Guild Wars 2

Hi,
is it possible to make gathering mats for crafting more fun ? I remember from Voyage Century Online time when I was planting seeds that became plants. Then I was harvesting them. That gave me more seeds and plants (rate around 90% for plants and more than 100% for seeds (more seeds than before)).

This kind of activity was fun (at least for me), people were socializing a lot doing this and we were gathering stuff for crafting clothes (uniforms), alchemy etc.

It’s still time consuming but you can become a farmer. Market is not only full of plants but also full of seeds. Something similar COULD be used for wood and stones.
Some dedicated crafters don’t like running around for hours and hours trying to find something.
Basic ingredients could be gathered this way. We should have only problem with additional ingredients that mobs are dropping.
And it’s really rewarding only for people that actually spend time doing this and gathering more seeds.

I get what you mean, but I’m not so sure this is in the scope of the game. Gathering is important for crafting, but it’s not a main part of the game, so I think the way it is now accomplishes its purpose.

The way I could see this working, is adding this in addition to normal gathering. Not replacing it. So you can still go out and harvest things in one click (current system), but add your system for players that want to do that as well (could be in your home area in cities). A small farm.

That way could work without simply revamping all the gathering system and pulling the rug from under a lot of people… I’m not sure I would use that system, but at least it would not interfere with the current game.