ZOS - Harvesting exploit/bug needs to be fixed

KramUzibra · August 2016

It doesn't really matter what's left behind, either you get a partial node or the node is gone because another player took the whole thing. Regardless your moving on to the next node until the previous one re spawns. The node system is fine learn to deal with it.

nraner81 · August 2016

Shad0wfire99 wrote: »

BRB. Going to harvest every node I see and leave the trash.

karma catches up with these type of people sooner or later

Elsonso · August 2016

Carbonised wrote: »

I'm only talking about nodes that have already been looted and content removed. It doesn't even have to respawn faster, for my sake it could even despawn, which would have absolutely zero consequences on economy and market prices and whatever you're babbling on about.

And of the almighty uproar, I guess ZOS can't fix a thing in this game then, because 'there are bigger issues'. Sure, that won't cause an uproar at all, I'm sure people have lots of understanding for that arguement ..

The resource nodes despawn automatically in a few minutes if stuff is left in them. It has been this way since launch.

Even if you take nothing, it will despawn after a few minutes.

Waffennacht · August 2016

OP: despawn/respawn you want it to go away/come back (same thing) faster after someone has looted the node partially...

@Runs mentioned a 10 minute timer.

If the partially looted item despawned, it would then have to respawn (which already does/probably just respawns...) either way you want said item back faster.

Unless they went in and specifically wrote code to differentiate between a partially looted node and a fully looted node and set up different timers, you're gonna have to up the overall respawn rate... yes?

No need to keep trying to start a fight

Edit: also what would keep people from purposely only partially looting to keep the higher node spawn rate?

Shad0wfire99 · August 2016

nraner81 wrote: »

Shad0wfire99 wrote: »

BRB. Going to harvest every node I see and leave the trash.

karma catches up with these type of people sooner or later

You're right. I'll probably find a node with only crawlers. That would be the worst. I may never get over it. Might have to uninstall.

leeux · August 2016

Easier fix IMO would be that whatever you left there gets destroyed. As if you would have taken it and destroyed from your inv.

Con of that would be that you wouldn't be able to share stuff in chests with other people anymore.

RAGUNAnoOne · August 2016

Carbonised wrote: »

Ourorboros wrote: »

Just wondering why OP thinks zos will respond with action to this thread when they have ignored all the many previous threads on the same topic. It seems pretty evident zos will never address cherry-picking. For the sake of your health, just learn to live with it. Getting aggravated is not healthy.

Well, I don't buy the 'they haven't fixed this before, so they never will'. If enough people make enough fuss about it, it will change. I'm not really getting too aggrivated over the issue, it's more aggrivating with some of the incredibly dumb answers this thread receives (wasn't hinting at yours, more like some of the others above).

Seeing as ZOS adds more and more stuff into the nodes, like style materials (cassiterite sand, pearl sand grain & rogue's soot) as well as the revamped enchanting nodes, this issue also becomes more pertinent. In the past it was only an issue with the alchemy plants and baits, now it's also an issue with enchanting nodes, regular material nodes and thief troves (until they fixed that, which is proof that they do fix it when enough people complain).

AOE Caps enough said.

DannyLV702 · August 2016

I came into this thread hoping to find a way to get infinite nodes or something so I could get rich not this ffs

newtinmpls · August 2016

Carbonised wrote: »

- Ruby mat nodes in Wrothgar with only Cassiterite sand, ruby mat is gone.

Actually I wouldn't mind finding this. I hardly ever seem to find Casserite sand and I have TON of ruby ash (plus few crafters who can even find it so for me it's usually maple or oak anyway).

ADarklore · August 2016

Carbonised wrote: »

Cazzy wrote: »

Carbonised wrote: »

Ourorboros wrote: »

Just wondering why OP thinks zos will respond with action to this thread when they have ignored all the many previous threads on the same topic. It seems pretty evident zos will never address cherry-picking. For the sake of your health, just learn to live with it. Getting aggravated is not healthy.

Well, I don't buy the 'they haven't fixed this before, so they never will'. If enough people make enough fuss about it, it will change. I'm not really getting too aggrivated over the issue, it's more aggrivating with some of the incredibly dumb answers this thread receives (wasn't hinting at yours, more like some of the others above).

Seeing as ZOS adds more and more stuff into the nodes, like style materials (cassiterite sand, pearl sand grain & rogue's soot) as well as the revamped enchanting nodes, this issue also becomes more pertinent. In the past it was only an issue with the alchemy plants and baits, now it's also an issue with enchanting nodes, regular material nodes and thief troves (until they fixed that, which is proof that they do fix it when enough people complain).

They fixed the thief troves?

Someone mentioned they have a fast respawn/despawn timer, and it's been a long while since I saw one with leftover lockpicks in it, so I'm assuming yes?

The other day I was excited to find a Thieves Trove, nobody else around, and what do I find... a single Lockpick. So yeah, I can confirm they don't seem to despawn or at least have a lengthy despawn timer.

TequilaFire · August 2016

Because fixing players like these is a very lengthy process tracking down years of being spoiled by mommy and daddy and getting through life without punishment for their actions.

In some cases you would have to troubleshoot lengthy strings of DNA nucleotides to find the bug.

Bouldercleave · August 2016

This issue is neither an exploit, nor a bug. It is working EXACTLY as intended - just like a chest or container.

The issue is with *** not clearing the node, which is not a ZoS problem

Bryanonymous · August 2016

I believe most players who do it, don't know what happens. Someone making laps would want the node to be clear for fresh respawns.

Daemons_Bane · August 2016

Bryanonymous wrote: »

I believe most players who do it, don't know what happens. Someone making laps would want the node to be clear for fresh respawns.

Nah, people just leave the trash since they don't have the inventory for it

the people farming it will clear it, since farmers know that the node will respawn only when emptied

Sheezabeast · August 2016

Daemons_Bane wrote: »

Bryanonymous wrote: »

I believe most players who do it, don't know what happens. Someone making laps would want the node to be clear for fresh respawns.

Nah, people just leave the trash since they don't have the inventory for it the people farming it will clear it, since farmers know that the node will respawn only when emptied

Bullcrap! Bullcrap! Why are they leaving undesirable things then and not the whole node then?

DocFrost72 · August 2016

Cazzy wrote: »

The only bug is the Crawler

You deserve a cookie, have a cookie!

Elsonso · August 2016

DannyLV702 wrote: »

I came into this thread hoping to find a way to get infinite nodes or something so I could get rich not this ffs

Well, I did learn something. I have been taking the bait and leaving behind the worthless flower junk.

Sheezabeast wrote: »

Daemons_Bane wrote: »

Bryanonymous wrote: »

I believe most players who do it, don't know what happens. Someone making laps would want the node to be clear for fresh respawns.

Nah, people just leave the trash since they don't have the inventory for it the people farming it will clear it, since farmers know that the node will respawn only when emptied

Bullcrap! Bullcrap! Why are they leaving undesirable things then and not the whole node then?

Uh. Because they have the crafting material in their inventory already, but not the bait. The crafting material stacks. The bait has nowhere to go.