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[Fishing] Stuff you would like to see added (related to fishing, of course)

  1. Kylkiluut <Angler>, 1 year ago:

    How about "Waders"?

    Not to add to fishing skill but perhaps to add the ability to Fish while you were in slightly deeper water. This might make it easier to fish some of those really awkward holes.

    How about "Gubber Blump's Super Nepp HiVelocity Reel"? (binds to fishing pole) Allows for longer and more accurate casts but maybe not so good for shorter, closer holes. Now you might have different poles for different occasions.

    And, as long as we're dreaming, how about fly-fishing and fly poles? That would be awesome.

    Any other ideas?

  2. heraklen <Angler>, 1 year ago:

    Well first of all since Im not a Fan of the fishing contest or any fishing related bonus that requires you to do an event at an specific time.
    Even Mr Pinchy is not well done since it only comes from the special pools , however it can be overcome with fishing at odd times.

    Thus I favor rewards with low droprate like Old Crafy / Ironjaw

    Itemvise , well Fishing-net and some new fishing rods with cool glow/effects ...
    Maybe even fishing pants with inflatable raft built in so you can fish out in the water :-)

  3. Longhunter <Angler>, 1 year ago:

    it would be sweet if "fishing buddy" worked with the new hooks and the hat if you get it, a Freind got it the very first day but nothing since and i have not gotten anything yet thats great other then i caught Mr. Pinchey!!!!

    more rare fish would be sweet and add another fishing contest in Nagrand or something

    A tackle box Bag slot is a good idea i have a 18 slot just for my fishing stuff now. cant fish with out the fishing chair, lol

    Longhunter

  4. Pipre <Deadly Salty>, 1 year ago:

    I would like to see a fishing contest more like ones in real life. For example, a contest where you win by catching the largest fish of some type. Fish drops could be like the 17 pound longjaw, and whoever catches the largest before its over wins.
    I'm seriously down for a competition that rewards gold and loot, so that I have an incentive to keep doingit unlike the current one.

    I would love to see a fishing reward that was a recipe for making some sort of lure. For example: gather a bunch of 'worthless' Outland fish (feltails anyone?) and use the recipe to turn them into 'chum' which would let you catch giant crawdads or other fish that would give an added bonus like 40 stam or spell damage and crit.

  5. el <Nat Pagle's Love Child>, 1 year ago:

    I tend to refrain from expressing my opinions here. But.

    If I could add anything it would be Blizzard's much famed attention to detail to their recent implementations of fishing.

    In particular, I'd revisit the TBC starting zones. Not least because poor newbie experiences hurt the playerbase long-term.

    Take the Draenai starting area: Your first introduction to fishing is to a method of pool fishing (the net) that is completely different to the method you need for every other catch. How confusing is that to a new level 5 player? Then the freshwater/saltwater split found everywhere else is needlessly broken on Azuremyst Isle. And if you do catch anything, you have to travel out of the Draenai islands just to purchase the recipe you need to cook the fish. Which your average new player is never going to figure out on their own.

    But this isn't just a newbie issue. Patch 2.4 contains plenty of examples of lack of polish.

    The most exciting catch from Isle of Quel'Danas is a fish that functions exactly like a level 22 mana potion, but requires a level 70 character with 8+ hours of skill development to catch it. Go figure. And some of the daily fishing quest descriptions have been causing tangible frustration for a lot of players over the last week: The Nagrand "lakes" that don't actually include all the lakes, or the Terokkar "moving water" that does include Cenarion Thicket.

    On the plus side we are at least seeing some development time being put into fishing, which hasn't occurred since summer 2006 (early TBC beta). So maybe there are better times ahead?

  6. Oberweiss <Moderator>, 1 year ago:

    I agree that the recent additions lack the micromanagement the pre-BC fishing had.

    To further the saltwater/freshwater issue, one would presume that all water in Outlands is freshwater. However, the term Brackish means a mix of freshwater and saltwater. Additionally, all real darter fish can only survive in freshwater. So, the fact that you can catch Golden Darter from Brackish Mixed Schools in Outlands doesn't work biologically.

    I loved how Azerothian fish used to stick strictly to the freshwater/saltwater division (aside from the Oily Blackmouth, at least). I thought it was very creative that the time of day affected what fish you caught, although it could be frustrating at times. While the rewards of fishing have increased, the little details that made fishing interesting have dissipated.

  7. Trokair <Angler>, 1 year ago:

    I would like to see epic fishing gear added in the new WotLK expansion.

    I love my Arcanite Fishing Pole (blue), my Fishing Boots (green)... but as an all-epiced-out toon... I want an epic pole, epic boots, etc, for fishing.

  8. Longhunter <Angler>, 1 year ago:

    when i fish i go for the gold, i use everything i have. the blue bibs, fingerless gloves, boots and look the part. my guild goes crazy over me when i pull it out in ssc i get a round of /clap and /hug ppl, like that they can do something other then just the norm, and i think fishing hit it. the sad thing is i think blizz did this little bit of fishing stuff just to shut us up. i dont think we will see anything for some time, Sad really

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