As with the three main spheres of Vanguard, Harvesting has a page devoted to it on your Character Sheet. You can find this page by clicking on the center icon on the far left of the Character Sheet. You will see a similar layout to the other three, with the exception that it does not provide as many slots for accessories or clothing.
There are 5 slots on this sheet allocated for clothing and one slot for the harvesting toolbelt. The toolbelt is essentially a bag that is used to hold all of your harvesting tools. The toolbelt has enough room to hold one of each type of tool. This makes it easier for a harvester to participate in group harvesting.
Harvesting tools play a major role in your ability to successfully harvest large amounts of resources from a node. When you first learn harvesting, the trainer will have very basic tools for you to use and upgrading these tools should be a priority as you gain more skill and progress up the different Tiers.
Harvesting Toolbelt
All your tools must be stored in a Harvesting Pack in order to be used to harvest resources. Following is a list of known packs:
- Harvesting Toolbelt
- Standard Issue Bountiful Harvesting Toolbelt
- Gatherer's Sack of Collectibles
Crafted Tools
There are a number of upgraded tools available to the Harvester, but the best will most likely be provided by player crafters. Both Blacksmith Specializations are able to create them.
- On Tier 1, there is only one version of each harvester tools, with no prerequisites at all.
- On Tier 2 and above, there are 3 versions of every harvester tool: the normal harvester, the normal specialized, and the rare specialized.
The normal harvester tools have a requirement in the general harvester skill of a character. To use a Tin Harvester Tool, you need to have a harvester skill of 100. Per Tier, this requirement increases by another 100.
Likewise, the specialized versions of tools, whether normal or rare, need a certain value in the special skill. It is not possible to use these tools if the skill in question is not your primary or secondary harvester skill; you will have to use a Harvester version instead.
If you are unable to find a crafter to provide an upgrade for your harvesting tools, various vendors can supply you with an alternate.