The fish are biting in Telara!

[Rozel]

So when do we get carpool mounts?

[TheProtagonist]

I'm not concerned about that, gaining a lvl every ~10 casts in a skill up range of 1 to 300 could be just looked at as getting a skill up every cast in a 1 to 3000 range, but that would in fact be too 'mechanical' feeling, as would getting a skill up every cast in a 1 to 300 range, but also it would be a short lived leveling process.

I lvl'd to ~45 I think and still hadn't caught the fish for the second quest that I got a few points in, meh, I don't want it easy but it didn't seem right, I'd have expected more /50 QQ if it was the norm. Anyway I had to log, it's gone 2.00 am here.

I've had the same issue. I've done ~50 casts with the irresistible snail and haven't caught a single eel.

[Glamour]

I lvl'd to ~45 I think and still hadn't caught the fish for the second quest that I got a few points in, meh, I don't want it easy but it didn't seem right, I'd have expected more /50 QQ if it was the norm. Anyway I had to log, it's gone 2.00 am here.

I had the same problem with the fish for the quests, the shark was not so bad but the eel I just gave up on -it was taking too long, too many fish got away my level seems to be stuck at 12 for eternity and I was bored to tears.

[supergamer001]

The fishing is so polished I love it!

More quests and PA experience on fishing please.

[Tyaus]

The fish are biting and they are Wardens, they taste good!

[TehFrank]

Fishing still a great punishment for misbehaving kids as it was in WoW?

[PhantasmXI]

Fishing is now available for you to try on PTS. We'd love to know what you think.

Train up, grab a fishing pole, and you're set!

Here's how -

• Find a trainer and train in Fishing. Trainers are located in
  • Meridian, on the back wall of Epoch Plaza, near the drinks vendors.
  • Sanctum, on Bahralt Street near the other crafting NPCs.
  • Argent Glade, Silverwood, near the south log bridge, not far from the horse mount vendor.
  • Kelari Refuge, Freemarch, on the shore to the west near the other crafting NPCs.
• Buy a pole from the trainer.
• You can use the pole from your inventory, but we recommend you drag the icon to your hotbar and use it from there.
• Find a body of water.
• Click the pole, then click on the water to cast your line.
• Wait.
• When the water splashes and you pull back on the line, click anywhere to reel.
• Repeat the last two steps until you loot.

Pro Tips -

• Different fish live in deep and shallow water.
• Different fish in different zones.
• Higher-level zones have higher fishing skill requirements.
• Fishing does not take up a secondary skill slot, and neither does Survival.

Known Issues -

• Stat buffs on Survival foods are not final.
• Survival gear (tents and bedrolls) are not functional yet.

Happy Fishing!

sooo todo deep water fishing you guys going to make like a paid boat ride XD or a ship ride because that would blow my socks off...even though i just showered and dont have any on.

but anyway minigames and little things like this make the game alot more enjoyable , look at runescape all the mini activities rule the game even though the graphics are absolutely hideous.

is there more of these activities to come? if so my excitement meter turned to the "Squeeling little girl" notch :P

[Isadore]

Not much to fishing yet, but I have a few ideas!

Personalized rowboat! (I know this is asking alot).
Harpoons for those big sea monsters....yea, where are those humongous sea monsters?
Nets to trap those big sea monsters! (possible tie-in here for future trapping and mini-pets?)
Diving mask for long underwater hunts. (just an extra besides our water-breathing potions/items).
Treasure maps to special Treasure Chests (possible artifact cache/random surprise/pet?)


Survivalist
Campfire (like a mini sourcewell buff, maybe?).
And of course I'd like to see the rep vendor buff food done away with and rolled into this.
With all the food I am not sure we will need bandages, unless it is 'in combat' bandaging, PVE game is easy enough as is, but might give PVP some pretty interesting gameplay. (UO had this and it was pretty fun for the warriors/rogue types).

[Hunt55511]

sooo todo deep water fishing you guys going to make like a paid boat ride XD or a ship ride because that would blow my socks off...even though i just showered and dont have any on.

but anyway minigames and little things like this make the game alot more enjoyable , look at runescape all the mini activities rule the game even though the graphics are absolutely hideous.

is there more of these activities to come? if so my excitement meter turned to the "Squeeling little girl" notch :P

By Deep/Shallow he most likely means (And does, from what I can tell) is like fishing inside the lake in Freemarch vs fishing on the shores of Lake Solace, or the coast of Ember Isle.

[TehFrank]

Oh and um...fishing in HK? plz =^.^=

[Agobi]

Officially reupped ;) me likee teh fishy

[Khelendross]

Couple things needed (I still wish the system was a bit more complex, with like a tension/sensitivity meter) and jump/run buttons as well as a reel one, but it is what it is) that are fairly easy to do.

Better fish distribution throughout the areas. It seems right now that fish in the zone are everywhere in said zones. There are no "special spots". Maybe a little visible spot in the water to mark "fishing holes" where more unique fish to that spot can be caught. Put them in hard to find spots. To wit, I'd also like to see a rowboat for deep water fishing.

Lastly the catch ratio is way to low. Far to often you catch nothing. Even so far as you burn an entire lure and get nothing to show for it. That shouldn't happen. At the very least lure's should improve your catch chance as well as what you have a chance at catching. Its not bad at low levels but I imagine when you hit high levels and its a long time between sklll ups, that the low chance of actually catching anything will really annoy players.

Lastly there should be special max level areas to fish in dungeons/raids where you can get artifacts that give something very cool. I suggested tonight on the PTS (and many seemed to like this idea) that a 300 level area at Akylios's dock could yield a artifact set that if completed would give a mini akylios pet. I think that would be pretty neat. Or like an Akylios hatchling or something. Because these are max level items I don't imagine they would be needed for at least a patch or two, but I think it would be a neat thing for max level fisherman to go for.

I have no bug reports. This is incredibly polished at this early stage which is great cause if means you can add more neat fluff and other things to it . I found a few WIP items but thats about it.

[Zoam]

I am still excited for the fishing, and had fun with it!

One question though, I do know that the tents and the bedrolls aren't working at the moment but what is the intended function of them?

[the_real_seebs]

CURSE YOU AND YOUR BAD TIMING!

It got too hot upstairs, so I have spent basically all day today moving my computers to the basement, so I didn't see this until it was too late.

I BLAME YOU.

p.s.: THANK YOU! I am so enthused about this.

[youkiddingme]

So with this new fishing is going to be fun and new or a clone. Cause as it stands I like to see the following added to this concept or if t is conform. Please
1. Catch a monster to fight.
2. Catch treasure chest.
3. Catch pets.
4. Catch rare items and costumes.
5. catch some fun and interesting quest
6. catch a rare swimming mount
7. Titles and achievements
8. fishing boats