Tirion I do agree the rank requirement will be quite annoying. It would seem that they made it easier for gathering below your rank to one shot items. I am just finding it strange that it appears to be different between mining and logging. With logging depending on the tree determined the gather point. While I went mining it seemed what determined the gather point was the location of the remainder bar. However, I am not quite sure. I am too frustrated at the moment to go out and try it again.

I am quite annoyed. I love gathering silver at humble at R24 with 2 swings. Now it does take 4 swings most of the time. It would seem to me I am obviously under ranked for that grade, but I find it strange you are not meeting the magical requirements to one shot those nodes.