I leveled my PR to 190-ish by digging in the PvP zones. I dug mission mats because I didn't want to bother with weather patterns, but there would have been no KP anyway, either way. Keep your eyes open, watch the /who list to see if known gankers are in the zone.
Once I could dig q200, I explored PR. Sure, I died a lot until I found places that were safe to dig. You absolutely can avoid the KP, even in SC as Kami, where they love to hang around the TP. Where I personally dug, there are mostly safe spots for Wood, Resin, Seed, Sap, Shell, Bark, Oil, and Node. Near a Kara TP is a mostly safe spot for Fiber, but it wasn't as easy for me to get to. A couple of Amber spots are diggable, but not incredibly safe; I'm sure someone knows of a spot or two that is more safe.
I stopped digging for levels once I hit q250 (level 240), and just dug for mats then. The spots are there, you just have to find them. If you're grinding craft and grinding dig, you don't need specific mats. You also get the occasional Super and Excellent as well.
Figure out where the KP are (no, they're not "everywhere") and where the safe spots are and where the dangerous spots are. And figure out how to spot them from a distance, so you know where they are before they can sneak up on you.
I saw it as a challenge, something for me to adapt to, and didn't expect anyone to hand me something on a silver platter.
I would be sad to see the KP changed, since it's a nice challenge and provides something to PR that the surface can't match. PR diggable mats are the best for multiple reasons, and PR is the only place to find Supreme q250 dug mats. It shouldn't be as mindlessly easy as the surface to dig down there.
Once I could dig q200, I explored PR. Sure, I died a lot until I found places that were safe to dig. You absolutely can avoid the KP, even in SC as Kami, where they love to hang around the TP. Where I personally dug, there are mostly safe spots for Wood, Resin, Seed, Sap, Shell, Bark, Oil, and Node. Near a Kara TP is a mostly safe spot for Fiber, but it wasn't as easy for me to get to. A couple of Amber spots are diggable, but not incredibly safe; I'm sure someone knows of a spot or two that is more safe.
I stopped digging for levels once I hit q250 (level 240), and just dug for mats then. The spots are there, you just have to find them. If you're grinding craft and grinding dig, you don't need specific mats. You also get the occasional Super and Excellent as well.
Figure out where the KP are (no, they're not "everywhere") and where the safe spots are and where the dangerous spots are. And figure out how to spot them from a distance, so you know where they are before they can sneak up on you.
I saw it as a challenge, something for me to adapt to, and didn't expect anyone to hand me something on a silver platter.
I would be sad to see the KP changed, since it's a nice challenge and provides something to PR that the surface can't match. PR diggable mats are the best for multiple reasons, and PR is the only place to find Supreme q250 dug mats. It shouldn't be as mindlessly easy as the surface to dig down there.