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Spawn rate for platinum went way up recently

CrazyKitty
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I don't know if anyone else noticed or not, but platinum is spawning at the ore nodes at about the same rate that rubedite is. There is a lot more platinum ore in game now than there used to be.
  • TaSheen
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    CrazyKitty wrote: »
    I don't know if anyone else noticed or not, but platinum is spawning at the ore nodes at about the same rate that rubedite is. There is a lot more platinum ore in game now than there used to be.

    I thought it felt that way today while I running all over creation after treasure chest maps. Seems like every time I got near where I expected an ore node to be, it was plat instead. Works for me!

    Edited to add: AND all but about 4 of the 20 chests I looted today had leads in them. I'll do the other 20 tomorrow, and then I know what I'll be doing for a week....
    Edited by TaSheen on September 17, 2024 9:53PM
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  • katanagirl1
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    When I see that it is because the area has bots. They take the ore but don’t take jewelry nodes because they don’t have Summerset dlc to refine it, I guess.
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  • WitchyKiki
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    When I see that it is because the area has bots. They take the ore but don’t take jewelry nodes because they don’t have Summerset dlc to refine it, I guess.

    Is that so? The unrefined jewelry ore is still a good bargain. I hadn't thought of it that way. But I have noticed that nodes are a lot less picked now than a few months ago. Which is nice for me since I love to run around picking.
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  • fizl101
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    The bots in bleakrock take jewellery nodes too. I'm guessing but i assume that their software looks for the interact trigger and then digs. It doesnt discriminate as you can send them off to their next node with a bear trap or meat sack
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  • LikiLoki
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    I noticed that many people are reporting an increase in the number of bots. It bothers me. Regarding the jewelry ore, it seems to me that there are fewer research maps from craft tasks
  • DreamyLu
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    It's like columbines and co. I don't believe it's because ethe drop rate has increased, but rather because a lot more players are farming resources for now, so that we see a lot more often higher tier resources. Typically, for same reason, we see a lot more psijic portals than usual.

    I suppose it will stay like that until enough players are served with inks.
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  • JustLovely
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    LikiLoki wrote: »
    I noticed that many people are reporting an increase in the number of bots. It bothers me. Regarding the jewelry ore, it seems to me that there are fewer research maps from craft tasks

    A few months ago ZOS did seem to reduce the drop rate of crafting surveys and master writs.
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