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[Fishing] WoLK speculation

  1. By Zhivago <Angler> 1 week ago

    So, fellow anglers, time to speculate on WoLK fishing stuff. As I am totally freaked by the benefits of fishing, I can't wait for the expansion.

    1) The 3 Ring -- you know we want it, you know it will drop.

    2) Spell Inscription -- squid ink, pearls, and maybe some Incriptions themselves for our fishing equipment (like casting speed increase - more fish, more faster).

    3) Pets -- I don't have Mr. Pinchy (yet!!!), but maybe his brother, or wierd uncle, Mr. Pinchy Pants.

    4) I know guild or player housing has oft been discussed and tabled, but if it ever comes out, I want to be able to make Fishing Trophies and hang them on my walls.

    5) Fishing Boats -- forget those Elixirs of Water Walking. I wanna get in my boat, row out to my favorite spot, down a couple of Captain Rumsey's Lagers, and fish the sfternoon way.

    That's all I have for know. Put on those fishing caps and think of some more fun.

  2. By Spellbinder <Angler> 1 week ago

    Maybe not a funfactor as such, but i am annoyed over one thing. Skill/catch ratio, i'll make 2 examples.

    Example one: You are fishing floating shipwrecks after trunks, now with 253 in fishing skill you could get whatever, thats ok. BUT if i skilled up my fishing and i have all the right gear i should have a higher ratio on the trunks then the one with only 253, meaning much less Strangle kelp and other fishes as oily blackmouth and fire snapper.

    Example two: Extravaganza, i know some might think it is unfair, but really why would some one with 375 in skill and 517 with all the right gear catch oily blackmout, strangle kelp and fire snapper in Spotted Tastyfish pools?

    Like IRL, it is called targeting fishing, the better fisherman you are and right gear (right lure for specific speciment, know where to plant your bait etc) the higher the chance to catch what you came to fish.

    I guess this is hard to make real in WoW but i sure could whish.

  3. By Oberweiss <Moderator> 1 week ago

    IRL, having a better fishing pole doesn't really affect what fish you catch. My little cousin caught a big fish on her "The Little Mermaid" kid's fishing pole. Plus, if fishing in WoW was truly realistic, we would have hour-long fishing outings where we caught absolutely nothing. :)

    Part of what I enjoy about fishing is its randomness. If I knew I could go to a certain pond and get an 80% catch rate of the fish I wanted by just standing there and casting, that would be pretty boring. Hunting for schools makes it more interesting, as does not knowing exactly how many fish you'll get out of each school. It's like those eBay commercials say, "It's better when you win it."

  4. By Calabar <Angler> 1 week ago

    Blizzard has done an amazing job with fishing, especially with the fishing daily quests. Hopefully they will continue adding fun stuff to the profession come the expansion. And more pets would, of course, be most welcome. So what if I’m out 30 bank/bag slots already because of my pet collation. *sigh* More are always welcome. Though I really do hope the rumor from a couple of years ago comes true and Blizzard gives us either something like the keychain for mini pets or a kennel that fits in one bag slot but holds 20+ pets.

    As for player housing, that topic is a big can of worms. Pun intended. *grins* Player housing has proved extremely popular in many other games. I still miss my little cabin in the woods from when I played UO. And should Blizzard choose to add player housing to the game I’m sure they would do it right. They have many examples to learn from. Unfortunately, Blizzard doesn’t seem to want to take the game in that direction.

    There is a left over housing portal in Stormwind from back in beta when they were considering adding player housing. But since then Blizzard has shown us that they are more interested in offering raiding and PvP content than role-playing content. There are some small RP elements in game, but they are extremely limited. Blizzard is adding a few more bits of “fluff” to the game with the expansion, such as the ability to change our character’s hair. But I will be very surprised if the powers that be ever add player housing.

    Umm… don’t tell anyone, but I do still have my fingers crossed in hopes of being proven wrong.

  5. By Slavaa <Angler> 6 days ago

    As for speculation, I read that the Tuskarr are very good fishermen, and they breed penguins...

    Penguin Minipet!

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