Whats the difference between gathering skills and processing skills?
Gathering skills increase the speed at which you gather raw materials. There are three different gathering skills: mining, which increases the speed at which you gather stones from a mine; absorption, which increases the speed at which you absorb energy from a crystal; and harvesting, which increases the speed at which you harvest herbs from an herb. Processing skills give you the ability to process raw materials and turn them into processed materials, which are used for crafting various pieces of equipment. The higher your processing skills, the better a chance of success you will have when processing. There are three different processing skills: stone processing, for processing stones; energy processing, for processing energy; and herb processing, for processing herbs. Read more about gathering, processing, weaponsmithing, armorsmithing, and alchemy.
