Black-zone gathering: prepare and return
Your haul becomes a result only when you bring it home.
Step by step
- Choose an unlocked gathering tool, suitable gear and a mount for load and escape. Use a set you can replace.
- Check routes, players and exits; avoid overload and decide in advance when to return. Extraction matters as much as finding resources.
- Record the whole session: travel time, consumables, tools, losses and sales. Adjust your route from your own results.
Step by step
Choose an unlocked gathering tool, suitable gear and a mount for load and escape. Use a set you can replace.
Check routes, players and exits; avoid overload and decide in advance when to return. Extraction matters as much as finding resources.
Understand before acting
Plan both the gathering route and the return. Check carrying capacity when mounted and dismounted. Map information does not reveal hostile players or current resource availability. Include losses when comparing silver per hour.
Record the whole session: travel time, consumables, tools, losses and sales. Adjust your route from your own results.
Practise with game data
Use the linked tools to check your situation. Identify inputs, outputs, time and what can be lost.
I will record time, expenses and actual results.
Black-zone gathering: prepare and return · Before you act
Black zones allow full-loot combat. No spot, mount or outfit guarantees safety or a fixed silver-per-hour rate.
I checked costs, price dates and inventory space.
Before you act
Black zones allow full-loot combat. No spot, mount or outfit guarantees safety or a fixed silver-per-hour rate.
Session example: compare the result
Fictional values for learning the calculation; not quotes, guaranteed rewards or measured effectiveness. Costs include reported expenses and losses.
Net balance: 180,000 − 90,000 = 90,000
Silver per hour: 90,000 × 60 ÷ 90 = 60,000 / h
Replace time, costs and income with your records. Compare two complete sessions, including unsuccessful attempts; one gain does not measure content efficiency.
Practise with game data
- I chose a goal and a time to return.
- I selected replaceable gear and checked its abilities.
- I checked costs, price dates and inventory space.
- I will record time, expenses and actual results.