Bump Up Difficulty Please - For Trophy & Unique Fish. @Developers

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I'm not sure how the entire community feels about this, but a few of us are finding the challenge pretty trivial for catching unique and trophy fish. With the stamina introduced fish don't seem to have even close to the fight as pre-patch. I remember having 15+minute fights before with fish, and now pulling even a 60lb fish seem pretty straight forward.

On a lot of the catches the gear is not over powered, as it would be indicated by arrows.

Is there a possibility to increase the difficulty level so there is self accompishment when catching these fish? I like the way the stamina works but think the stamina has to be bumped up, aswell as the overall strength of the fish. The scale seems a bit off...

Has anyone really even lost a fish fight yet???

[darrren]

OUnknownUserO původně napsal:

darrren původně napsal:

OMG remember when some uni pike used to spool you and remember when sturgeon were hard and took some people hours to land ooooooo remember when gar would take over 2 hours real time to land :D wernt they fun old days :D
but what i remember the most was all the complaining on the forums and all the raging becouse some big fish were hard to say the least.
i think atm they have the ballence preet much rite if you want a fight use light gear if your trophy gar is to easy for you with your brutus and thunderspin use a fenix and hornetswarm and if thats still to easy try a nero and a prima and if its still to easy try a telescopic and a calisto mg :D
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Thats just it though... The leader board is full of fish that were easy to catch. If we added a form of difficulty there may be fewer fish on that board. More bragging rights so to speak when you can land a good fish because of a hard fight.

Why not bump the difficulty of the fish up and then if you wanted even more of a challenge then use the lighter equipment.

At this rate - any noob can fish and win. I think this should be called catching and not fishing because each fish you catch is reeled in.

leader board gets wipped every week its litraly pointless there is no braging rites lol
making the game so you have to use the heavyest gear to catch fish would be a big step backwards why should i have to use the heavyest gear to catch a unique/or big fish just to stroke your ego ?
what about all the upcoming new players that dont have the best gear i take it thats there fault cos theyve not played as long as you ? things as they are are ballanced,for instance jo blogs level 26 can grab his fenix and hornetswarm and go to the nice new luisiana swamp and with a little effort can bag himself a trophy gar with all the bragging rites :D
which is how it should be all hi lvl gear is for is to make catching the big fish easyer so as before you want a fight grab light gear :D

[Scobiejones]

OUnknownUserO původně napsal:

shadrays původně napsal:

If they introduced an equipment level cap for waterways I would quit and find new games to play...I worked hard to buy that equipment and I will use it as I see fit, the new xp system makes it rewarding to fish larger fish with smaller tackle so thats good enough IMO, I have no problem with unique's being harder to land but capping equipment is silly for anything other than a comp. No offence intended but thats just my 2 bait coins.

Meh... but what is exp really worth. I think I am level 40 rank 6, and big whoopie I received 6 bait coins. If I was hard pressed for them I would just buy them. So at this point it's not about the experience, or the money as I have well over a million in cash and all the advanced lakes purchased excluding the new one.

For me it's going to be all about the challenge of the game.

The question is this;

Why should I dummy my gaming experience down by switching to lighter tackle, when the next guy is competing on the same leaderboard using heavy tackle. It makes no sense at all...

If the game was more challenging this would not be an issue because then the playing field is even all around.

I dont want to fight fish for more than 2 min's before catching or losing them. you dont want to dumb your game down, so why should others with low lvl gear have to pander to you ?

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darrren původně napsal:

OUnknownUserO původně napsal:

Thats just it though... The leader board is full of fish that were easy to catch. If we added a form of difficulty there may be fewer fish on that board. More bragging rights so to speak when you can land a good fish because of a hard fight.

Why not bump the difficulty of the fish up and then if you wanted even more of a challenge then use the lighter equipment.

