So this whole "Claret Carp" RoE quest inspired us to get some Halycon Rods made (because now that I have a 110 Alchemist, and I can kill endless pots in sky and have been doing so for awhile for crystals, it is so easy to do) and sometimes I get bored in the game and I can't really think of anything to do, so...
Family member and I asked each other 'why not try some fishing?'
Well, it took us about an hour to remember why fishing in this game sucks.
"You didn't catch anything."
"You didn't catch anything."
"You didn't catch anything."
"You didn't catch anything."
"You didn't catch anything."
"You didn't catch anything."
.......sigh.
Okay... RMT is almost dead in this game, because to be honest, nobody cares about gil anymore unless you're talking cursed junk (and it doesn't even seem like that sells anymore) and Su3 equipment along with crafting materials if anybody is doing escutcheons (sp?), though anybody who is doing THAT horrendous grind is probably already done with the latest stage (and that's why material prices are falling through the floor because nobody's buying right now).
So..... why are the absolutely punishing restrictions still in place on fishing? There are no fish that are worth anything to anybody except for maybe Trumpet Shells as that's one of the only reasonable Bonecraft leveling synth for its level, but that requires there to be a bonecrafter on the server trying to level through it.
Fishing is a dead, worthless skill... but it is still far too hard to levelup. You can fish for 2-3 hours and finally get Level 1. And you have to zone every 30 minutes or you start getting that super-annoying "You didn't catch anything." every time you cast your line.
So now you add an RoE Vana'versary objective in that has to do with fishing... I dunno, I assume you wanted players to fish again? But you're not going to convince anybody to fish when leveling up is a ridiculously awful grind that is worse than trying to get Stage 2 Escutcheons done, and when you finally do get some levels on fishing? You aren't any better off than what you were before you tried to start, because there's not really any fish that is actually worth anything today. Not when you can walk over to your friendly Curio Vendor Moogle and buy any kind of Sushi you could ever want. Or Fish Mithkabobs. Or Shihei... is there ANYTHING worth fishing today?
It just seems that the work vs reward with Fishing is all out of whack. It's kinda sad, because the minigame makes it something that you could at least not fall asleep while doing, and it at least tests your reflexes at least a little, unlike anything else in this game... but there's just simply no reason to do it 'cept for the #ANV keys.
Since Fishing is so worthless, why not ease up on the restrictions so that it is at least a little fun?