Was source damage increased?

[thanakar]

I've been hit before my choice sources exploding but usually the damage was around 500 to 600 points. Today when harvesting a choice q150 source, it exploded and hit me for 1050 points. Was this a recent change or just luck of the draw for this one source? Source mode was 4 when it exploded.

[darq787]

Source damage depends on how aggresive/harmful your harvesting action is. Did you switch from gentle to harmful? For example, if you use harmful 25 your blows can be as high as 300 damage, using gentle 25 they are rarely more then 150.

[korin77]

If you have recently upgraded your aggressive rate, speed or quality for harmful extraction that would increase the dmg too.

[svayvti]

It also does more damage for higher grade sources. A fine source might hit you for 500-600, but a supreme source easily could hit you for 1k.

[lyrah68]

Try using agressive speed and rate with a Gentle quality, I find I can avoid MOST gas and explosions using this "mixed" action rather than all of one or the other.

(I would warn you that agressive speed gentle rate agressive quality is pretty much the fastest way to respawn spot. FOUR explosions and a gas, Yikes!!)

[ozric]

I have noticed an increase also, in damage from explosions in the last couple of days, using exactly the same plans and on the same mat grades. Explosions seem to be up by around 10-15% extra damage from previously.

[bobturke]

I'm not sure about this but after increasing my Focus and regen by about 4 levels each I noticed that the damage had increased significantly (maybe 360 to 560). I think I was using the same actions throughout.

I wonder if its a percentage thing.

[usagiyo]

I'm not sure about this but after increasing my Focus and regen by about 4 levels each I noticed that the damage had increased significantly (maybe 360 to 560). I think I was using the same actions throughout.

I wonder if its a percentage thing.

I noticed that as I increase my health, my explosions go up. I think they always want you to have a chance to blow up.

[lucasd]

Source mode greatly affects the amount of damage done when a node blows up. A 1 and 4 mode are typically the most stable, 1 slightly more than 4, however 4 depletes source life a littlequicker and has high damage explosions. Explosions on 1 and 3 are generally below 100, even on ql sources up to 250 while some modes are capable of blowing close to 2k. Each mode affects the harvest differently, some deplete the life faster, some deplete the stability faster. Learning the nuances of the different modes and how to manipulate it is an important part of harvesting. Learn to do it correctly and you will never need gently extractions at all. I can pull 10+ mats from a source using all aggressive if I am able to lock into the correct mode quickly enough, ithout ever depleting and can work through the explosions. Any tie in to max health or focus is coincidental.