I was not there during the temple wars, but my understanding from talking to people was that the mats were diggable only in special areas that were pvp and were not the same as mats that could be dug in normal areas.
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Remembering Tyneetryk
Phaedreas Tears - 15 years old and first(*) of true neutral guilds in Atys.
(*) This statement is contested, but we are certainly the longest lasting.
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