Gathering nodes

Does anyone know whether the appearance of sparkles for gathering nodes will be tied to skill in a respective gathering profession?

I’m hoping we have to identify nodes via experience and sight instead of idiot markers on a mini map.

The info out there is pretty vague, which makes sense as gathering is lower on the A1 priority list - still curious though.

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Menda Goodbody

So, you want me to walk up to each tree for hours....

Nope, can't chop that tree.....
Nope, can't chop that tree.....
Nope, can't chop that tree.....
Nope, can't chop that tree.....
Nope, can't chop that tree.....
Nope, can't chop that tree.....
Nope, can't chop that tree.....
Nope, can't chop that tree.....
Nope, can't chop that tree.....
Nope, can't chop that tree.....
Nope, can't chop that tree.....
Nope, can't chop that tree.....
Nope, can't chop that tree.....
Nope, can't chop that tree.....
Nope, can't chop that tree.....
Nope, can't chop that tree.....
Nope, can't chop that tree.....
Nope, can't chop that tree.....

Oh, found a tree. What fun!

CROW3

Are you asking my preference, or what I think will appear in AoC?

bloodprophet

Or pay attention and figure out how different trees look to figure out what trees five what wood.
Mindless game play should go the way of the dinosaurs.

CROW3

If I had my druthers, all gathering would follow RDR2's herbalism system. You learn by doing, or picking up clues/hints from NPCs wandering the wilds. You literally have an herbalism journal with updated notes as you discover new herbs or make new concoctions. No mini-map. No sparkles. No glowing punctuation.

Simple, intuitive, and immersive.

JustVine

bloodprophet wrote: »

Or pay attention and figure out how different trees look to figure out what trees five what wood.
Mindless game play should go the way of the dinosaurs.

Only works if the models and silhouettes are unique and all copies of that model are harvestable. Otherwise Menda's frustration is valid and you are mostly just 'ignoring it'. Your suggestion is predicated on there being learnable ques to begin with. Technically the sparkles are the learnable que. We all agree they are lazy. More people will be served by a better tree node and mineral node model set. No garuntees on that at the moment, but again, it's alpha. I hope they keep this feedback in mind.

bloodprophet

JustVine wrote: »

bloodprophet wrote: »

Or pay attention and figure out how different trees look to figure out what trees five what wood.
Mindless game play should go the way of the dinosaurs.

Only works if the models and silhouettes are unique and all copies of that model are harvestable. Otherwise Menda's frustration is valid and you are mostly just 'ignoring it'. Your suggestion is predicated on there being learnable ques to begin with. Technically the sparkles are the learnable que. We all agree they are lazy. More people will be served by a better tree node and mineral node model set. No garuntees on that at the moment, but again, it's alpha. I hope they keep this feedback in mind.

Exactly.
I would expect them to have a standard appearance for oak trees. The bark should have a standard appearance for all the oak trees and a different bark for the other trees.
Not sure why with all the artist talent they have such a thing would be over looked?

Dygz

It's Alpha One.
And the crafting loop is about as rudimentary as could possibly be.

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