Guild Wars 2

I have been trying to get a correct answer from the internet for a while, but have had no luck.

The gatherer bonus says, “x% chance to get additional gathering node uses.” However, I’m unsure what they mean by this. I’ve farmed ore, wood, and plants every time I can, but I don’t see any changes, and our server is currently at about 14% (or was it 15%, I’m not on atm), which confuses me more. Perhaps it’s not what I think it does.

Anyway, can someone please explain to me what this bonus actually does. I asked in chat, and someone said, “Increases the gathering success rate,” but that lead to more questions that answers.

Sometimes you get 4 hits off a node instead of 3 (or 2 harvests instead of 1).

hmmm, I don’t think I’ve noticed that, but maybe I’m just missing it.