Guild Wars 2

Is there still an up-to-date website with locations of orichalcum/ancientwood etc. etc. in Orr/Southsun/FGS?

Any websites like that are as up-to-date as the players who keep them updated. I’ve found that at least for my server the alpha version of http://www.gw2nodes.com/ is pretty accurate most of the time.

Remember to contribute if you find it useful. Report nodes, both correct and incorrect.

yh I’ve tried that one, but it contains wrong nodes and incomplete maps

Then get together with some people from your server and start updating it.

It relies on community input so like Tom Gore said, help keeping it updated.

Knowing what changes the nodes helps too.

Nodes can move whenever a map gets regenerated and this only happens when a player enters a previously empty map (actually, that is what triggers the map to be generated).

Maps that are frequented by many players at all hours on a server often only get regenerated when a new build goes live. A good example of this is Frostgorge on most servers (node farmers, Champ Train and Claw keep it populated most of the time).

Maps that don’t get constant player attention (often Southsun or some of the Orr maps) can have nodes move on a daily basis.

As mentioned above, sites like gw2nodes need players to constantly update and correct node information (especially the maps that tend to regenerate a lot) for them to be of any use to anyone.

Illogical.6218:

yh I’ve tried that one, but it contains wrong nodes and incomplete maps

If you’re in a relatively small population server, at least in terms of pve (like us in IoJ), you’re probably experiencing zone reloading due to the lack of people going through that particular zone. This was only told to me by a guildie and might not actually be accurate, but I took the advice since running 6 toons across Orr with individually different node locations can be frustrating.

You could also be checking gw2nodes.com right after an update or patch, which is why the nodes might still be not updated.

If you’re situation is similar to the former, then I advice you to guest to the bigger servers (especially the ones who always do the temple events) and check their nodes in gw2nodes.com. They will almost always be up to date. My personal preferences are Blackgate, Jade Quarry, and Tarnished Coast.

The nodes change each day at reset so you the maps need an update very day.

Dusty Moon.4382:

The nodes change each day at reset so you the maps need an update very day.

They do change each time there is a reset, but there are no scheduled daily resets for maps.

The maps only reset when there are no players on the map at all (for a while, I would guess).

Tom Gore.4035:

The maps only reset when there are no players on the map at all (for a while, I would guess).

And they really reset instantly when you are the last player and leave the zone. Happened often for me when i farmed Iron at late at night that after i relogged to another character suddenly there was a reset.

However in regards of iron this could be nice sometimes, since that also resets the timer from rich veins.

Beldin.5498:

Tom Gore.4035:

The maps only reset when there are no players on the map at all (for a while, I would guess).

And they really reset instantly when you are the last player and leave the zone. Happened often for me when i farmed Iron at late at night that after i relogged to another character suddenly there was a reset.

However in regards of iron this could be nice sometimes, since that also resets the timer from rich veins.

Really? I wonder how long before someone shouts in map chat: “EVERYONE LOG OFF SO WE CAN RESET THE NODES!”

Dusty Moon.4382:

The nodes change each day at reset so you the maps need an update very day.

This information is absolutely incorrect. Nodes certainly CAN update daily (if nobody is in the map during off hours) but not because they are timed to do so. On highly populated servers, Frostgorge Sound map often retains the same node locations from patch release to patch release (I’ve seen it stay the same for nearly a month).

How maps work on any individual server:

• Maps never regenerate or are rebuilt as long as even a single player exists in the map.
• When the last player leaves a map, the particular instance (including where nodes were located) is removed from the server and no longer exists on that server (this is also true for overflow maps). While it is possible the map remains for some unspecified amount of time, I doubt anyone outside of ANet could know what this time may be for sure.
• When a new player enters a zone that does not have any players (populated) in it a new zone area for that server is generated (this process sets the semi-random generation of resource nodes and potentially other map properties). Note this also happens when a player tries to enter a FULL map on any server, but a copy of the map is made (generating new resource nodes and properties) as an OVERFLOW map. Note that overflow maps are not generally associated with any specific server so you can encounter players from other servers in an overflow map.

My server had an amazing node-spawn in Malchor and Orr a few weeks ago, I did it daily and it didn’t reset until the new Living Story hit, so I highly doubt daily aswell. For Orichalcum and the likes though, I don’t know about lower levels.