Yoshi-p says: "Button pressing is stressful." ....

[Cosette]

I think the main issue that most people are scratching at is that what is the point of achievements when it takes no player skill, outside of what gear/time it is?

In 1.0, while there was some random losses and other things, if I took too long to act or if I jigged in the wrong spot I would lose the fish because of my wrong input.
The way 2.0 version sounds like with no player input achievements won't feel like anything but a time sink. "I stood here for 4 hours with the right gear and eventually caught the rare fish I wanted."
I want player skill to actually have something to do with my catches, not luck based on how long you stand somewhere. Not saying 1.0 was great, but at least it made me feel like I acted at the right times and jigged in the right places to catch this fish!

I just can't comprehend why fishing needs to be the class that needs no player skill or the class you play that you can benefit from while you go AFK, or "chat".
Make a sitting class for that, don't destroy an already established class.

From reading your side on fishing, I understand your perspective. I think that fishing should have choices between active or 'afk' type modes. Like when you are standing there ready to fish - you have an option to "Just wait and See" (basically afk/social chat mode). This mode does not lead to as great of rewards or perhaps special fish and requires active input. I agree that you should NOT be well rewarded for having ability to afk.

[Mjollnir]

From reading your side on fishing, I understand your perspective. I think that fishing should have choices between active or 'afk' type modes. Like when you are standing there ready to fish - you have an option to "Just wait and See" (basically afk/social chat mode). This mode does not lead to as great of rewards or perhaps special fish and requires active input. I agree that you should NOT be well rewarded for having ability to afk.

If only fishing was done through our retainers! j/k j/k