arendo.6954 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 I have tried this three times now. It's really annoying, because the boat ride and everything is slow. I fish, catch the thing, automatically equip my weapons and do an attack, losing the fish. Have to restart... every time 😞 Normally, after fishing, you keep your pole. Why not here? How has this bug not been caught after 'polishing' for 9 extra months? 😞 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirRaidMaterial.1596 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 i'm getting this bug too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbini.9372 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 i had the same problem. here is what to do. Because you use 2 and 3 keys for fishing, the same is for the attacks. So just unequip your weapon so that you can;t attack anyone. This way you will keep the fish and you can go feed the dragon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moradorin.6217 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 (edited) Also This issue has a thread already here which Anet responded to. So they will fix this to make it a smoother experience. Just give them some time. Original post about this Issue That said: After personally having allot of trouble with this issue and like 4 times loading the instance thinking it was bugged I was able to catch the fish. It seems like the main issue is just that its a VERY poor introduction to the mechanics of how fishing works in GW2. How to fish: 1) You have to "cast" (1 key) Then WAIT just sit and wait (ignore the set hook button for now). DONT SET HOOK YET. this is not explained at all and should be or it shouldnt be required to progress and let people learn to fish later. 2) Keep waiting. Eventually you will hear a chime/bell sound and see the Bobber in the water bounce up and down as you hear the sound. It also gives an exclamation icon. If you dont hear the chime and/or see the bobber moving up and down just wait or recast if its been too long. It can take a variable amount of time. 3) SET HOOK while the bobber is bouncing and you hear the chime sound. then use 2-3 keys to keep the green shape inside the orange shape untill the progress bar fills up. This will place a fish in your inventory. I hope this helps. Edited March 2, 2022 by Moradorin.6217 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moradorin.6217 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 (edited) 19 hours ago, arendo.6954 said: How has this bug not been caught after 'polishing' for 9 extra months? 😞 I think bugs like this always get missed by Anet because its more of a lack of interface design and user testing. What I mean is the devs I would think use the same people over and over to test. Once you "know how to fish" I can see how the average tester wouldnt consider how it would be as a first time experience. That is they know how to make the mechanic work and just dont run into the issue. IMO they have always needed people who can do actual testing. People capable of thinking empathetically about what an activity would be like to a person who has no background knowledge and experience with said activity. I guess its hard for some people. And it seems like the Testers at Anet always tend to lack this sadly. This "Bug" IMO is just a lack of user interface interaction to prompt the user to wait for the chime and bobber. Its THAT simple. I really honestly have seen this kinda thing in every release and always find myself thinking it could all be avoided if they let a few thoughtful people play it and give real feedback. I just have a feeling Anet doesnt value that kind of thinking. Edited March 2, 2022 by Moradorin.6217 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernestsco.7853 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 So i ran into this bug. I decided to fish while everyone was talking when you first arrived. Skipped me through everything and when i walked in, she took the fish. didn't have to do the dialog with Marjory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArenaNet Staff Rubi Bayer.8493 Posted March 2, 2022 ArenaNet Staff Share Posted March 2, 2022 The latest hotfix includes a fix for this, you should all be good to progress it now! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yrch.5491 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Here we are two months later and the bug is still there. My recommendation is take off your weapons, should not be a problem then. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaskar.1038 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 (edited) Also not working for me. I was holding the skill for moving the bar and after I caught the fish, it auto-triggered my leap skill which launched me into the water Edited May 14, 2022 by Gaskar.1038 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazerniel.6391 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Gaskar.1038 said: Also not working for me. I was holding the skill for moving the bar and after I caught the fish, it auto-triggered my leap skill which launched me into the water So that's why mine bugged out too just now? I was on ranger greatsword and when the fishing pole suddenly unequipped, I did a swoop into the water. Didn't realise I was supposed to end up carrying a fish in my hand, so I thought I had to feed her from my inventory and didn't understand why there was no interaction option either with the fish or the converted meat 🤦♂️ Ended up unequipping my weapons and redoing that scene, and worked that way. Edited May 15, 2022 by kazerniel.6391 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabiru.1034 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Have found a solution. The bug happens if you are hitting buttons fast enough after fishing. Example: Suppose you are a rogue and just after the fishing bar completes you use accidently your button 2 with daggers, you will jump in the water skipping the role thing that made the fish goes up to your hand. There is 2 ways to solve this, go easier with your buttons when you are almost in the end of fishing bar or unnequip your weapons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pheex.8932 Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 (edited) This still goes unfixed. And no I'm not hitting keys after, I'm not keeping buttons pressed. I did the quest 10 times and it worked fine, two times it automatically removed the fish without any attack or weapon swap occuring. Edited September 4, 2022 by Pheex.8932 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeroFromHyrule.9312 Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Can confirm that this is still happening. I finally got caught up on the Living World story and started End of Dragons and just ran into this bug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScorpioSymbol.3951 Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 STILL having this issue at the end of October... sheeesh. C'mon guys, what the hell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSilentGhost.4572 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 When I went fishing while they were doing the dialogue it worked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvyn.4750 Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Still bugged...on Soulbeast with greatsword and launched into the water after catching a fish...will try the workaround but this should have been fixed by now! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibbis.7041 Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Still bugged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexincrypt.6251 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 On 3/2/2022 at 4:33 PM, Rubi Bayer.8493 said: The latest hotfix includes a fix for this, you should all be good to progress it now! 2 years later and still bugged. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barleycorn.2356 Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 27th July 2024, I cannot get this to work after trying for a few hours, anyone able to get around this seeing as it doesn't look like it is going to get fixed after 2.5 years and I just spent money on the expansion, I would appreciate it very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mousaipa.8156 Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 For anyone that reads this in the future, you can use A and D keys to reel the fish in. You don't have to use the 2 and 3 keys. It's stupid that it took me 3 tries of the mission to figure this out cause as soon as I catch the fish, if my finger hit 3 again, my skill will force me to leap right into the ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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