Unless I’m mistaken, an Orichalcum-level Harvesting Sickle can harvest any plants without fail.
Yet just a moment ago, I attempted to harvest a Passiflora in Southsun Cove, and received a Ruined Plant Fiber. It only happened with one of the nodes specifically (but not the others) so I know I wasn’t using the wrong type of sickle accidentally. And this has never happened to me from that node before now, either. So it seems there may be some bug in how the gathering “loot” is given out that might merit looking into.
I had this happen in Malchor’s with an Orichalcum Sickle. But, I may have aborted my attempt as the 2 of the statues “helpers” were trying to blast/beat me to death. I’ll try to track this more closely. Those Risen, ever so helpful.
Highest tier mats can be ruined if you are in combat while harvesting.
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