Fishing needs a total overhaul

[TaleraRistain]

Fishing is getting a lot of love in this update.

[Calysto]

Thaliak's Favor is nice.

Triple Hook not so much ? maybe for ocean fishing ? but for the cost you can almost use 2 Double hook. (MIN/BOT +2/+3 only get a 100 GP scale ; FSH is +300 GP...)

I guess the spearfishing minigame is decent.
I wish they expended the spear options because there's still only the lv.61 in the game. They said they couldn't add more/give it stats because it would affect "values" ; yet they changed said values with the stat squish, and nope, they just don't care.
I guess they can still make specialized spear (ex : faster reload ; wider head ; stealthier miss width) just for the minigame.

Now complains about FSH compared to the others gatherers : Maybe it's time to rebrand it as a "limited job".

-still almost no use for fishes
-retainers still useless outside of 1 minion
-still no QoL for logs (usefull infos ; search ; items link ; tp from map ; flags) but maybe that's just me on this one
-leves rewards are a joke (MIN/BOT get dozens of crystals ; you get 3 baits you can buy from npcs ; not even scripts ones)
-desynth still moslty sands (and no longer HQ ; for shame !)

[HayleyGeek]

I wholly agree. We have a choco saddlebag that I use for bait, but alas I can't store all bait in it. Introducing a storage thing similar to this and fashion accessories for example, they have the capability already. Just have a window that has all available bait slots in it and what you have is put into this slots, ones you don't have are greyed out. You can take out and drop back into it anytime. Would be the most amazing QoL change and would seriously improve player experience to offer more available space with choco being empty again

[HayleyGeek]

I'll say though on fishing retainers. I dont agree completely. If you are getting specific fish, often the ones used for turn ins especially there are lists online somewhere, then these will always make money on mb. Can be quite a chunk too. I may be wholly wrong if fishers have the ability to collect turn in fish, but I'd assume so, im not at my retainer to check rn.

[Calysto]

I'll say though on fishing retainers. I dont agree completely. If you are getting specific fish, often the ones used for turn ins especially there are lists online somewhere, then these will always make money on mb. Can be quite a chunk too. I may be wholly wrong if fishers have the ability to collect turn in fish, but I'd assume so, im not at my retainer to check rn.

That lasted a few weeks on my server ; but it already crashed enough that a BOT/MIN venture would make more. The main reason is that there is demand for ingredients ; while XP needs are dropping quickly.

[KageTokage]

I really love the new spearfishing and hope that it continues being a lucrative source of aethersands going forward because I can only assume it's probably bot-proof due to the visual and timing aspects involved.

It yielding sands faster then other options seems like a fair trade-off due to needing to be more actively involved with the process.

[LunarEmerald]

Bait makes me hate fishing because it clutters my inventory. If they refuse to give us a tackle box then bait should be removed entirely.

[skady]

I hope they add a new fishing gig this xpac, it's not great missing out on all of the stats (and melds) that other DoL jobs get through their offhand. I don't even think it's possible for fishing retainers to hit the 3400 perception requirement to bring back extra fish from EW ventures... Not like it matters at the moment since only like 1 of the fish is useful for anything but still, we've been stuck with the same basic offhand since stormblood and it would make sense with the new spearfishing revamp. I thought the new spearfishing minigame was fun but the skill still largely feels neglected as a whole, both in terms of practical use and fun challenge content like the big fishing challenges, hoping they do more with it in later patches.

[Jojoya]

I hope they add a new fishing gig this xpac, it's not great missing out on all of the stats (and melds) that other DoL jobs get through their offhand. I don't even think it's possible for fishing retainers to hit the 3400 perception requirement to bring back extra fish from EW ventures... Not like it matters at the moment since only like 1 of the fish is useful for anything but still, we've been stuck with the same basic offhand since stormblood and it would make sense with the new spearfishing revamp. I thought the new spearfishing minigame was fun but the skill still largely feels neglected as a whole, both in terms of practical use and fun challenge content like the big fishing challenges, hoping they do more with it in later patches.

Fishing ventures don't have the same requirements as Mining/Botany. They're always adjusted to reflect what's possible with FSH gear.

[Zfz]

Still want a new Gig, though, 100% for the sake of having a new one, which is really among the most important core concepts of an MMORPG.

I don't like fishing for its hassles, but maybe someone likes it. So overhaul or not, I'm fine either way. At least it's trivial to level up and just ignore for the rest of the expansion.