User:Relyk/node

Node

A node is an object on the map that can be interacted with using a special animation called gathering to obtain crafting materials for various disciplines. Interacting with a node requires an appropriate gathering tool. Nodes have tiers, which require an appropriate level gathering tool, otherwise the player will received Ruined materials.

• Ore - Mined 3 times
• Rich Ore - Mined 10 times
• Log - Cut 3 times
• Plant - Gathered 1 time, gain 1-2 of the material

Node type	Compass icon	Main Yield	Rare Additional Yield	Harvesting tool required
Mine		Ore	Gemstone	Mining pick
Tree		Logs	Hidden Treasure Walnuts Cinnamon Sticks	Logging axe
Non-tree plant		Ingredients	Unidentified Dye	Harvesting sickles

Node behavior

• Gathering refers to how many uses are completed per interaction. The animations for mining and logging use three times in a row while the harvesting animation uses once. Each resource node can be gathered once, while rich ores can be gathered 4 times. You can just as easily cancel the animation after each gathering repeatedly, completing one use each time.
• Nodes have a counter for how many times it can be used. Once that counter reaches 0, the node is destroyed and disappears.
• Limited nodes are distributed slightly different for zones, see the "Limited nodes" section.

Spawns

Nodes are randomly distributed through each zone, where the number of nodes of a given type can vary by a certain range in a area. That is to see, you won't find more than 2-3 Copper Ore in an area unless the range is 2-6. We can call areas with 5-6 nodes on one type a node patch. ArenaNet has implemented static node patches called node farms.

Bonuses

• Power of the Mists: Gatherer - 3% chance of additional gathering node uses per tier (up to 9%)
• Guild: +10% Gathering Bonus Banner - Spawns a guild banner that will give +10% gathering chance to any ally that touches it for 30 minutes. Stacks with other exp buffs.

The Gatherer bonus

Mining

Behavior

• Mined 3 times
• Rich Ore is mined 10 times¹

¹ Rich Orichalcum Ore in Bakestone Cavern can be mined 12 times. Which is less convoluted than the 10 ore counter they use.

Logging

• Log - Cut 3 times

Harvesting

• Plant - Gathered 1 time, gain 1-2 of the material

Limited nodes

Behavior

• Fixed number of nodes per zone
• Spawn within certain areas of the zone
• Randomly distributed weekly or after every server/game update.
• Respawn after 24 hours.
• Limited nodes remain on the map Runescape-style.
• Players suspect any normal ore has a chance to be assigned a higher tier or (ie. Mithril Ore has a chance to be Orichalcum Ore) because locations may be identical.

Nodes

• Orichalcum Ore
• Omnomberries
• Ancient node (Orrian Sapling and Ancient Sapling)
• Coral
• Rich ore veins

Rich ore veins

Mining nodes have a special type of node labeled Rich <Ore> Vein.

Behavior

• Position of veins are static. There are a set of possible locations for a rich vein in a zone.
• Respawn after 24 hours.
• Mined 10 times as opposed to 3 for normal node.

Node collections

Along with node farms, there are certain areas that have a large concentration or a fixed number of nodes.

• The Heartwoods - Often has up to 6 nodes in the rocky area occupied by Bears
• Theater of Delight - Fixed number of 6 Cypress Saplings in a circle guarded by a Veteran Earth Elemental, west of the camp

Maps

There are a multitude of sites tracking node spawns. There is a guru thread for tracking these sites: gw2guru thread for maps

North America

• Anvil Rock
• Blackgate: http://www.ginnunga.org/oriore
• Borlis Pass
• Crystal Desert
• Darkhaven
• Dragonbrand
• Ehmry Bay
• Eredon Terrace
• Ferguson’s Crossing
• Fort Aspenwood: http://fortaspenwood.blogspot.com/
• Gate of Madness: http://tiny.cc/gomnodes
• Henge of Denravi: http://gamerlucretiu...-25th-node.html
• Isle of Janthir: http://www.guildwars...60#entry2057318
• Jade Quarry: http://imgur.com/a/oREbe
• Maguuma: http://orrmaps.com/maps/894
• Northern Shiverpeaks: http://www.orrmaps.com/maps/832
• Sanctum of Rall: http://tinyurl.com/sormaps
• Sea of Sorrows
• Sorrow’s Furnace: http://imgur.com/a/scNlZ#0
• Stormbluff Isle:
• Tarnished Coast: http://www.realityexit.info/gw2/
• Yak’s Bend:

Europe

• Abaddon’s Mouth
• Augury Rock
• Aurora Glade
• Baruch Bay
• Blacktide: https://docs.google....ey2zjNPfKU/edit
• Desolation: http://www.orrmaps.com/maps/1059
• Drakkar Lake
• Elona Reach
• Far Shiverpeaks: http://www.wooting.nl/wp/?page_id=641
• Fissure of Woe
• Fort Ranik
• Gandara: http://gwshack.info
• Gunnar’s Hold: http://gamerlucretiu...-25th-node.html
• Jade Sea
• Kodash
• Piken Square
• Ring of Fire
• Riverside
• Ruins of Surmia: http://lunaeclipsegw...el/Resource Map
• Seafarer’s Rest: http://signspot.wordpress.com/
• Underworld: http://orichalcum.gildiasmok.pl/
• Vabbi
• Vizunah Square
• Whiteside Ridge

Notes

• Prior to around Wintersday 2012, the mining animation had two normal hits followed by a longer final hit. In comparison, the logging animation just did repeated the same hit three times. This was of course annoying to a point that I simply canceled after the second gathering to skip the longer hit. They finally bothered to fix it.