm not entirely sure what to make of it.
I mean, really; Timed pop on trees?
Sure, sure. I get that the items they drop are supposed to be rare.
That's not what bothers me.
Obviously the +1s are what people are going to be paying for, and a high (almost prohibitively so) perception is needed to gather these items.
But why make the tree pop at a certain time? Why not, instead, use that timer as a cooldown for the tree / node to prevent overuse?
[Kirol Blackgate has exhausted this node] 03:13 -> 03:13 I can use it again.
Perhaps personal pop times would be more favourable for gathering.
I understand otherwise for Mobs, but something like gathering perhaps not.
Thoughts?