At this rate - any noob can fish and win. I think this should be called catching and not fishing because each fish you catch is reeled in.

leader board gets wipped every week its litraly pointless there is no braging rites lol
making the game so you have to use the heavyest gear to catch fish would be a big step backwards why should i have to use the heavyest gear to catch a unique/or big fish just to stroke your ego ?
what about all the upcoming new players that dont have the best gear i take it thats there fault cos theyve not played as long as you ? things as they are are ballanced,for instance jo blogs level 26 can grab his fenix and hornetswarm and go to the nice new luisiana swamp and with a little effort can bag himself a trophy gar with all the bragging rites :D
which is how it should be all hi lvl gear is for is to make catching the big fish easyer so as before you want a fight grab light gear :D

Say what???

Exactly you said it... little effort.

Actually with that said... Its even better. Bump up the difficulty so there is a challenge with heavy gear (Even at that rate drop 10 lbs and there is still no challenge). If you want to try lighter gear and can actually land it then you should feel self accomplished. Unless of course you just like taking candy from children.

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Kesh! původně napsal:

OUnknownUserO původně napsal:

Meh... but what is exp really worth. I think I am level 40 rank 6, and big whoopie I received 6 bait coins. If I was hard pressed for them I would just buy them. So at this point it's not about the experience, or the money as I have well over a million in cash and all the advanced lakes purchased excluding the new one.

For me it's going to be all about the challenge of the game.

The question is this;

Why should I dummy my gaming experience down by switching to lighter tackle, when the next guy is competing on the same leaderboard using heavy tackle. It makes no sense at all...

If the game was more challenging this would not be an issue because then the playing field is even all around.

I dont want to fight fish for more than 2 min's before catching or losing them. you dont want to dumb your game down, so why should others with low lvl gear have to pander to you ?

Well then this sure ain't a simulator, this is an arcade fishing game. Fast and easy, just like numerous games these days. Too much hand holding or people get upset and threaten to quit.

[darrren]

well we will just have to agree to dissagree i think im rite ,you think your rite so stale mate it is :D

OUnknownUserO původně napsal:

darrren původně napsal:

leader board gets wipped every week its litraly pointless there is no braging rites lol
making the game so you have to use the heavyest gear to catch fish would be a big step backwards why should i have to use the heavyest gear to catch a unique/or big fish just to stroke your ego ?
what about all the upcoming new players that dont have the best gear i take it thats there fault cos theyve not played as long as you ? things as they are are ballanced,for instance jo blogs level 26 can grab his fenix and hornetswarm and go to the nice new luisiana swamp and with a little effort can bag himself a trophy gar with all the bragging rites :D
which is how it should be all hi lvl gear is for is to make catching the big fish easyer so as before you want a fight grab light gear :D

Say what???

Exactly you said it... little effort.

Actually with that said... Its even better. Bump up the difficulty so there is a challenge with heavy gear (Even at that rate drop 10 lbs and there is still no challenge). If you want to try lighter gear and can actually land it then you should feel self accomplished. Unless of course you just like taking candy from children.

[DGR]

shadrays původně napsal:

I guess I feel like this being a simulator of sorts we should be able to use whatever we have access to whenever and wherever we like, anything else would be a linear hand holding arcade game. But...I have no problem with unique fish having a higher strength and endurance than normal or trophy size, thats how it should be.

While i semi agree with you i can't remember the last time i went trout fishing with a salmon rod... its just not realistic

[shadrays]

darrren původně napsal:

well we will just have to agree to dissagree i think im rite ,you think your rithe so stale mate it is :D

I tried saying this to my wife a few times...didn't work out so well...lol

[shadrays]

oODGROo původně napsal:

shadrays původně napsal:

I guess I feel like this being a simulator of sorts we should be able to use whatever we have access to whenever and wherever we like, anything else would be a linear hand holding arcade game. But...I have no problem with unique fish having a higher strength and endurance than normal or trophy size, thats how it should be.

While i semi agree with you i can't remember the last time i went trout fishing with a salmon rod... its just not realistic

Haha, point taken but what equipment to use should be my choice...like the time I tried to catch steelhead with a zebco 33 and 6lb line

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oODGROo původně napsal:

shadrays původně napsal:

I guess I feel like this being a simulator of sorts we should be able to use whatever we have access to whenever and wherever we like, anything else would be a linear hand holding arcade game. But...I have no problem with unique fish having a higher strength and endurance than normal or trophy size, thats how it should be.

