Fishing Update Needed?

HjorrMundGandr

I guess only time will tell , but I was wondering if the companions could help you fish?
Is the new CP tree going to have any benefits to fishing?
I would like for fishing to get some much needed love in the department of updates.

Tell me your thoughts.
What do you think would make some great additions to fishing?

EDIT: seems I hit enter too early and posted the poll with only two options...
Put your ideas down in the comments.

Monte_Cristo

I'd like them to either make the rare fish mountable in your home, or add an achievment furnishing that shows the 12 fish of that zone on a wall display if you've caught all of them.

HjorrMundGandr

Yes an Update is needed!

We have had some useful fishing consumables over the years but none have really hit the mark with fishing.
1 - Hissmir Fish-Eye Rye for example only gives you node sight & type of bait required which can be handy but lets be honest here, When was spotting a fishing node ever that difficult?
2 - Artaeum Pickled Fish Bowl - Increases chances of catching a rare fish.

Maybe something that increases the loot in gunny sacks?
Higher chance for Roe?
Chance to fillet and gain double rewards?
While fishing a node you can pull out a sort of mini boss specific to the region, somewhat like the micro plane-melds from Molag Bal? (

1. Big Crabs
2. Horkers
3. An Angry Chubloon army
4. A land fish that is grouper/ mudskipper like
5. Mermaids
6. Yaghra
7. Kraken
8. Serpents
9. Crocks ( not the shoes)

I could keep going. It would make fishing much more entertaining and fun for groups.

HjorrMundGandr

Yes an Update is needed!

Monte_Cristo wrote: »

I'd like them to either make the rare fish mountable in your home, or add an achievement furnishing that shows the 12 fish of that zone on a wall display if you've caught all of them.

Ohh that would be a great Idea. Furnishings other than sticks and sea-weed would be great.

Mounting this in a home would be so nice, It hurt my soul to sell it off.

PizzaCat82

Chance to see fishing spots from far away?

Decrease fishing time to catch?

Higher chance of green or blue fish?

Odovacar

Yes an Update is needed!

I think they could appease the fishing community with a mythic fishing pole. Make it a grind of course maybe like the Ebon wolf but at least something. I did my MA and since I've stayed away but something else added to our current system might change that feeling.

Katahdin

Didnt pick an option in the poll because I disagree that either is needed.

I like the system pretty much as it is because it is something I can do if I just want to relax and do something a bit mindless but still do something in the game. So adding mini bosses, or making into more of a mini game than it is doesnt appeal to me.

The Arteum fish food, already gives a higher chance at green and blue fish and has made getting the fishing achievements in each zone easier and faster now than it used to be. It doesnt need to be made any easier IMO.

Being able to use fish from a zone as furniture, yes that would be nice but I dont see them making 9-12 different models for each zone. Maybe add a purple fish to each zone that is also displayable as furniture.

Adding leads that can be gotten from fishing. Maybe those could be for furniture fish instead of adding a purple fish in each zone.

The green gunny sacks are more of an annoyance than anything else and rarely give anything worth while so yea Id agree those could be improved in content or toned down in frequency.

I already have 11K fish in my inventory and cant use it fast enough so getting double per fillet is pointless.

Better able to see nodes from further away might be useful but I dont seem to really have a problem with seeing that there is a node there. The splashing is pretty noticeable from a good distance.

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MajorDavood

Odovacar wrote: »

I think they could appease the fishing community with a mythic fishing pole. Make it a grind of course maybe like the Ebon wolf but at least something. I did my MA and since I've stayed away but something else added to our current system might change that feeling.

Yes, yes, and yes. Give us the ability to craft and/or get fishing pole drops! Higher level poles could have a better chance of catching blues or fishing loot. Or lower level poles could take longer to catch fish. Not entirely sure but something new is needed...absolutely. This is coming from a 2x Master Angler.

Oh, and maybe some of the fishing loot could be leads for fishing-related antiquities.

I thought about requiring some skill to reel in fish but that treads close to a fishing simulator which I'm not sure we need.

Starlock

Yes an Update is needed!

It'd be something to see a world skill line for fishing while expanding the mechanic more generally. It could have things like:

• Fast Flaying - allow the ability to flay 10 fish at a time (or an entire stack!)
• Angler's Luck - increased chance for rare fishing results
• Egg Extractor - increased chance for perfect roe
• Double Hook - fishing attempt yields two fish instead of one
• Angler Alchemist - allows mother of pearl and clam gall to be found from fishing

Stuff like that. Would be a niche interest, sure, but add some fun flavor.

MajorDavood

HjorrMundGandr wrote: »

While fishing a node you can pull out a sort of mini boss specific to the region, somewhat like the micro plane-melds from Molag Bal? (

1. Big Crabs
2. Horkers
3. An Angry Chubloon army
4. A land fish that is grouper/ mudskipper like
5. Mermaids
6. Yaghra
7. Kraken
8. Serpents
9. Crocks ( not the shoes)

That's an interesting idea! Would the fishing pole be the weapon for this mini-boss? Reeling or pulling the rod one way or the other to damage the boss? (that might be a bit too fishing simulator tho)

Xuhora

they need to let us choose which fish we get each time we reel one in!
Some of us

they need to make fishing harder, its boarderline boring to fish in this game
the others

they need to make fishing easier, me and my grampy cannot fish togethere because of how hard it is to reel it in
a few

NO
one or two of us


godspeed to ya! i will never ever understand why i should fish in a game, but may you have what you think is needed
me

SgtNuttzmeg

I think there are other systems needing to be revamped more currently.

coop500

Yes an Update is needed!

