MongoJerry,Feb 28 2005, 01:50 AM Wrote:I agree with this statement completely. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a high level player going to a low level area to get copper, tin, peacebloom, or whatever. Call me an old foggie or something, but I have no compassion for retail players whining about low level mining and herbal nodes. I played in the beta when those nodes were actually rare. My God, there are so many nodes in the game now -- especially the lower level ones -- and they respawn so fast that there's no reason for anyone to complain about a lack of resources. The only exception I have is that I do have compassion for a low level player who has been fighting to get to a node. If a low level person is obviously fighting mobs near a node, I'll whisper them a quick, "Alright if I mine this ore?" But I have no problem with the idea of a high level player going to a low level area to herb or mine. That stuff will respawn fast enough (maybe in a different spot, but it will respawn) that the person's in the area will have a negligible effect on a low level player trying to skill up their mining.
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And, I don't mind them mining it, but, of course, the ones I *see* are the ones who are stealing it while I'm clearing mobs so I can have it. The ones who quietly mine it, or ask if I'm mining it, whatever, and go on don't bother me at all, whatever their level, as stuff does respawn quickly. So I guess it's the high-level ninja-skinners/herbalists/miners that get me irritated.
If I'm walking through a lower-level area with my 30 warrior (who, strangely enough is skin/leather, don't ask), and see a low-level char fighting something I want to skin, I'll whack it a couple times till it's dead, and then see if they skin it or walk off. If they skin it, no problem. You kill it, you skin it. If they don't, I'll take it. Same with herbs on another char. Low-level is fighting near herb. I'll help, then see if they take it or ask if they're herb-gathering. If they are, fine, I'll walk on, if not, I'll grab it as I go through if it's something I need. However, I don't *go back to Elwynn/Durotar/etc* to mine/herb/skin, it's a walk-through thing. And if you just changed professions, fine. Say so, but don't steal it from someone fighting to clear it.
--Mav