Guild Wars 2

Hi, and good day to you all

Been playing gw2 for almost a year now and currently have 3 lvl 80 characters. As a regular player i farm nodes most of the time and noticed something weird while gathering with 1 of my toon(warrior).

I’m not quite sure about this but whenever i harvest t6 materials such as ori ores or ancient wood while being hit by something (could be while combat) would then result to a ruined material.

This only happens whenever i am using my warrior toon and i remember one of my friend telling me something with the same issue about his warrior.. Anyone having the same problem?

F I R S T.3976:

Hi, and good day to you all

Been playing gw2 for almost a year now and currently have 3 lvl 80 characters. As a regular player i farm nodes most of the time and noticed something weird while gathering with 1 of my toon(warrior).

I’m not quite sure about this but whenever i harvest t6 materials such as ori ores or ancient wood while being hit by something (could be while combat) would then result to a ruined material.

This only happens whenever i am using my warrior toon and i remember one of my friend telling me something with the same issue about his warrior.. Anyone having the same problem?

Has nothing to do with warriors. Its RNG based while being hit. While being hit while mining you have a chance of getting ruined materials.

You might have a trait, rune or sigil that goes off at intervals. This has been reported to ruin mats while harvesting,

From another thread
https://pay.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1lz1b0/psa_explanation_of_how_harvesting_nodes_produce/
“With the recent rise in prices for Orichalcum and Ancient Lumber, I was a bit disappointed to see this old bug raising it’s head. This post is here to serve a dual purpose. To shed more light on a bug that has long been reported and to help spread awareness to the player base on how to avoid it.
The issue that most find is that they will start harvesting a high value node in Orr and be partway through it while under attack and suddenly they go from receiving good product to ruined chunks/fiber of some sort. Because of how Orichalcum and Ancient Lumber is gathered, 3 per cycle, you will notice it far more with these nodes.
What has happened is that some skill or trait has gone from passive to active while you were harvesting and this has caused you to produce ruined product. For example, when a Ranger has the trait, Shared Anguish (Wilderness Survival III) and gets hit with a daze while harvesting, any immediate product will be ruined. A second example would be on the Elementalist skill Arcane Shield. If the shield takes 3 hits, it explodes. Should the shield take 3 hits while you are harvesting, after it explodes, subsequent product will be ruined. This is very easy to reproduce and should be examined by Anet.
Before you farm Orr, I’d suggest doing a quick once over on your traits and skills to prevent something like the Guardian’s Zealot Speed (Zeal +5 points in) from preventing you from bringing in as many high value goods as you should have”.

Astral Projections.7320:

You might have a trait, rune or sigil that goes off at intervals. This has been reported to ruin mats while harvesting,

From another thread
https://pay.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1lz1b0/psa_explanation_of_how_harvesting_nodes_produce/
“With the recent rise in prices for Orichalcum and Ancient Lumber, I was a bit disappointed to see this old bug raising it’s head. This post is here to serve a dual purpose. To shed more light on a bug that has long been reported and to help spread awareness to the player base on how to avoid it.
The issue that most find is that they will start harvesting a high value node in Orr and be partway through it while under attack and suddenly they go from receiving good product to ruined chunks/fiber of some sort. Because of how Orichalcum and Ancient Lumber is gathered, 3 per cycle, you will notice it far more with these nodes.
What has happened is that some skill or trait has gone from passive to active while you were harvesting and this has caused you to produce ruined product. For example, when a Ranger has the trait, Shared Anguish (Wilderness Survival III) and gets hit with a daze while harvesting, any immediate product will be ruined. A second example would be on the Elementalist skill Arcane Shield. If the shield takes 3 hits, it explodes. Should the shield take 3 hits while you are harvesting, after it explodes, subsequent product will be ruined. This is very easy to reproduce and should be examined by Anet.
Before you farm Orr, I’d suggest doing a quick once over on your traits and skills to prevent something like the Guardian’s Zealot Speed (Zeal +5 points in) from preventing you from bringing in as many high value goods as you should have”.

I’ll do a re-check on my warrior traits as soon as i can. Your advice is very much appreciated. Thank you

Suddenflame.2601:

Has nothing to do with warriors. Its RNG based while being hit. While being hit while mining you have a chance of getting ruined materials.

I’m sorry, but you’re very wrong. Warrior traits that activate shake it off and balanced stance, if activated by a mob or even a temple statue, will result in the node being ruined EVERY time. It’s a bug that’s been reported for months. It is not RNG. It’s the same with other professions that have traits that have an action when activated.

This is the way the game has always been since the beginning. If you are under attack while gathering, you have a chance of getting ruined materials. Nothing out of the ordinary, it’s not a bug or something that needs to be looked at. It’s just the game working as it was intended.

ShiningSquirrel.3751:

This is the way the game has always been since the beginning. If you are under attack while gathering, you have a chance of getting ruined materials. Nothing out of the ordinary, it’s not a bug or something that needs to be looked at. It’s just the game working as it was intended.

This does not happen to me whenever im using my 2 other toons such as ranger and a mesmer. I farm nodes with this toons almost everyday and never had encountered ruined materials as a result.

You maybe right with the idea of the game working as it was intended but if it was, it wouldnt be fair for other toons which doesnt work the way it should be.

ShiningSquirrel.3751:

This is the way the game has always been since the beginning. If you are under attack while gathering, you have a chance of getting ruined materials. Nothing out of the ordinary, it’s not a bug or something that needs to be looked at. It’s just the game working as it was intended.

You have a point. Thank you for mentioning the problem with the warrior traits thats causing this ruined trash.

Lothirieth.3408:

Suddenflame.2601:

Has nothing to do with warriors. Its RNG based while being hit. While being hit while mining you have a chance of getting ruined materials.

I’m sorry, but you’re very wrong. Warrior traits that activate shake it off and balanced stance, if activated by a mob or even a temple statue, will result in the node being ruined EVERY time. It’s a bug that’s been reported for months. It is not RNG. It’s the same with other professions that have traits that have an action when activated.

I have had this problem without either of those activating and on other classes such as ranger. It has happened to me on my warrior and ranger but it is so rare that it occurs. If it is a bug shouldn’t it appear more then 3 times in 1600hours of playing?

It only appears when a trait goes off. On the ranger for example if you have shared anquish and you get CC’d you will end up with ruined logs/ores.