Decrease fishing time ?

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Decrease fishing time ?

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Hi,

I've been fishing for 2 days now, and between the time it takes to get a fish + the number of times fishes eat your bait it takes forever...

Being alt-tab afk fishing for 45 minutes to get 10 fishes is not funny nor rewarding, and feels like I'm wasting my game time...

Could you lower the time it takes for the hourglass to fill ?
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Re: Decrease fishing time ?

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DamJNeT wrote:Hi,

I've been fishing for 2 days now, and between the time it takes to get a fish + the number of times fishes eat your bait it takes forever...

Being alt-tab afk fishing for 45 minutes to get 10 fishes is not funny nor rewarding, and feels like I'm wasting my game time...

Could you lower the time it takes for the hourglass to fill ?

I frankly would like to see something akin to the Salem fishing game for both rod and standard fishing. It doesn't make much sense to have an activity that is essentially "Here, don't play the game until your inventory is empty of bait.".
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Re: Decrease fishing time ?

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Lunarius_Haberdash wrote:
DamJNeT wrote:Hi,

I've been fishing for 2 days now, and between the time it takes to get a fish + the number of times fishes eat your bait it takes forever...

Being alt-tab afk fishing for 45 minutes to get 10 fishes is not funny nor rewarding, and feels like I'm wasting my game time...

Could you lower the time it takes for the hourglass to fill ?

I frankly would like to see something akin to the Salem fishing game for both rod and standard fishing. It doesn't make much sense to have an activity that is essentially "Here, don't play the game until your inventory is empty of bait.".
Fishing in Salem was the worst, though. I'm not big on the afk pole fishing, personally, but please don't even joke about that. :|
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Re: Decrease fishing time ?

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Audiosmurf wrote:Fishing in Salem was the worst, though. I'm not big on the afk pole fishing, personally, but please don't even joke about that. :|
I've heard this opinion a lot, can you explain your position? It involved actually thinking, some deductive reasoning, and a bit of chance. It was pretty interesting.

(Also - News flash, I think Rod Fishing is going to be exactly that or something quite like it)
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Its always been time to read a book type of activity. Well past the fact someone always could come buy shoot you or sink your boat...
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Re: Decrease fishing time ?

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Lunarius_Haberdash wrote: I've heard this opinion a lot, can you explain your position? It involved actually thinking, some deductive reasoning, and a bit of chance.
It was a mini-game. Did not like it.
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Re: Decrease fishing time ?

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An_Infinity_of_War wrote:
Lunarius_Haberdash wrote: I've heard this opinion a lot, can you explain your position? It involved actually thinking, some deductive reasoning, and a bit of chance.
It was a mini-game. Did not like it.

Wow... So your reason for hating it was precisely my reason for loving it. Got it.

I hate idle "do nothing" actions that basically have you stop playing the game, but until someone walks the path of puzzle pirates and develops a game like this that is nothing but interesting mini-games, it's what we get.
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Re: Decrease fishing time ?

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Lunarius_Haberdash wrote:
DamJNeT wrote:Hi,

I've been fishing for 2 days now, and between the time it takes to get a fish + the number of times fishes eat your bait it takes forever...

Being alt-tab afk fishing for 45 minutes to get 10 fishes is not funny nor rewarding, and feels like I'm wasting my game time...

Could you lower the time it takes for the hourglass to fill ?

I frankly would like to see something akin to the Salem fishing game for both rod and standard fishing. It doesn't make much sense to have an activity that is essentially "Here, don't play the game until your inventory is empty of bait.".

Some of us like that....... What makes sense to you might not make sense to others.
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Re: Decrease fishing time ?

Post by wickerman_156 »

I thought there were two types of fishing rods, with two different kinds of mechanics, at least that's what I got from Loftar's post:

viewtopic.php?f=40&t=40343&p=533756#p533756

Haven't discovered it yet tho, maybe you need silk string or metal.
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Re: Decrease fishing time ?

Post by DamJNeT »

Well that's still a pain, it means waiting 20-30 min for half an inv of bait with pole fishing aka noob fishing... And yes, the problem is you are doing nothing meanwhile. I peronally browse forums for 30 mins... hmmmm

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