Way too complicated for new players

[Flotsam]

I've not played this in awhile. When i left it i was able to cast a line and fish easily. I come back to it to see what has changed and i now have to buy all this equipment and put it togther. This is annoying but ok i give it a try only to find out it lets me equip a rod reel and line but nothing else. It's all greyed out and says it can't be equiped. For the record yeah I checked that everything is compatible with each other according to the symbols. Guess I'll keep away.

[Falcon]

This is way easier than any Final Fantasy game.

[shadrays]

To be honest this game is super easy, it's all just common sense...and patience, you can't play casually until you unlock everything and build up some wealth which takes time and grind.
If the dev's have made any mistakes it's not making the above more obvious to new players.

[pinterzsolt86]

I would say if you don't understand rod setups, you can still check some yt vids about them. I always have to do this, as I am not a pro fisherman in real life.

I do hope that in the near future we can save complete rod setups, which can be removed together from the backpack to the inventory, and can be labelled like 'Unique Carp ' or 'Unique Chinook Salmon '.

[Madkeen]

Greyed out gear means not compatable. For example, if you select a float rod all the lures are greyed out.

[Juzt_Lernin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdeuGHedPCo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhSu9UPIv0I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wG0SUgYDmo

Youtube is your friend with this game.

[Capt_Mac_141]

Originally posted by shadrays:

To be honest this game is super easy, it's all just common sense...and patience

So true, but unfortunately, common sense isn't common. lol

[darrren]

theres also the ubersheet im sure theres a page or 2 in it for setups :D
as for common sense i sopose if your a fisher(person) irl then it is common sense but if your not then it may be a little complecated but in the shop theres icons that show what reel goes with what rod and weather its a float or lure rod.
lure= casting and spinning rods
float/hook/bait= match and telescopic rods

[Knoxx212]

Originally posted by Capt_Mac_141:

Originally posted by shadrays:

To be honest this game is super easy, it's all just common sense...and patience

So true, but unfortunately, common sense isn't common. lol

Listen in real life many people just own a rod or two. If someone on the shoreline told me it was impossible to rig my med/light spinning outfit to float fish for crappie they would get a laugh from and something like "Pfffft get away from me".

It's not common sense it's just arbitrary rules that are imposed by Fishing Planet. They don't really make sense but they are a game mechanic that needs to be learned.

[darrren]

Originally posted by Knoxx212:

Originally posted by Capt_Mac_141:

So true, but unfortunately, common sense isn't common. lol

Listen in real life many people just own a rod or two. If someone on the shoreline told me it was impossible to rig my med/light spinning outfit to float fish for crappie they would get a laugh from and something like "Pfffft get away from me".

It's not common sense it's just arbitrary rules that are imposed by Fishing Planet. They don't really make sense but they are a game mechanic that needs to be learned.

i kinda agree irl you can do what ever you want but that doesnt make it rite :D
ifyou put a 2oz lead on a light match rod your more than likely to snap your rod trying to cast it. :D
i think the game is also trying to teach people things like this aswell hence why you have restrictions between float &lure rods and why you get a warning if you use to heavy a lure :D
so i dont think this mechanic is a bad idea at all :D

[Knoxx212]

Originally posted by darrren:

Originally posted by Knoxx212:

Listen in real life many people just own a rod or two. If someone on the shoreline told me it was impossible to rig my med/light spinning outfit to float fish for crappie they would get a laugh from and something like "Pfffft get away from me".

It's not common sense it's just arbitrary rules that are imposed by Fishing Planet. They don't really make sense but they are a game mechanic that needs to be learned.

i kinda agree irl you can do what ever you want but that doesnt make it rite :D
ifyou put a 2oz lead on a light match rod your more than likely to snap your rod trying to cast it. :D
i think the game is also trying to teach people things like this aswell hence why you have restrictions between float &lure rods and why you get a warning if you use to heavy a lure :D
so i dont think this mechanic is a bad idea at all :D

Yes Darren but that's covered by the weight limits of the rod. In the States I haven't really bought any new main tackle (rods and reels) in 25 years so I have no idea if they are now telling people they need to specialize to seperate people from there money.

I used to work at a tackle/bait shop and would never mislead someone into the belief that they couldn't use spinning gear for float fishing.

[shadrays]

Perhaps "common sense" was the wrong term to use...LOL
But really, the game gives the player all the information they need to be successful if they are smart enough to see it and patience enough to use it.

[Bellyrub]

Big name brands have a rod for every situation these days...far too many rods. Looking at you G Loomis...

[Flotsam]

Thanks for all the criticism and the implications that I'm stupid. To clarify the point I’m trying to make, in my opinion as a new player I should be all set up with a basic rod and real ready to float fish. Let me get a feel for the basics and then let me delve into more complicated rigs and setups. At the very least there should be a basic tutorial. I did figure it out eventually but it shouldn't be like that. It turns many people off.

[shadrays]

Originally posted by Flotsam:

Thanks for all the criticism and the implications that I'm stupid. To clarify the point I’m trying to make, in my opinion as a new player I should be all set up with a basic rod and real ready to float fish. Let me get a feel for the basics and then let me delve into more complicated rigs and setups. At the very least there should be a basic tutorial. I did figure it out eventually but it shouldn't be like that. It turns many people off.

Sorry didnt' mean to offend you!

And you are right the dev's could do a better job starting out new players...

With that said there are some excellent guides right here on this board that give a new player all the info they need.

[Knoxx212]

Originally posted by Keira:

When i first got online about 25 years ago there used to be something we'd use for situations like this. One of the first useful internet abreviations. It was RTFM!

LOL But the internet killed the manual and gave birth to Wikis that can be informative and full of disinformation since they rely on fans to create them.