I was out in Plains of Ashford last night ( Crystal Desert Server ) and I noticed that there were no Copper Nodes, Trees to chop or Plants to harvest in the area just outside the Black Citadel. ( Gunbreach Hills, Tela Range, Devourer’s Mouth, Lake Feritas ) not a single one. You can always without fail get your daily gathering achievement done in no time flat in this small area.
Is this a new feature for ‘New Players’? They don’t have the coin to buy the harvesting tools, so why put things to harvest? Or was this just a once in a million chance that none spawned?