Ambling Caltrop...

[Fruity_Snacks]

You're right it's not 5x, the math is pretty complex if you want to get technical. But my point is, it feels a lot worse seeing that !! pop up so often when you know it could be gone had you just not done the quest. And that feeling of permanent anti-progression should not be present in this game, and I still don't believe was intentional.

Feels does not mean it's actually harder, you are correct in that.

As I said, it appears consideration is taken to provide a similar statistical experience for the fish regardless of quest status.

[Cheezeman3000]

Feels does not mean it's actually harder, you are correct in that.

As I said, it appears consideration is taken to provide a similar statistical experience for the fish regardless of quest status.

Can you explain how diluting the pool by 20% with a longer bite fish provides a similar statistical experience to it not being there?

[Fruity_Snacks]

Can you explain how diluting the pool by 20% with a longer bite fish provides a similar statistical experience to it not being there?

Sure, it's very quick.

From what we can tell so far - they rebalance all the other fish bite rates to provide a similar experience. What before the quest might've been 30% might now be 25% after, to offset. I don't have the specific numbers right now but can see where they were.