Open-world resource hotspot harvesting

A currently marked temporary resource hotspot in an open-world zone whose resource and tier you can gather.

Before you go

A tool and Destiny Board access that can harvest the hotspot’s resource tier.
A mount and gathering gear appropriate to the zone’s risk and expected carry load.
A plan to bank, sell or refine the gathered resource after the run.

Check the world map for a currently active hotspot and identify its resource and zone.
Confirm your tool can gather the marked tier before traveling.
Approach with an eye on hostile players and the area’s risk rules.
Harvest available nodes in the hotspot, prioritizing the marked resource and enchanted nodes you can use.
Gather secondary resources only if they do not displace the target haul or overload your mount.
Watch the marker and your inventory; leave when the hotspot ends, is depleted or becomes contested.
Bank the haul and decide whether to sell raw material or refine it after checking local options.

Hotspots are temporary and random, so treat the map marker as the trigger for a short trip rather than a permanent route.
Carry only the load you can protect in the selected zone; a concentrated harvest can become a concentrated loss.

Repeat when another hotspot appears; each hotspot is temporary and ends when its marker expires or the resource opportunity is depleted.

Traveling to a hotspot with a tool that cannot harvest its tier; check access first.
Assuming the marker guarantees a full stock of nodes; harvest what is available and leave when depleted.
Ignoring players because the resource is concentrated; scout and bank before the haul becomes difficult to protect.

Stop when the hotspot ends, useful nodes are gone, inventory is full or the risk of remaining outweighs another gather.

Sources & fact checks

Open a guide to find other locations and see what the item is used for.

Resource gathering

Collect a concentrated resource supply from temporary open-world hotspots.