This game is a joke

[lalalatio]

I spend hours and hours exploring every cm2 of the map to mark on a piece of paper the points where the various species of fish bite and with which baits.

For example where two weeks ago I knew I was fishing for molluscs and leech, now I find only narrow crayfish with no trace of the first two (Russia map, spot H5).

Now my question is: is it worth wasting time doing all the work that I do or is this the normal thing?

[Machin Shin]

The only Fishing game that i played and was a Joke is Fishing Planet/Fishermen.


Fish always stays on the Spot on mostly same timeframe ( Night or Day) So you seem to do something wrong. Right Bait right tackle is important too.

[Cyber_Chupacabra]

Ye its normal, fish will sometimes change their habitats and baits. Just relax.

[lalalatio]

I'm confused :/

@Whitehaven is right, it had to be a matter of time because now I finally caught some molluscs and leech.

Others are saying that fish change points and bait preference every week :/

[Engconn]

I'm an old man who really likes this simulator, not a game(joke) :) sometimes you need to think like a fish or a frog. yes, what they are eating today will change tomorrow! maybe they have to move because bigger fish move in (flimsy excuse, better to bite my hook)...lol. I am a firm believer that all fisherman must have a buddy/friend/or group to be with! Most complainers are loners, it seems to me, dislike something or one thing and the game is bad. I seriously agree that the other fishing games are a joke. So enjoy you surroundings, atmosphere, and experiment! Btw, "I talked to a "BIG" fish the other day and it said, you're fun", Oh really I replied, why is that? "Well, when I jump out in front of you on the shore(tag you're it) you try to catch me". yes that's true! "when I jump up beside you while you're on that boat, you toss that lure in to see if i like it and you start fishing" :) oh yes I do, I want to catch a trophy like you, i replied! "Sometimes I find a boring fisherman" stated the fish!"So they must not be distracted by the ducks I send over their heads and pay attention to where I might hide, because sometimes I wait and fall asleep waiting for them to look for me, therefore: No Bite" as he smirks! And I got's to thinking...one bad fisherman makes all fishermen(game) look worse? then I woke up hearing the signal at the tip of my feeder pole "Tinkling" :)

[sirkipalot]

Honestly I read some of the dross on here and it does make me laugh. Fish live where fish live and no they don't go looking for new homes as holiday houses for the summer. Generations of fish live in the same places their parents did. They only reason a total movement of a shoal would be if the place was poisoned. Fish migration In lakes does not happen its a myth and a complete falsehood this was invented to stop income from players in a certain other title and was followed by the next one. The only migrating species from a lake is an EEL . Rivers it will be Salmon and Trout where they migrate to spawn.

My proof to you is all lakes or rivers will have somewhere named something like for example "chub hollow", "Carp alley" "Tench Bowl", "Bream Pit" or other affectionate names. Why are they named well obviously because those species live there permanently . Also on any fishing tournaments there will always be the desired peg numbers to draw which hold the big shoals of fish and these do not change. If people keep telling you the same thing over and over they will hope you will believe it's true in the end. Please remember the creators of these titles have a bare minimum knowledge of angling if any at all so take a lot of the so called real life habits of fish with a pinch of salt.

Fish might not bite because they are not hungry but in a game I doubt that mechanic is even used. If you are an avid angler IRL just forget everything you know because it does not transfer over to the game . Just treat it as a game and not a simulation of fishing which it is a million miles away from and to be fair if it were a sim a lot of people wouldn't play it. So it has to cater for all people whilst loosely sticking to the narrative.

[sirkipalot]

Originally posted by FJM1948:

well said skip,i agree 100% you can also add fish that take off like a train and nothing can stop them, fishing gear that is under weight that all you can do is follow them for 40 to 50 mins only to get broken off when they get next to the boat because you are trying to get them into a stupid net, i can go on

100% FJM1948 I just don't like being lied to. Nothing has been done at all with the fish strength if anything its worse. Fish of 4 kg pulling the drag out on 30 kg set ups with the drag on 18 is just beyond a joke and shows you how overpowered the fish are. The balance should be exactly the opposite. For every single lb of force a fish uses in a fight the exact same amount of force is put upon the fish and is why at the end of any fight when you land them they are exhausted and have to be carefully returned giving them time to recover.

