DOL: More depth {Can I have it?}

[Viritess]

Would be nice to see fishing mini game be a little more i dunno, like fishing?

Maybe have the mouse/analog move the pole in that direction, be able to reel in and let out line. could even add some dual shock shaking if your about to break your line. (Plus visual/audio cues for pc users/those who dislike dual shock) Make it a little more interactive. Maybe make fly fishing more like fly fishing. Perhaps when fishing you watch for some fins or fish cresting and thats where you aim your fly.

As far as Housing areas besides Gardens for Botany, you could have a stream comming from a rocky outcropping that you can pan sift for metals like in the gold rush. Maybe upgrade it to a full river (or in reverse upgrade a river to have a outscrop stream flow into it) for fishing (Or change fishing to "Fancy name for animal involved crafting/livestock rearing)") Or add a 4th DOL for Mammal centered livestock/chocobo rearing)

As far as other skills for the DOLs, Pan Sifting could be a good way to find other materials and make use of already made rivers. If you shift Mining over to say, Geology you can expand into locating hidden caves. Maybe locating Aether trails (for some sort of aether capture) Find oil deposits (i'll call him Exxon Valdese, a Lala kingpin) And perhaps locating unaspected crystals (that can then make use of aether capture to transform them into the crystal type you want)

Fishing seems tougher UNLESS SE is willing to put in some quality animations. If so i have some ideas; Put the ferry to use. Add an option from ferry for diving. Ferry goes out and does a "random circuit" as you dive for treaure. Unless theres actual swimming animations they may have to just show you diving in and then bobbing back up for air for your next attempt. For diving in add a mini game (heres a type of skill where the Hot/cold type of mini game would make more sense) You get a grid and by clicking locations in the grid, you attempt to find hidden treasure or spearfish deep sea creatures. Let folks trace a route on the grid. A good guess and some RNG for how much of that route you traced (Think pencil drawing on MS paint) You can complete before comming up for air. Find the spot with the loot by trying to guess its direction from your past attempts. (marco polo?)

Other "Fishing" Ideas. Hatcheries; Added to your housing. You cultivate young fish from a few you've caught. Then by releasing them in a lake of your choice you add an effect. Maybe Bonus rate for all fishers to catch that type of fish. Maybe Bonus to catching that fish and a predetory fish that shares that location (More food for the predetors) And also lets you cultivate Clams with a chance to produce pearls, white and black, and maybe some with magical effects or special colors. Or just give you steady supply of the fish you cultivate provided you feed them.

If you make a mammal centered DOL (or large animal DOL) you can focus Fishing towards Fish and smaller animals such as insects. Maybe a net to catch butterflies/bugs. Collect them and make butterfly collages that could even look like the Leve plates. or use them to convert a rough pattern resembling a Screen shot into a Butterfly collauge item to hang in your house. (probably wouldnt be very detailed but it could still be neat) Could also use insects to produce Dyes. (which is an actual use) Provide new options for bait.

For botany they have already talked about Home gardens. But what else? Well it is Final fantasy, there are walking trees and plants. your your rearing animals and Chocobos, why not rear a baby Treant or some other type of plant creature. If you shear sheep for wool maybe you tickle treats for leaves? Need more Belladona? koochi koochi koo!
And way out there, maybe some sort of Tree climbing for eggs, or baby birds for the Animal rearing DOL. Could be neat to have some vanity pet birds you raised land on your shoulder, tweet a song and fly around you.

[Imagination] [I have it] [Do you need it?]

[Xienith]

I don't have many ideas to add to the list, since you all seem to have it covered, but I think DoL would be greatly improved by this secondary function/mini game. An alternative way to get items (maybe unique) aside from running out and gathering is a great idea. I'm just stumped about miner as well.