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A fishing event?
Jim_Pipp
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Let’s discuss whether an annual fishing event would be welcome in-game. My most important suggestions for the developers are
1) It should not increase the drop rate of rare fish as this would devalue the Master Angler tittle, but some people may choose to pursue this achievement during the event because more people will be fishing.
2) Do not make it an obligatory grindfest. The rewards for some events are so good that many players feel they have to do nothing else (the anniversary event and dungeon event are good examples). Other events are less popular and are just a grind for specific rare drops (e.g. Jester and Halloween events) or a chance to get double XP by clicking a memento.
So I suggest the proposed fishing event is done fundamentally differently from other events. The rewards should be scaled back, and perhaps should be achievement/token based, so if people really want the best reward they can be sure they will earn it without the frustrations of RNG loot tables. To distinguish this event from the XP grinds I think any XP buff should be tied to actually fishing rather than using a memento, and by giving rewards not usually associated with other events. Here is what I would think would be fun.
When fishing during the event there is a chance to spawn a group of monsters at a fishing hole – the game has loads of semi-aquatic beasties that could be used for this. The number and strength of the monsters should be tied to the number of people fishing there, so solo anglers and groups all have a good chance of beating the monster(s). Participating in one of these special monster fights activates the traditional double XP buff (although perhaps not 2 hours), so people who just want the xp will have a quick fish before going out to do their own thing.
Defeating a monster in a base game zone will be one of the “Holiday event” achievements. The best rewards could be tied to defeating one of these fishing monsters in each zone of a faction, and every base game zone. Other achievements could be to catch x fish during the event, or to fillet y fish.
I suggest the event achievements could give rewards linked to personal development and personal reflection, as my stereotype of fishing is that it is a peaceful period of reflection and a time to consider changes.
Possible rewards for achievements from best to worst (one per character, bound to character as appropriate)
Extra outfit slot? (I’m worried this one is too good)
Outfit change token
Name change token
Race change token
Skill respec scroll
Attribute respec scroll
Additionally, if you catch a rare fish (the fish you need for each zone’s fishing achievements) then you could also get a new container only available during the event. These would contain minor rewards like additional bait and maybe other things that would develop characters like provisioning recipes, furniture crafting plans and perhaps rarely dye stamps or 1-day research scrolls. The idea is that these modest rewards are a nice bonus for fishing, and not the whole point of fishing during the event. The usual fishing rewards would still be available at the usual drop rate; include the moamer motif.
So I would like to hear anyone else’s thoughts on a way to encourage players to have a go at fishing, but in a way that doesn’t devalue the achievements of Master Anglers, and doesn’t shake up all of ESO’s economy by giving very valuable rewards.
If you would like to see a fishing event then just post anything so the idea stays around the front of the forums. Thanks for reading.
1) It should not increase the drop rate of rare fish as this would devalue the Master Angler tittle, but some people may choose to pursue this achievement during the event because more people will be fishing.
2) Do not make it an obligatory grindfest. The rewards for some events are so good that many players feel they have to do nothing else (the anniversary event and dungeon event are good examples). Other events are less popular and are just a grind for specific rare drops (e.g. Jester and Halloween events) or a chance to get double XP by clicking a memento.
So I suggest the proposed fishing event is done fundamentally differently from other events. The rewards should be scaled back, and perhaps should be achievement/token based, so if people really want the best reward they can be sure they will earn it without the frustrations of RNG loot tables. To distinguish this event from the XP grinds I think any XP buff should be tied to actually fishing rather than using a memento, and by giving rewards not usually associated with other events. Here is what I would think would be fun.
When fishing during the event there is a chance to spawn a group of monsters at a fishing hole – the game has loads of semi-aquatic beasties that could be used for this. The number and strength of the monsters should be tied to the number of people fishing there, so solo anglers and groups all have a good chance of beating the monster(s). Participating in one of these special monster fights activates the traditional double XP buff (although perhaps not 2 hours), so people who just want the xp will have a quick fish before going out to do their own thing.
Defeating a monster in a base game zone will be one of the “Holiday event” achievements. The best rewards could be tied to defeating one of these fishing monsters in each zone of a faction, and every base game zone. Other achievements could be to catch x fish during the event, or to fillet y fish.
I suggest the event achievements could give rewards linked to personal development and personal reflection, as my stereotype of fishing is that it is a peaceful period of reflection and a time to consider changes.
Possible rewards for achievements from best to worst (one per character, bound to character as appropriate)
Extra outfit slot? (I’m worried this one is too good)
Outfit change token
Name change token
Race change token
Skill respec scroll
Attribute respec scroll
Additionally, if you catch a rare fish (the fish you need for each zone’s fishing achievements) then you could also get a new container only available during the event. These would contain minor rewards like additional bait and maybe other things that would develop characters like provisioning recipes, furniture crafting plans and perhaps rarely dye stamps or 1-day research scrolls. The idea is that these modest rewards are a nice bonus for fishing, and not the whole point of fishing during the event. The usual fishing rewards would still be available at the usual drop rate; include the moamer motif.
