So, my Lv31 Botanist (and my Lv27 miner has it too) somewhat recently (within the last 5? levels) learned an ability I, for the life of me, cannot figure out how to even use.
It is called "Brute Force" and it states:
"Increases the chance for regular or HQ yield by 100%. Can only be activated after Chain #4."
Problem.......it appears to be impossible to get Chain #4 on any node I've ever seen.
There IS another ability that grants 1 extra whack at a node... but... it disrupts your chain, and does not work if you haven't whacked the node at least once.
So, what gives with this ability? How do you actually USE this? Even the "Gathering Attempts+1" nodes won't give me Chain #4 (the very last hit that makes the node disappear gives me the Chain #4), and the "Restore 1 attempt" ability breaks the Chain, so...