Fishing in ARR

[Shougun]

News! And it's almost encouraging!

If Yoshida can make it casual and "hardcore" available that would be awesome!

(Just like I imagine fishing (I've only had small fish I could reel in with one hand lol, but I know there are big powerful fish)) - many cases where you can chat and calmly cast, but there are times, places, and baits that will bring you some serious game.

Different sizes / skills makes me think that maybe he has this in mind. I certainly hope so.


Edit: Depth could be a great variable for discerning difficulty as well. Then unless you are a noob fisher you can easily decide what kind of fish you want, temperature, bait, water type, location, depth, might be getting a bit crazy but you could introduce movement patterns as well (as either "stance" abilities that are in effect till canceled or switched, like zig zag, bobbing, ect ect - attracting different types of fish or through a sort of Zelda style (though I dont know how you could chat then lol)).

Interesting if they make the technique relate to the items retrieved rather then the RNG (less-RNG) like:

If you get a heavy bait drop it low (deep) and then quickly reel it in you are much more likely to get coral and other sea ground related items.

Knowing the depth of the water could come from trial and error or some sort of fishing device, then say if you have a heavy bait and have it a little bit above the ground then large slow fish may grab it rather then coral.