Remove the fishing mini game

[mythical.6315]

8 hours ago, Raizel.8175 said:

Oof. So you want AFK-fishing like in BDO for passive income?

People can already do that if they have programming skills. We can pretend that it doesn’t exist like AFK farmers. 

[Donari.5237]

10 hours ago, Svarty.8019 said:

You can forget that. Old stuff doesn't get tweaked, they just add more bloat to the game. That's MMOs.

 

 

Well, that was my March 1 post when I was reserving judgment.  I have now fully mastered fishing and find myself doing it a lot for fun, though part of that fun is advancing collections and I might have less motivation to do more than the daily once I have CSAMM.  Some of the maps are annoying if I only have a few minutes until dusk/dawn and don't have the stacks built up yet to handle higher FP requirements.  But I have found there are usually helpful people not only willing to share stacks if asked but tagging up and offering stacks to all comers.  I do my best to pay that forward by always offering my stacks in Map chat before I zone away.

There are still a lot of QoL tweaks they can make.  Keybinds and tackle boxes, as many have suggested.  A visible skiff health meter while anchored.  Maybe a mouse control option for the minigame (I fear for my keyboard's 2 and 3 buttons, I truly do).  I do not share your cynicism, as I have seen them make numerous QoL upgrades over the years.  Did you know that at game launch you had to hold CTRL down to see yellow object names?  Ow my poor pinky finger.  Then they added the option to have those always show.  That's just one example of a system tweak they gave us.  Will it be a five alarm fire priority for them?  Of course not.  But I do have hope.

[Pinkeh.4207]

Came for fishing. Got retro pong instead. 

Edited May 6, 2022 by Pinkeh.4207

[Gibson.4036]

I like the mini game. When I end up in a zone and find I’m at yellow difficulty for whatever reason I get excited to have the challenge.

I never thought I’d enjoy fishing in a video game, but in this one I do.