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[Fishing] Leveling fishing

  1. caspian <Angler>, 6 months ago:

    I was talking with my Dad today about leveling his fishing. He was saying he was finally going to do it because he had heard that, with the 3.1 patch, if you fish in areas that are "Fishing Skill Appropriate" you will gain skill points faster.

    So while it would be nice for him to level his fishing so I don't have to catch his Dragon Fin for him anymore I don't think what he heard is correct.

    I have not been able to find any evidence of this at all. I have been through the patch notes and forums here and on the main WoW boards with nothing close to that being stated.

    Has anyone here heard of that or, more importantly seen any evidence of it?

    I think it is likely that he is reading this statement from the patch notes and seeing what he wants to see.

    Every catch has the potential for fishing skill gains

    That in conjunction with the fact that every cast is a catch and the shortened timer is what will speed up leveling fishing but that where you fish has nothing to do with how fast you level.

  2. el <Nat Pagle's Love Child>, 6 months ago:

    I tested this on the Public Test Realms, by leveling up in a low-skill and high-skill area... and I did not find any difference in the average number of catches required to gain a skill point. It is possible it changed late during testing, but I have no evidence of that.

    Keep in mind that skill-ups are somewhat random, so beware of anyone that tells you "in one place it took 3 catches to gain a skill point, and in another place it took 5". That randomness happens everywhere. You need a lot of catches to average the randomness out.

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