4 of the 5 new daily fishing quests require catching a special quest-only fish. The catch rates for these fish are very variable. I'd like to gather reliable data about how many catches each quest fish takes. In the PTR thread we saw that even with the equivalent of months' worth of data from one character, the pattern wasn't clear. This isn't something I can do alone, nor is it information that the database sites will collect correctly.
So, I'd like you to please:
Count the number of catches from starting to fish for the quest fish, to catching the quest fish. If you caught 7 non-quest fish, and then the 8th catch was the quest fish, record 8 against the quest.
Please post data in this thread using the following format:
Away:
Bait:
Crocs:
Felblood:
Here's an example:
Away: 10,12
Bait: 1,32,15
Crocs: 3
Felblood:
The first line, "Away", is for The One That Got Away. The two numbers mean that you recorded the quest twice, the first time got World's Largest Mudfish on the 10th catch, the second on the 12th catch. Put a comma between numbers. So Bait Bandits ("Bait") was done 3 times, with the Blackfin Darter caught on the 1st, 32nd, and 15th catch. Crocolisks in the City ("Crocs") was only done once (3rd catch), Felblood Fillet ("Felblood") wasn't completed.
Please:
- Only record results for catches that are in the correct location (open water, not pools) when the quest is active: Only submit catch rates if you are sure it is reliable.
- Don't record anything for Shrimpin' Ain't Easy - the catch rate from that is well understood.
- Wait until you have done more than a few quests before posting data - ideally post sets every few weeks.
- If you post several times do not post the same data again! Start a fresh template for each post.
I'm curious about the catch rate, and I'm hoping enough other people will be to record and post their numbers. This first post will be used to summarise data posted. I'll update it from time to time - don't be concerned if updates don't happen immediately. Any questions or comments can be posted in here to.
Current Results (to 25 June 2008):
Value/Quest … Away … Bait … Crocs … Felblood
Sample ………...… 172 ..… 170 ….. 203 ..… 179
Maximum ……....… 53 ….. 59 ..… 110 ..… 41
Mean (Average) ... 10.1 … 10.5 … 9.9 … 7.5
Median (Middle) … 7.5 … 7 … 7 … 4
Std Dev ……......… 8.9 … 10.2 … 11.5 … 7.6
