Fishing in competitive gamemodes

[Paradoxoglanis.1904]

Why are tangled weeds the only thing that drops from fishing in pvp and wvw? If im ballsy enough to fish in the middle of a GvG or in a ranked pvp game, I should be rewarded for that risk.

[mythical.6315]

Maybe because they actually want players participating in that content?

[Ashen.2907]

42 minutes ago, Paradoxoglanis.1904 said:

Why are tangled weeds the only thing that drops from fishing in pvp and wvw? If im ballsy enough to fish in the middle of a GvG or in a ranked pvp game, I should be rewarded for that risk.

You are rewarded...with tangled weeds. 

[Paradoxoglanis.1904]

34 minutes ago, Ashen.2907 said:

You are rewarded...with tangled weeds. 

I guess you are right, 2 copper is nothing to sneeze at.

[Drarnor Kunoram.5180]

Since fishing works wherever there's water, this was their way of saying "No, don't do this in a competitive setting."

 

I think it's pretty clever, really.  You learn really fast to just not do that.

[AgentMoore.9453]

These would have been the perfect places to add fighting fish.

Aw, bummer. One of the things I was going to test was the ability to fish in competitive areas. I had high hopes for the diving buckets in EotM. Ah well.

[Veprovina.4876]

1 hour ago, Drarnor Kunoram.5180 said:

Since fishing works wherever there's water, this was their way of saying "No, don't do this in a competitive setting."

 

I think it's pretty clever, really.  You learn really fast to just not do that.

This is the most likely explanation.

Rather than code certain waters separately, just add only crap to the WvW/PvP loot table.

Efficient and simple way of telling players they're not supposed to do that.

[Majirah.5089]

The real question should be: why in the world is fishing even allowed in pvp?

[Shadowmoon.7986]

Do not worry, tangled weeds also show up in raids. 

[Danikat.8537]

42 minutes ago, Majirah.5089 said:

The real question should be: why in the world is fishing even allowed in pvp?

Probably for the same reason given above. If it wasn't possible players would ask for it. Quite likely it would be another one of those reoccuring topics that sparks off a long debate between people who want it and people who think it would ruin PvP/GW2 if it was allowed.

By enabling it and then having it drop only junk Anet avoids the whole debate by letting players try, then clearly signalling that it's not a good idea and not going to drop anything useful.

[TexZero.7910]

3 hours ago, Majirah.5089 said:

The real question should be: why in the world is fishing even allowed in pvp?

Look if a farming simulator can have a competitive esports scene why can't GW2 have competitive fishing ?

[lezbefriends.7516]

2 hours ago, TexZero.7910 said:

Look if a farming simulator can have a competitive esports scene why can't GW2 have competitive fishing ?

What farming simulator are you talking about?

[TexZero.7910]

18 hours ago, lezbefriends.7516 said:

What farming simulator are you talking about?

This one

[Doggie.3184]

Ah yes, a Daredevil fishing peacefully on his boat in WvW when suddenly pirates attack. He then wields his fishing rod like a deadly Bo Staff and beats them to death before returning back to fishing. 

Maybe they'll make a Edge of the Mist type map that's mostly water and navel naval combat. Since it's the Mist it'd all be flowing like a waterfall off the edges of the map into the abyss. There we can catch large valueable fish that we have to sail back to our camps while fending off pirates for prizes and headpats.

[AgentMoore.9453]

15 minutes ago, Doggie.3184 said:

Ah yes, a Daredevil fishing peacefully on his boat in WvW when suddenly pirates attack. He then wields his fishing rod like a deadly Bo Staff and beats them to death before returning back to fishing. 

Maybe they'll make a Edge of the Mist type map that's mostly water and navel naval combat. Since it's the Mist it'd all be flowing like a waterfall off the edges of the map into the abyss. There we can catch large valueable fish that we have to sail back to our camps while fending off pirates for prizes and headpats.

*looks up from taking notes*

Keep talking.

[xenon.3264]

there is an ancient honored tradition related to fishing in wvw maps since alterac valley in wow. i remember how i used to spend hours fishing in mid lake side by side with stupid alliance elves. it was sacred. the battle was all around but none dared to hit us.

good old day. god, i'm old.

 

btw i would really like fishing in wvw .i'm on a secondary server with not that great popuplation so  actually the best i can do most of the time is  just do camps to stay tier 6 and get my pips. honestly wvw do not reward you for how you play but just for how long you stay in wvw doing minimal stuff. so fishing would be a nice addition.