[dev1008] Make Fish HP Server-sided, not only client-side.

[Byrth]

If you look hard enough on Alla, you should be able to find an old thread of a guy fishing up gold beds. It was on Garuda, and the item has never been obtainable through legitimate means.
http://www.ffxiah.com/screenshots/32989

Fish come back from the dead because SE didn't get an A in coding. If you play with it enough, you will probably realize what has happened.

[Raxiaz]

Fish come back from the dead because they slowly regain HP when you're not depleting it (stupid, I know). And the client choosing what was on the line is true, at least it used to be. I remember hearing about someone fishing up an Excalibur, but that was years ago.

[Byrth]

Fish come back from the dead because they slowly regain HP when you're not depleting it (stupid, I know). And the client choosing what was on the line is true, at least it used to be. I remember hearing about someone fishing up an Excalibur, but that was years ago.

And, at least in my experience, they still switch direction preference when they're "dead."

[Atomic_Skull]

A. Make the fish HP and fighting server side.

B. Don't tell the client what is on the line until after the player pulls it up.

C. Add fishing mobs that are strong enough to kill an unattended character in all areas including towns. The mob level would be based on the number and level of the players in the fisherman's party and would put you in confrontation mode so that you couldn't have a lvl 10 fishbot with a lvl 90 babysitter outside the party.

The only way you could tell which is a fish and which is a mob is by how it fights and how it's stamina depletes, the same way you can tell the difference between a Ryugu Titan and a Titanicus.

[Arcon]

C. Add fishing mobs that are strong enough to kill an unattended character in all areas including towns. The mob level would be based on the number and level of the players in the fisherman's party and would put you in confrontation mode so that you couldn't have a lvl 10 fishbot with a lvl 90 babysitter outside the party.

Sounds good on paper, but is fighting in cities even possible? Would maybe have to work around it with the confrontation effect up. Would still look weird to see a sea monk chase a character around the Parade Grounds fountain.

[Greatguardian]

Sounds good on paper, but is fighting in cities even possible? Would maybe have to work around it with the confrontation effect up. Would still look weird to see a sea monk chase a character around the Parade Grounds fountain.

More like it would look Awesome.

[Raxiaz]

It would look ridiculous IMO. All that seems a little unnecessary in my opinion. And even so most of "C" is too complicated for SE. A & B were good enough IMO. No need to completely destroy fishing for normal players just because of bots. The way the system works now for that is just fine. And most botters aren't going to be fishing in cities/towns, too much activity and it would look conspicuous for a single character to fish in the same spot for hours on end and not say a word to anyone.