Fishing

[pyro2536]

Who else thinks they should add new secondary gear for the fisher class

[DrWho2010]

not necessary. it would "look nice" to be at the same ilvl as current stuff, but it's not "needed".

[Jojoya]

Why do you think it's needed? I don't think we're even able to see the gig anymore now that spearfishing is a mini-game (could be wrong) and the developers would just rebalance fishing around any stat increase so there's no actual gain for players.

Adding things just for the sake of adding things and not because they serve a beneficial purpose is a waste of everyone's time. If you have an idea about something that would make it worthwhile to add a new one, I'd be interested in hearing about it.

[Brightamethyst]

I still don't understand why they added the off-hand in the first place. Why not just add a "Gig" trait upon unlocking spearfishing, roll the extra GP into rods, and call it a day?

[Jojoya]

I still don't understand why they added the off-hand in the first place. Why not just add a "Gig" trait upon unlocking spearfishing, roll the extra GP into rods, and call it a day?

Probably to "balance" it with MIN/BTN, not to mention a lot of players kept asking for a Fisher offhand.

Can't gather from Rocky Outcrops without the Sledgehammer equipped though you can still gather from Mineral Deposits. Can't gather from Lush Vegetation without the Scythe equipped though you can still gather from Mature Trees.

So Fishing became can't gather from Teeming Waters without the Spearfishing Gig equipped though you can still gather from Fishing Holes.

If Spearfishing had been the mini-game from its inception instead of the original "wait for the burst of bubbles then use Gig", it very well might have ended up a trait. On the other hand, I don't mind the extra GP the Gig provides since it delays when I have to start the waiting game for GP to get back into Patience II.

[Fruity_Snacks]

Why do you think it's needed? I don't think we're even able to see the gig anymore now that spearfishing is a mini-game (could be wrong) and the developers would just rebalance fishing around any stat increase so there's no actual gain for players.

Adding things just for the sake of adding things and not because they serve a beneficial purpose is a waste of everyone's time. If you have an idea about something that would make it worthwhile to add a new one, I'd be interested in hearing about it.

You can still see it, and it's pretty good for adding +35GP

[Senica]

I hate that it makes my Fisher have a lower Item level than my other gathering classes.
I get that its become a mini game, but they should either take the spear out or update it.

[Arohk]

Who else thinks they should add new secondary gear for the fisher class

pff, they need to add a bait box (inventory for baits) first.

there are too many baits
they all go in your inventory.

its bad.

one of the main reasons i don't want to deal with fishing at all.