Info about obtaining Pure Aqueous Glioaether in Patch 6.3

[Caimie_Tsukino]

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I further tested more runs. It seems to me that although there are occasional times which we cannot distinguish the Demogenys and Phyllinos, most of the times they can be distinguished as you said. There are indeed some overlapping time around 10 sec (with Chum), but overall, most Demogenys are under 10 sec with Chum, while most Phyllinos are over 10 sec with Chum.
Meanwhile, Iribainion clearly is a pain in neck since it has a pretty long bite time but it appears very often.

Seems to me that, if I do want to clearly distinguish the Demos and the Phyllinos, I can slap the Demos. However, if we consider the matter of "CHANCES" overall, it is definitely more beneficial to slap the Iribainion, because it seems to me to appear very, very often (much higher chance then the Demos)... which would otherwise take away so much time during the window.

So far, I've had runs that got me nothing, but I've also had runs that gotten as many as 5 Phyllinos within a single window.

After all, fishing is super luck-dependent (yet people always complain about crafting being RNG-dependent whenever people can't craft anything at 100% rate... fishing clearly takes the RNG game to another level)... I guess, sometimes, it's not just about being able to distinguish two fish, but to overall increase the chances of catching the one we want.

[Gemina]

Thanks for going to all that work, Caimie.

I agree with others that as a housing item it's more of a dead end. The IS fountain was popular because it was one option out of only 5 total. For housing, it's just one option out of a couple hundred. Not many are going to be interested when there are much less expensive and just as attractive options available.

I know this is an earlier post, but the discrepancy between an IS and housing item is going away come 6.4. Despite this, I would wager than many housing owners have not, nor plan to touch IS. The fountain is absolutely gorgeous, and is one of a kind for those going with an Otter theme for their yard.

I further tested more runs. It seems to me that although there are occasional times which we cannot distinguish the Demogenys and Phyllinos, most of the times they can be distinguished as you said. There are indeed some overlapping time around 10 sec (with Chum), but overall, most Demogenys are under 10 sec with Chum, while most Phyllinos are over 10 sec with Chum.
Meanwhile, Iribainion clearly is a pain in neck since it has a pretty long bite time but it appears very often.

Seems to me that, if I do want to clearly distinguish the Demos and the Phyllinos, I can slap the Demos. However, if we consider the matter of "CHANCES" overall, it is definitely more beneficial to slap the Iribainion, because it seems to me to appear very, very often (much higher chance then the Demos)... which would otherwise take away so much time during the window.

Exactly this. If you are not confident with distinguishing bites, you slap the Dem. A '!!' and near instant '!' a surefire indications to not hook the bite, and letting those go while under chum will result in more opportunities overall to bring in a Philly. Reeling in a Dem thinking it's a Philly is a major downer. Getting the timing down just takes practice, and comes with experience. Also, even though Iribainion is the more common bite all of this is still RNG. Slapping them if planning on farming the Pure Aqueous long term is definitely the more prudent path, but ultimately which fish you choose to slap is a preference based on how lucky you feel during your current window. Simple as that.

So far, I've had runs that got me nothing, but I've also had runs that gotten as many as 5 Phyllinos within a single window.

That's amazing on both accounts. I've always reeled in at least one Philly, but have only maxed out at three during the window. GP has never been an issue either, and I have always been able to Chum through the entire window. Again though, this is RNG as well as more reel-ins result in additional GP consumption. However lucky you feel, it is always best if you start the window with max GP, cordial off of cooldown, and all buffs up. Funny thing about my 1 vs 3 is that when I catch just one, I've always got at least one Glioaether. When I catch 3, I've had instances where all of them reduce to nothing but crystals and clusters. I've yet to have a perfect run on these things lol.