Angler or Pirate?

[Mat7itan]

Which do you think is better? I just hit level 10 in fishing and I honestly think that Angler is better. While finsing treasure could be nice depending on what's in it there is still no gurantee that you will find treasure, but odds are you will catch some fish, and then you will make 50% more gold.

[Usa Chan]

引用自 Hurodrik：

I'd say that pirate is your best bet. I got angler and regret it. Late game, money won't matter, but the last artifacts can be very hard to find and you can get them from chests while fishing.

Well, I mean it takes a rare few amount of people to continue playing the game once the whole entire point of the game is finished, most would quit by then, so for someone like this person angler would be a much better choice, because most people dont get to the point of endless money like you do.

[Usa Chan]

引用自 Usa Chan：

引用自 Hurodrik：

I'd say that pirate is your best bet. I got angler and regret it. Late game, money won't matter, but the last artifacts can be very hard to find and you can get them from chests while fishing.

Well, I mean it takes a rare few amount of people to continue playing the game once the whole entire point of the game is finished, most would quit by then, so for someone like this person angler would be a much better choice, because most people dont get to the point of endless money like you do.

Sorry for the late response

[-Na Shagul-]

引用自 Usa Chan：

引用自 Usa Chan：

Well, I mean it takes a rare few amount of people to continue playing the game once the whole entire point of the game is finished, most would quit by then, so for someone like this person angler would be a much better choice, because most people dont get to the point of endless money like you do.

Sorry for the late response

Two years is in a whole different solar system than 'late response' lol

[Usa Chan]

引用自 -Na Shagul-：

引用自 Usa Chan：

Sorry for the late response

Two years is in a whole different solar system than 'late response' lol

Solar system is in a whole different classification.

[SaitoMaxi]

End game, you make lots of money that what you get from selling fish is useless. Pirate is better

[Usa Chan]

引用自 Darth Veda：

End game, you make lots of money that what you get from selling fish is useless. Pirate is better

But the thing is, there isnt a really endgame. Literally the whole game is about getting money, exploring the mines, and such, so when you are able to have prac unlimited money, you prob have most of the game sidequests like the mines done by now.

[I Kinda Fail]

引用自 Usa Chan：

引用自 Darth Veda：

End game, you make lots of money that what you get from selling fish is useless. Pirate is better

But the thing is, there isnt a really endgame. Literally the whole game is about getting money, exploring the mines, and such, so when you are able to have prac unlimited money, you prob have most of the game sidequests like the mines done by now.

Endgame is typically when your farm is "done", you're married, level 10 everything and passed grandpa's evaluation. By that point, your farm should be either mostly or fully automated; you shouldn't be hand-watering any crops unless you just can't get your sprinklers in a cute layout.

However, many people consider themselves done without getting every achievement, or "finishing" their farm. They'll have a shed with only 30 kegs in it, their greenhouse crops aren't done growing yet, they haven't finished the museum or other collections. That's the endgame - when you're 90% done with the game, but still have extra stuff to do.

At that point, Pirate will help you finish the museum collection, same as the mining perk which gives double geodes. To the average player, they'd be useless or not amazing, but from my experience, most of the level 10 perks aren't amazing.

- Most people get combat or fishing as their last skill to level 10. If you're level 10 Farming, you're already making tons of money off your farm - the gem skill tree from mining, and the extra money from fishing is negligible. However, the gem tree can help with crystalariums, and the crab pot tree of fishing can provide decent food and quality fertilizer to help on your farm.

By the time you're at the endgame, fishing IS useless. The only real reason to do it is fun/boredom or for artifacts. I'll do a daily run of like 30 crab pots for the XP or food/fertilizer, but actual fishing? Even with the 50% price increase, I wouldn't bother wasting an entire day fishing for... I dunno, 6k? When I could be more efficient by planting more crops to make more money, or chopping down trees to build more kegs, or exploring the mines to make more tappers and crystalariums and crab pots... The entire point of many crafting and farming games is to fully automate the game by the end so you can spend it doing what YOU want - which could be fishing, or mining, or socializing.

TL;DR Stardew does have an endgame, and it can be reached by the end of year 1 for an experienced player. Fishing gets outclassed pretty rapidly by Farming and even Mining, due to automation. Why spend 12 hours fishing for 4k when I can spend 2 hours harvesting/planting crops and loading up my kegs for 50k? Adding the 50% from Angler and 40% from Artisan just makes it 6k for 12 hours of Fishing vs 70k for 2 hours of Farming. There's absolutely no contest, so Pirate is typically better for many players due to the chance of getting useful items from fishing, at a point when money is no longer the scarcest resource.

[Usa Chan]

You guys can have your opinions, but I truely dont think farming for fossils is really very much fun.

[0ptimistPrime (the Gray)]

12-month-old thread aside..
In my opinion, if someone is on the fence regarding these two options because they want to min-max the "best" choice, it can be boiled down to a simple question.
Do you care about collecting all artifacts?
-If so, I'd choose Pirate.
-If not, Angler.

red255 gave a more detailed breakdown as to why.