Fishing
my question to you is… why?
Now I’m not asking this to be mean or anything. Personally, I think the more options a player has, the better. I like the question “why not” more than “why”. But here, what would fishing accomplish other than being a nifty emote near a river? There’s nothing to do with the fish you catch, if you do catch fish. ArenaNet would have to make a whole mini-game (not that there’s anything wrong with that) to make it worth while. This game isn’t “The Sims”. There just doesn’t seem to be any benefit to it, but if you want it as an emote just to chill when afk or when chatting with friends, then I see no harm in adding it.
“my question to you is… why?”
Surely you jest.
First of all, fishing… yes even virtual fishing, is alot of fun. I had alot of fun fishing in that other MMO thats been out for about eight years. And unless im mistaken, two of the most popular MMOs in the last five years have some sort of fishing mini-game (WoW & LOTRO). In fact, it can be such a popular little past-time there are rather successful websites dedicated to fishing in MMOs.
http://www.elsanglin.com/
http://www.lotrofishing.com/Default.aspx
On a more serious note… ill be surprised if the idea of fishing hasnt been kicked around by the developers of this game already. I dont think a majority of MMO fans are big on fishing but there is a not-insubstantial minority who really enjoy it. I will continue to play the game fishing or not, but I started the thread because I think its a fun suggestion. =D
Well honestly I don’t like under-water combat in GW2, it would be nice to have a mechanism to get some of those under-water specific crafting materials other than jumping in and killing the fish with a harpoon.
I am all for new unique crafts like this. But imagine trying to fish and Risen start mobbing the piss out of you. The devs will have to add new recipes and such. I mean what are we gonna do when we catch the fish, use the chef recipes to cook them?
But here, what would fishing accomplish other than being a nifty emote near a river? There’s nothing to do with the fish you catch, if you do catch fish.
When people catch fish, they have been known to eat them.
Caught fish could be incorporated as materials for the cooking profession. It would add another potential gathering resource, giving people another avenue to make money.
For my part, I would like some other things to do in this game, if only to take break from all the fighting (dynamic events, dungeons, pvp, etc.).
ArenaNet has made a beautiful world. I’d like some other ways to interact with it, besides killing stuff all the time.
Other MMO’s had good aspects in their versions of fishing.
LOTRO let you take a trophy quality fish to a taxidermist, so you could mount it on your wall, in your personal housing.
Warcraft had fishing competitions with prizes, and also let you fish up mounts or pets (maybe we could earn minis here).
Rift had the most immersive implementation, by allowing you to aim where you casted, distinguishing between shallow water and deep water fish, as well as allowing you to apply specialized lures to catch specific types of fish.
I would much rather they focus on fixing the current problems with the game, than adding in something like this. Sorry.
But they already are. ArenaNet has people working on fixing the problems with the game.
I often see content designers on the forums speaking with gamers to understand what bugs they are seeing. This is aside from whatever internal list of things they have been assigned to fix.
Here is an example right here:
ArenaNet has people who specialize in certain aspects of their MMO, and this suggestion is simply aimed at those who are tasked with expanding game content.
Adding something like fishing would be nice for some players, as it brings added dimension to the game.
But they already are. ArenaNet has people working on fixing the problems with the game.
I often see content designers on the forums speaking with gamers to understand what bugs they are seeing. This is aside from whatever internal list of things they have been assigned to fix.
Here is an example right here:
ArenaNet has people who specialize in certain aspects of their MMO, and this suggestion is simply aimed at those who are tasked with expanding game content.
Adding something like fishing would be nice for some players, as it brings added dimension to the game.
Well then, I make a motion to fire all the people working on new content, and hire more people fixing bugs.
Is my point understood now? :/
I am all for new unique crafts like this. But imagine trying to fish and Risen start mobbing the piss out of you. The devs will have to add new recipes and such. I mean what are we gonna do when we catch the fish, use the chef recipes to cook them?
Why is that said like it sounds so outlandish? There’s already a clam chowder recipe. They could easily add recipes like sushi, etc. Also, possibly certain fish could be used in recipes for potion making? Is that artificer? lol. i forget who makes them, but yeah..
I’ve always loved fishing activities in other MMO’s. I’d be all for this.