Quote Originally Posted by Aldora View Post
This was basically already the case with Botany in the last beta phase. If you know where you can find a specific item, it's Just a matter of getting there and specifically farm For that particular item.

For example, I needed paprika's for a Miq'abob. So I set out to (I believe) west la Noscea and farm for paprika's at 4 spots. Got a full stack of 99 paprika's easy.

And to be honest... I loved it. (^_^ )
The difference is that
a) it still requires a lot of time and effort. You can't just go afk while you character keeps chopping, right? Of course we still don't know if that's going to be possible with fishing either, but it's a possibility.
b) Paprikas may be easy enough to get, but I'm sure there are rare items, high quality items, and simply higher level items that not every player has easy access to. Again, these things may or may not apply to fishing. But if they do apply, then Yoshida's statement about a fisherman's part in Eorzea's economy is obviously false. Unless, as mentioned before, all fish can be bought from NPCs for a small price.