I really feel like gathering just needs to be re-evaluated after the changes they made. Nothing is more brainless than shard gathering and you get nothing but shards for the same effort as any other item. It's really silly with how nodes work now where its one or other. It implies shards have the same value as anything else on the list. Deep Vigor/Brunt Force have been made extremely situational due to the attempt changes, probably to the point of not even being worth the GP cost. I can't even admire the environment anymore because all of the nodes are in tight little bunches.

If you want to know how sloppy I find these changes, just look at Ward of the Twelve II.