In game the fish do not tire the only fact you can get them in is by the most prehistoric method of fishing using the pump and wind action . Yeah it is a great method on Marlin but it's not used on normal fish because it is unnecessary they aren't big enough to need that kind of handling. 43 kg rated gear can handle fish way in excess of 200kg IRL why are these games all the same absolutely no understanding whatsoever about fighting mechanics and fish versus gear strength. Don't get me started on the actual fish behaviour during the fight . Pike bobbing up and down like bottles in a tsunami and fish coming from the depths of the sea to then start jumping out of the water. Comical really. I guess that's called progress when you listen to muppets who think they know something about angling when in reality they are gamers and know jack

[Ron548]

Spot on as usual sirkipalot

[bodyhater]

you all cry, complain and do nada, you should have complained about fish and rods when they were catching 600kg fish, or when on turnirs theres only chinese and russian players alway and always winning, complains should be made about the communities that are totally inexistent for european players or english speaking players, where you go on youtube or twitch and see they gather together and know exactly the spots and where to catch and when the trophies, its unbalanced from this side, and everyone knows this but nobody says anything.

[Woolf ✔]

In game the fish do not tire

Sorry, I don't know much English and I don't quite understand, are you joking or are you serious about this ?

Originally posted by bodyhater:

you all cry, complain and do nada, you should have complained about fish and rods when they were catching 600kg fish, or when on turnirs theres only chinese and russian players alway and always winning, complains should be made about the communities that are totally inexistent for european players or english speaking players, where you go on youtube or twitch and see they gather together and know exactly the spots and where to catch and when the trophies, its unbalanced from this side, and everyone knows this but nobody says anything.

Russian players have been complaining about Chinese, Chinese - German, and only the Germans anyone not complain, and confidently hold 1-2 finish in the top rankings.

[lalalatio]

Compared to Fishing Planet they tire more easily.
There they fight to the last meter, here they get pulled up easily.

[Engconn]

As I usually see yet again, theme/topic flying away from original post idea. Nit picking little nuances, tossing in your bias self righteous opinions and now lost in translation! "Oh, it's a bad game, or awful, crappy etc! Fishing is one of the gaming genres out there and we play what we love/like/enjoy! Just like shooter genres we play the one we love/like/enjoy. So if there is one little thing you don't like about the game then don't play it and choose the one that suits you. Constantly comparing the same genre in the same category is utterly stupid and toxic. Most games have their own forums and such, if you want to play such other fishing games, then stay there and support them and quit coming here and trashing mine! I have a favorite hockey team, car, pet, food and yeah playing my fishing game. There are great developers out there trying to make a great game and work with their community and have passion for what they do (Thanks Woolf, You Rock Man!) and make their game pleasant and fun while constantly improving it :) The game is good/just bad fishermen. Go back to FP & RR4 & play with yourselves since you cannot communicate with them! "Topic" fishing for mollusks and leeches, species move around, different depths/diet. Try a little exploring, it's quite rewarding :)

[Gator]

Originally posted by Engconn:

As I usually see yet again, theme/topic flying away from original post idea. Nit picking little nuances, tossing in your bias self righteous opinions and now lost in translation! "Oh, it's a bad game, or awful, crappy etc! Fishing is one of the gaming genres out there and we play what we love/like/enjoy! Just like shooter genres we play the one we love/like/enjoy. So if there is one little thing you don't like about the game then don't play it and choose the one that suits you. Constantly comparing the same genre in the same category is utterly stupid and toxic. Most games have their own forums and such, if you want to play such other fishing games, then stay there and support them and quit coming here and trashing mine! I have a favorite hockey team, car, pet, food and yeah playing my fishing game. There are great developers out there trying to make a great game and work with their community and have passion for what they do (Thanks Woolf, You Rock Man!) and make their game pleasant and fun while constantly improving it :) The game is good/just bad fishermen. Go back to FP & RR4 & play with yourselves since you cannot communicate with them! "Topic" fishing for mollusks and leeches, species move around, different depths/diet. Try a little exploring, it's quite rewarding :)

Yeah i wish they leave the game for good and stop coming back to trash such a great game!!! if this was rf4 you would be in prison pond!!

[Blokbaster]

Originally posted by lalalatio:

I spend hours and hours exploring every cm2 of the map to mark on a piece of paper the points where the various species of fish bite and with which baits.

For example where two weeks ago I knew I was fishing for molluscs and leech, now I find only narrow crayfish with no trace of the first two (Russia map, spot H5).

Now my question is: is it worth wasting time doing all the work that I do or is this the normal thing?

движение есть, прогресса нет

[Blokbaster]

Originally posted by lalalatio:

I spend hours and hours exploring every cm2 of the map to mark on a piece of paper the points where the various species of fish bite and with which baits.

For example where two weeks ago I knew I was fishing for molluscs and leech, now I find only narrow crayfish with no trace of the first two (Russia map, spot H5).

Now my question is: is it worth wasting time doing all the work that I do or is this the normal thing?

that was you choice to do all this work and only yours, fish in game change location after some time

[Woolf ✔]

Originally posted by FJM1948:

fished norway today and up came a chinese player that caught a polar shark of 594 lbs
what a joke smells fishy to me

What is the problem?