[dev1039] How does this work?

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[dev1039] When the three below conditions are met in regards to the grade and difficulty of a gathering attempt, the "sweet spot" of the approach phase will be in a fixed location.

1. Class rank
2. Values of VIT for miners, STR for botanists, and DEX for fishers
3. Bait and lures (for fishing only)

ex.) At a certain grade and difficulty, having the appropriate rank, DEX value, and bait/lure will ensure that jigging the rod precisely in the middle will result in a black eel hit.

I am not even sure what the approach phase is suppose to mean.

I can't figure out what has been changed. Here is what my experience has been so far. With botany my strike point, the point at which you successfully gather a item, is constant. However, with mining it would seem that my strike point is constant based on what item you are about to dig up. With botany the strike point seems to be constant based on the tree. I am just am ultra confused right now and I would appreciate someone trying to figure out what changes have been made.

The example they give in the patch notes make it sound like you can choose which items you are obtaining while gathering. So far with my testing this does not seem to be the case.