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It should be like 1pm EST ish
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Big news for refinement and thus crafting.
SourceThe eventual plan is that different ways of collecting resources will impact the purity of what you get as a result, thereby affecting the refining process. In the future, you could also find raw resources that do not refine into a single refined resource. Like everything you see, this is just the first step at the mechanic, and we wanted to start off simply.
Also, as a part of the crafting progression, you will be able to tech up your refining abilities if you choose. Our next content patch will include some higher-tier basic refining recipes (unlocked for everyone), which will allow you to process more stacks at once.