While i semi agree with you i can't remember the last time i went trout fishing with a salmon rod... its just not realistic

You should try it... think how much faster you could fill up your livewell on your boat. Then you can just fast forward time and skip that long drive home. I'm assuming when you go fishing you don't just click a button and teleport to the lake.

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darrren původně napsal:

well we will just have to agree to dissagree i think im rite ,you think your rite so stale mate it is :D

OUnknownUserO původně napsal:

Say what???

Exactly you said it... little effort.

Actually with that said... Its even better. Bump up the difficulty so there is a challenge with heavy gear (Even at that rate drop 10 lbs and there is still no challenge). If you want to try lighter gear and can actually land it then you should feel self accomplished. Unless of course you just like taking candy from children.

Well I'm not looking to be right. I'm looking for longevity in a game... I'm open to any sort of suggestion that will make the game more realistic and challenging all around.

For all I care - delete all the heavy gear in the game to make it a challenge. Oh, but if we do that then people will complain and threaten to quit. I also have all the big DLC, but if that is what it takes then remove it from the game all together. Or... switch it up for the new content.

[76561198252045548]

Same story half want this, half want that. Can't please everyone. Before this update peeps were complaining about 2 hour fights, now they are complaining about 2 minute fights. And just for the record fish slipping the hook is coming back.

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trulight911 původně napsal:

Same story half want this, half want that. Can't please everyone. Before this update peeps were complaining about 2 hour fights, now they are complaining about 2 minute fights. And just for the record fish slipping the hook is coming back.

I will still play either way. (until I feel as if it's too trivial and put it away for a bit and then try again in later patches.) I did enjoy the longer fights I must say...but back when it was broken.

Back then the fish did not have stamina... so maybe that is the adjustment that is just required to bump that up.

Fish slipping the hook is of course an added bonus, but still does not fix the issue that this post is about when you actually land it.

I agree with your post overall, can't please everyone.

[76561198252045548]

OUnknownUserO původně napsal:

trulight911 původně napsal:

Same story half want this, half want that. Can't please everyone. Before this update peeps were complaining about 2 hour fights, now they are complaining about 2 minute fights. And just for the record fish slipping the hook is coming back.

I will still play either way. (until I feel as if it's too trivial and put it away for a bit and then try again in later patches.) I did enjoy the longer fights I must say...but back when it was broken.

Back then the fish did not have stamina... so maybe that is the adjustment that is just required to bump that up.

Fish slipping the hook is of course an added bonus, but still does not fix the issue that this post is about when you actually land it.

I agree with your post overall, can't please everyone.

I know I think 1 in game hour for a super oversized fish would be good 15 min fight, meets the halfway peeps want. The prob is if they do that they want to add the slipping the hook mechanic. Which gives us the WTF how did that fish get off again from the community.

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trulight911 původně napsal:

OUnknownUserO původně napsal:

I will still play either way. (until I feel as if it's too trivial and put it away for a bit and then try again in later patches.) I did enjoy the longer fights I must say...but back when it was broken.

Back then the fish did not have stamina... so maybe that is the adjustment that is just required to bump that up.

Fish slipping the hook is of course an added bonus, but still does not fix the issue that this post is about when you actually land it.

I agree with your post overall, can't please everyone.

I know I think 1 in game hour for a super oversized fish would be good 15 min fight, meets the halfway peeps want. The prob is if they do that they want to add the slipping the hook mechanic. Which gives us the WTF how did that fish get off again from the community.

15 minute fight?? I would be happy with even a 8-10, given that the fish don't last 3 minutes at this point. however, the more the better...

However - perhaps this is where barbed hooks would come in to play as opposed to barbless for slipping the hook.

[ErnurWolf]

You do not need to use the massive gear for the fish , you now get better rewards for using weaker gear for bigger fish . that is what it is there for now . Just liten your gear up it is all just fine fish wise . I have had many low tention fish escape recently a little to many to be honest on lite gear . 12lb setup delivers a very good fight with fish 20lb + fish now .