As the thread title says... should we be looking forward to any changes for botany/mining? Or is it working pretty much as intended?

I have two issues with it that does not seem to bother other players

1.) Percentages being false. 80% to gather an item and I fail four-five times in a row? That does not seem right.

2.) Rate at which exp is accumulated. It.... is.... so.... slow.... I hit trees 500 times and I did not get from level 27 to 28? In real life, I am now pro at hitting trees. (I don't mean that we should get from 1-50 after having hit 500 trees....)