FISHING (Proper Fix)

[Casanova_Valentine]

After much thought, I think I have come up with a very good solution to fishing. It seems there is a lot lacking in fishing, when in comparison to the other gathering classes. Its simply, cast, wait, hook, maybe HQ and mooch, Maybe HQ and double Mooch. Not really much too it. There is a lot of bait though, and it is kind of annoying to keep track of it all. So lets simplify the bait requirement and actually add a little depth to the class.

Offhand: Tackle Box/Fish Bag/Net. Seems to me that fishing doesn't have an offhand item. So instead of making the tackle box just a selection action for bait, make it an actual item that we can equip, or even a bag that the fish are supposed to go in, even a net for Net fishing!!
Lures: Instead of having a bajillion types of bait, lets cut it down to a select handful. maybe 1 Lure every 5 levels, or even every 10 levels. That really cuts down on what you have to carry and cuts out a lot of needless data. Keep reading to see how I justify the small amount of bait.
Depth: Literally, water depth. Here is where you add depth to fishing (pun intended) by adding depth to water. When fishing, you can Bottom Fish, you can top fish, or you can fish in the middle. There are more things to fishing, but lets keep it simple. Instead of carrying around all the bait, we could now have the ability to cast the lure in a certain manner that would attract fish at a certain depth. Lets call bottom fishing "Sinker", Top fishing "Floater" and middle water fishing "Jigging". You could simply switch fish that are caught by certain baits, to certain lures using certain techniques.
I think this would add a little bit more skill to fishing, and not sacrifice anything in the process, rather make it more fun. I would appreciate feedback.

Last note: I kind of threw in Net fishing on a whim. So, to not leave it without some sort of explanation, maybe at certain points you could cast a net to catch several fish at a time that are so many levels below you. Dunno, just a last minute idea.

[Phoebus]

you can edit your own post to go past the 1000 character limit...

[Shougun]

4 Deep is a little late for this, but next time Phoebus tip is good to follow :P.

Personally I think they should suck it up and do the tacklebox, I don't care if there is a slight delay to load the data because it isn't loaded automatically at each zone in / login (some ghetto pointer to a small tackle database). I like the idea of different tools you need to communicate with nature (sort of how Yoshida worded it).

I would definitely like to see some interaction and more direct control though (Our GP?).

[Sainya]

There is a hugely long thread already made on these very forums begging the devs to add a tacklebox. Please add to the noise there. I will find it and edit my post so those interested can add their voice and likes.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...eeded-for-bait
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Please add your voice there, these scattered threads get us nowhere :T

[Casanova_Valentine]

TBH, I am not too concerned about the Tackle Box. My method would pretty much get rid of the need for one. Maybe the fishing bag or net would be a better idea. Think about it....Miner has Pickaxe and Hammer, Botanist has Axe and Scythe, Fisher has a Pole and......

That's where the Net would be a cool idea, or even if someone wanted to improve on that idea.

[Shougun]

TBH, I am not too concerned about the Tackle Box. My method would pretty much get rid of the need for one. Maybe the fishing bag or net would be a better idea. Think about it....Miner has Pickaxe and Hammer, Botanist has Axe and Scythe, Fisher has a Pole and......

That's where the Net would be a cool idea, or even if someone wanted to improve on that idea.

Fishing used to have a secondary, it was spear fishing. During 2.0 beta you really missed the excitement where they were like "lol, you're not a real boy anymore".

For lures there are certain fish that prefer particular lures over another even though they are both prepared for the same body of water, I haven't memorized the new preferences though - I remember a lot of the older ones lol. I kind of like that part of Fishing, but hey you're right that it would cut down on item clutter doing it your way. Its not my favorite choice but I'd be making myself a royal cake and eating it all if everything was my choice.. :P

[BobbinT]

As much as I love this idea, SE unfortunately already answered this.

[Casanova_Valentine]

As much as I love this idea, SE unfortunately already answered this.

But but but, I didn't ask for the tackle box to be used as a different inventory space! They definitely answered that, and in turn I helped them cut down on space!!! : ) ><||||8)x(8||||><

[Casanova_Valentine]

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