High Level Fishing Nerf? The McFishers need help please.

[Gemina]

One of my friends in-game I met while going after Heliocorpion. We were both there before the window opened and wished each other good luck. He also admitted to having over 100 windows over the course of a year trying to get this fish. Every time he got him to bite, he has gotten away. Then here comes me. Level 50-something FSH with much lower stats. First window. First attempt. Got him. I immediately emoted /happy and wished I hadn't. Even though the other fisher congratulated me, I could sense his frustration.

I didn't just port away. I stood there cheering him on hoping he would finally get his elusive catch. Hope diminished as the window got smaller, and right before the last seconds began to tick away, he got the bite! And he once again got away. I felt so bad for him, and made me think (if even for a moment) that RNGesus is an actual entity than can totally have it in for you. Good or bad.

I know that's nonsense, but sometimes I just don't know.

[Espritduo]

I didn't just port away. I stood there cheering him on hoping he would finally get his elusive catch. Hope diminished as the window got smaller, and right before the last seconds began to tick away, he got the bite! And he once again got away. I felt so bad for him, and made me think (if even for a moment) that RNGesus is an actual entity than can totally have it in for you. Good or bad.

I know that's nonsense, but sometimes I just don't know.

Something I've noticed happen with odd frequency in big fishing is that I will get the big fish to bite at literally the last possible opportunity of that time/weather window, especially for the ones that never seem to bite at all. I'll be there for half an hour to an hour straight with no bite, then BAM, just as I am getting ready to pack the rod up, it bites, and I've got it when I thought all hope was lost. Like, it happens ALOT more than you would think. RNG is RNG and all that, but it's happened, and I have caught, way too many big fish at the last possible chance for that window often enough that I always stick around to and even past the last second, just in case. And it's paid off enough that I almost want to believe there is something to it, something built into the system that gives you that "last chance" bite at the very end.

Moral of the story: Don't give up early out of frustration or hopelessness. Wait to that last possible chance, cuz RNGesus loves teh dramatic apparently.