Editing Gathering

Gathering is the process by which a player can collect crafting materials from resource nodes. There are four gathering [[professions]]: [[Butchery]], [[Herbalism]], [[Logging]], and [[Mining]].<br>
5 of any gathered material can be refined into crafting materials by using the appropriate profession's [[workbench]]. All gathering professions use the [[crafting#Using Workbenches]] system to refine materials.
==Process==
[[File:GatheringProgressBar.png|thumb|Progress bar for Herbalism. The item has not been identified yet.]]
[[File:IdentifiedProgressBar.png|thumb|A [[Fragrant Root{{!))}} has been identified.]]
The process of gathering can be outlined as follows:
:{{arrow}}To locate a gatherable resource, players must out for [[#Resource Nodes|distinguishable features]] of the node and a change in the cursor to a harvesting tool when hovering over the node.
:{{arrow}}Upon interacting with the node, a progress bar will appear above the skill menu. At first, the progress bar will show a generic icon and the name of the resource the player is gathering from.
:{{arrow}}There is a chance of identifying the item. Once an item is identified, the icon and name will change to the respective icon and name of the specific item that has been found.
:{{arrow}}If the progres bar finishes and no item was identified, no item will be gathered. The gathering process can fail after successful identifiaction, and no item will be gathered.
:{{arrow}}After an item has been identified and the progress bar finishes without failing, the item will drop from the resource node ready to be collected.
:{{arrow}}This process repeats until no more gathering attempts can occur at a resource, at which point the resource disappears and no more can be collected from that spot for a while.
==Bonuses==
Gathering resources can increase the corresponding gathering profession's [[experience]] and [[efficiency]]. A gathering profession's efficiency will only increase if the player gathers resources whose tier is greater than or equal to the profession's [[Mastery Level]].<br><br>
Higher-tier resource nodes are unlocked one at a time, corresponding to the gathering profession's mastery Level. A higher mastery level additionally increasese the total number of gathering attempts for the corresponding resource nodes.<br>
Increasing a gathering profession's efficiency increases the chance of finding rarer resource and reduces the chance of gathering failure.
==Resource Nodes==
[[File:Old_Magic_Tree.jpg|thumb|An Old Magic Tree logging node.]]
Each gathering profession can collect materials from three tiers of resource node. Players gathering from higher-tier nodes will have a higher chance of collecting rarer resources, with epic resources only being collectible from tier-3 nodes.<br>
===Appearance===
The general appearance of nodes per profession are as follows:
:{{arrow}}Butchery nodes take the form of the carcasses of low-level creatures. When hovering over a butchery node, the cursor will change into a skinning knife.
:{{arrow}}Herbalism nodes take the form of vibrant bushes. The cursor will change into a sickle when hovering over them.
:{{arrow}}Logging nodes take the form of blue trees. The cursor will turn into an axe when hovering over them.
:{{arrow}}Mining nodes take the form of ores. The cursor will change into a pickaxe when hovering over them.
===Types===
Resource node tiers are not to be confused with [[tier|item tiers]].
{| class="wikitable"
!Profession!!Node!!Tier!!Appearance!!Description
|-
!rowspan=4|<center>[[Butchery]]</center>
|-
|Lower||I||[[File:Butchery Node.jpg|100px]]
|-
|Middle||II
|-
|Prime||III
|-
!rowspan=4|<center>[[Herbalism]]</center>
|-
|[[Thick Bush]]||I||[[File:Thick Bush.jpg|100px]]||Red bulbs.
|-
|[[Old Bush]]||II||[[File:Old Bush.jpg|100px]]||Vibrant, red and blue bulbs.
|-
|[[Ancient Bush]]||III
|-
!rowspan=4|<center>[[Logging]]</center>
|-
|[[Magic Tree]]||I||[[File:Magic Tree.jpg|100px]]||Blue leaves, not completely covered.
|-
|[[Old Magic Tree]]||II||[[File:Old Magic Tree.jpg|100px]]||Blue leaves, tall, completely covered.
|-
|[[Ancient Magic Tree]]||III
|-
!rowspan=4|<center>[[Mining]]</center>
|-
|[[Metal]]||I||[[File:Mining.jpg|100px]]||Brownish ore.
|-
|[[Polymetal]]||II||[[File:Polymetal.jpg|100px]]||White ore with blue crystals.
|-
|[[Ancient Metal]]||III
|}

==See Also==
{{arrow}}[[:Category:Gathering Professions]]