So I would like to hear anyone else’s thoughts on a way to encourage players to have a go at fishing, but in a way that doesn’t devalue the achievements of Master Anglers, and doesn’t shake up all of ESO’s economy by giving very valuable rewards.
If you would like to see a fishing event then just post anything so the idea stays around the front of the forums. Thanks for reading.
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Katahdin✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Honestly I think we have enough events.
New life event
Jesters event
Anniversary event
Midyear mayhem
Wrothgar anniversary
Dark Brotherhood/Thieves Guild anniversary
Dungeon event
IC anniversary
Witches Festival
Did I get them all? Lol
Probably going to get a CWC anniversary, Morrowind Anniversary, Summerset Anniversary
We don't need to have events every month of the year (although looking at the list we almost have that now or will soon).
I also don't see them giving a token (name and race change) worth 2K to 3k crowns away as a reward per character or account cause no one would buy them.
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Guarlet✭✭✭✭✭They're adding in the Pyandonean motif to the loot table for fishing in Summerset, so that alone should see an increase in fishers.
Also those rewards you listed would be insanely overpowered as festival rewards, considering that they're for-purchase items in the crown store...AKA The Goblinator, PC/EU1 -
TheNuminous1✭✭✭✭✭
✭Mettaricana wrote: »Just bring back the double worthgar fish glitch and call it an event
for the longest time with this I did not know it was a glitch I thought it was a wrothgar specialty bonus type thing.
What with all the bears and untamed wilderness I assumed the fish were just more plentiful. plus they had the purple fish which no other zone has had so I made sense to think they had tweaked other stuff for wrothgars fishing.2 -
Spacemonkey✭✭✭✭✭Honestly I think we have enough events.
New life event
Jesters event
Anniversary event
Midyear mayhem
Wrothgar anniversary
Dark Brotherhood/Thieves Guild anniversary
Dungeon event
IC anniversary
Witches Festival
Theres only 4 events. As is shown in achievement section. All the rest is marketing stuff. (like last weeks crowncrates/free eso+ thing) . I mean you *can* count it as an event, but there is nothing new added to the game. Like the anniversary event with jubilee boxes. Its just double exp and extra loot, no actual <event>. I mean, it's debatable.
It would be nice to have fishing involved in more events. Rare themed fishable stuff could be added to loot tables for fishing at each event (Witch, Midyear, Jester, New Life). If talking about an actual fishing event, I wouldnt mind seeing new features. Loot chance of an item that summons a boss sounds cool.
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lihentian✭✭✭✭✭new life festival have some fishing element in it... personally i don't find fishing fun......0 -
forwardbias83✭✭✭Perhaps in the future they could do an update that improves fishing. Invest some skill points to increase the chance of getting perfect roe while filleting, or the chance to catch a "large" fish that when you fillet, that gives you 2 or 3 regular fish rather than just one and thus extra chances at a perfect roe. Cosmetic skins for your fishing rod so that it is not just a bamboo stick, but a more solid looking pole with a reel. Motifs for a fishing related outfit. Add a daily fishing quest that rewards you with lures that can be used in any type of water, and or lures that increases your chance of catching a large fish as I mentioned above, or motifs for a fishing outfit. Add fish that can be consumed for a polymorph effect, turns you into a skeleton with a pirate hat or something for an hour. Game makers could call the update Anglers Bounty. Plus the ability to fillet green and blue quality fish that you get for the achievement, rather than just being a vendor item. Green would be worth filleting 2 fish, and blue would be worth filleting 3 fish.0 -
maltinkilic✭✭✭As a master angler I am already happy with current fishing and don't need an event. Summerset motif drop is also nice but there is no need for increased perfect roe chance or any other thing. You want to find a fishing budy? Join a fishing guild. I am in a fishing guild in PC EU and I never fish alone.0 -
Stinkyremy✭✭✭✭✭How about a fishing event where holes last twice as long, (because a lot more people will be fishing), they don't change the odds of catching rare fish, but they just flat increase the price of selling rare fish to merchants, like 5K for a green fish and 10k for a blue fish. Plus increase the chancer of filleting perfect roe.
No double XP as that would just take everyone away from fishing into levelling alts and grinding more harder.
This would encourage people to fish, increase the chances of getting the fish for those of us who want the master angler, because of people actually wanting to fish together, as well as encourage people to fish more.
Also while they have the "meta" recepie from CWC that needs roe, doubling chances of roe will allow more people to be able to use it as well as lower level players buying psyjic frags and recepies.1 -
MilwaukeeScott✭✭✭✭✭Fishing could be sooooooo much better than its current form!PS4NA
All I see is hate and rage from people who don't understand how to.....0 -
Ragged_Claw✭✭✭✭✭
✭Why not? The more events the better I think. They encourage people to log in and try different things, don't actually cost the players anything and are good fun. I agree that making rare fish drop more would devalue the achievement, but maybe there could be a chance at catching rare furniture plans or stuff (I dunno, haven't thought this through properly). It would certainly drive me on to finally get that Master Angler achievement.PC EU & NA1