I caught a trout once that was a house decor item, it was purple.

Araneae6537

I would love to see more water feature furnishings, including pools and it would be fitting I think if there was a fishing pool furnishing that could be bought by master anglers. It might only have regular filet-able fish and may be useable once per day or something like that, but it would be a cool feature to add to our homes I think.

Nairinhe

Having recently completed the rest of DLC fishing achievements, I can say that I like where fishing is now

amapola76

Yes an Update is needed!

Fishing dailies
More fishing-related furnishing and crafting recipe drops
Include fishing nodes in event rewards/double drops

Some sort of "relaxed" buff for fishing continuously for a certain amount of time. I'm agnostic on what it would be, exactly, but maybe something like a one hour boost to experience or skills.

PizzaCat82

Imagine dropping a bomb in the fishing spot and a gusher of fish flying up for you. Like break lock, except for fish.

pod88kk

Yes an Update is needed!

Casting a net to catch multiple fish would be good.

Or

The ability to filet multiple fish at once would also be welcome

devaneiosonho

Yes an Update is needed!

Yes, please! I love fishing in video games, but fishing in ESO is just so mind-numbing boring. Final Fantasy got it right, so why can't we have something nice too? I'm not asking for the same thing, just to have something more engaging. Right now, I'd say that fishing in real life in a place without fish is more engaging than what we currently have.

redlink1979

Yes an Update is needed!

After all this time, fishing needs some kind of improvement. A dedicated skill line, with perks ofc, would be neat.

AlienMagi

Skill Point allocation in the new CP system. Chance to get 2 fish in 1 Reel in?

To be honest i would prefer a gardening update instead, so we could plant and harvest food in our homes.

robertthebard

The only thing I'd add is a "mining" node for worms... 200 undead types, and countless gathers of nodes that have a chance to get them, and I pulled 20.

KovalskyNestor

Yes an Update is needed!

Fishing just for the achievements even with arteum fish food can be such a chore, especially if rng doesn't love you. Adding a skill line or some progression would keep me interested in fishing.

barney2525

IF fishing was anywhere and anytime, I would say maybe.

But lest we forget, fishing initially requires the finding of an Active fishing hole. I don't see where emptying the holes faster is going to be a lot of benefit. Seems like dedicated fishermen/women would zip around and fish out areas, then zip to the next one, leaving the average person who does their fishing as they go through a zone gathering other achievements unable to find active fishing spots.

Ratzkifal

Would you believe it if I told you that the new CP actually contain two stars with fishing passives? One attracts rare fishes, the other reduces the time it takes to catch one. Go and test it on the PTS right now if you don't believe me.

volkeswagon

Yes an Update is needed!

They need to make fish cuttable in bulk at a provisioning station.

volkeswagon

Yes an Update is needed!

I made a post before about ways to make fishing more rewarding. A skillline or cp points that could increase your chance for a perfect roe. Other ways would be increased rewards in gunny sacks. Or perhaps catching the odd treasure. Perhaps fishing surveys from provisioning writs where you get your own fishing hole with three chances at catching something valuable

silvereyes

HjorrMundGandr wrote: »

Is the new CP tree going to have any benefits to fishing?

Why yes. Yes it does.



You'll need to be at least CP 780 to unlock both, though, just due to the way the constellations are arranged.

barney2525

volkeswagon wrote: »

They need to make fish cuttable in bulk at a provisioning station.

IMHO, I would not trust a bulk random generator to get my perfect roe. I use the crafting mass decon, and it doesn't seem like I get as many varied and rare mats as I get when I do them one at a time.

kargen27

HjorrMundGandr wrote: »

We have had some useful fishing consumables over the years but none have really hit the mark with fishing.
1 - Hissmir Fish-Eye Rye for example only gives you node sight & type of bait required which can be handy but lets be honest here, When was spotting a fishing node ever that difficult?
2 - Artaeum Pickled Fish Bowl - Increases chances of catching a rare fish.

Maybe something that increases the loot in gunny sacks?
Higher chance for Roe?
Chance to fillet and gain double rewards?
While fishing a node you can pull out a sort of mini boss specific to the region, somewhat like the micro plane-melds from Molag Bal? (

1. Big Crabs
2. Horkers
3. An Angry Chubloon army
4. A land fish that is grouper/ mudskipper like
5. Mermaids
6. Yaghra
7. Kraken
8. Serpents
9. Crocks ( not the shoes)

I could keep going. It would make fishing much more entertaining and fun for groups.

I've been asking for and wanting a chance to catch a mini boss type thing for a long while now. Not as strong as a world boss but strong enough some will have to ponder running away.

Would also like to see fishing become a sort of mini game. When you hook the fish you have to play it. If it runs right you move your pole to the left and all that fun stuff. Make the trophy fish bit a bit more often but make them harder to get in.

Maybe create a special bait that will bring up a dangerous monster. One very few would want to face alone. That would inspire more group fishing.

Zenzuki

Yes an Update is needed!

HjorrMundGandr wrote: »

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[*] An Angry Chubloon army....

This is my new band name in RB! lol

Monte_Cristo wrote: »

Mounting this in a home would be so nice, It hurt my soul to sell it off.

Still have that bad boy in my inventory after all these, would hurt too much to get rid of!

Odovacar wrote: »

I think they could appease the fishing community with a mythic fishing pole. Make it a grind of course maybe like the Ebon wolf but at least something.

Yep... they could make it a multi-part antiquity! "The Ancestral Rod of Angling" or whatnot