Haha, I know those feels. You can always back up your WTF folder somewhere else just to keep that data in case it doesn’t work. My thinking for it was due to him rewriting the addon, I wanted to make sure it wasn’t something buried in an older file that would keep me from using it.
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Thats not even mentioning what they did to lures, especially the Nat Hat lures, you couldnt use them at launch.
What makes things more irritating is that Fishing doesnt revolve around current content, all fishing content remains relevant, whether it be fishing for Old Crafty/Ironjaw, Mr. Pinchy, the Sea Turtle, or any other rare item.
Now we have fishing poles with these new DF stats and im just confused. Is the best Engineering-made pole better than the Underlight Angler or is it only better in the Dragon Isles? Are these fishing stats backwards compatible?
If not, it wouldnt be the first time, as the Undercurrent ability for the Underlight Angler only goes to the nearest fishing pool in LEGION areas, despite the ability text not specifying this.
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Download https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/interactivefishingbobber/.
Thank me later.
OP, the fact that we only have two button presses to cast and catch is amazing. Just cast again to clear the lunker.
[Nat’s Drinking Hat] does work now, I just checked it because this thread actually reminded me that I hadn’t tried since the patch. I use a macro to apply lures to the profession tool slot, so I hadn’t even thought about it. If it’s a different Nat’s Hat that still isn’t working, report it as a bug through the in game bug report tool. That’s what I did with mine, and I’m guessing plenty of other people too, because I never assume I’m the only one reporting these bugs lol.
They literally broke fishing rods aswell that killed it for me I did artifact rod 12 times tuskarr/angler rep 12 times and you had to botch the one profession that needed no change.
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I’m fine with the Underlight’s fishing pool thing to only work in Legion, and am glad that the other effects (reduced threat, waterwalking, fish form) go between expansions/content…
I do, like you, wonder if I’m nerfing my own performance though, not using a “modern” fishing device instead of it… and equally curious about the backwards performance, even though you can’t equip a fishing device below level 60…
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Yeah i saw someone say that after i posted and fixed my post, sorry about that.
Didnt think they’d actually fix it tbh
I use the Fisherfriend while fishing in the Isles for the Perception boost (along with the enchant on the tool and phial), since we actually have things it applies to that we can fish up. I still use the Angler where it makes sense for the buffs it provides. It would be nice if someone on the team would do a blog of sorts to give us more information on how everything works now with the new stats and where they apply. Wishful thinking probably, I know, but I’m starting to get spoiled on other dev teams that actually communicate with their players.
All good, all good. I have no idea how many bug reports I submitted for that, but every time I tried to use it, that was another report they got from me. I’m glad it’s fixed, and I was in the same boat of not expecting it any time soon.
Also, if anyone isn’t aware and would like it, this is the lure macro I use:
/cast Nat's Drinking Hat
/use 28
Replace [Nat’s Drinking Hat] with whatever lure item you use and enjoy.
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This change I actually love!
I have my legendary pole equipped on the fishing tab and always view fishing gear set. Without having to equip the pole, with a single cast I can walk on water and change into a fish when under it. If something attacks me I still have my main weapon on my character to destroy the attacker. To each their own…
Im not clear on the issues you are speaking of. I love fishing now, i bought a handheld two key keyboard and i can fish while on walk on a treadmill. Its never been easier. Lunkers do spawn and require me to move slightly, im pretty sure it serves as an anti bot mechanism. Its slightly annoying but manageable even while walking on a treadmill.
Bliz gave us features so you dont actually need addons. You can set up 2 button keybinds. You have 8 sets of toolbars, you can macro and keybind you fishing pole and casting. You can use other pages on the primary bar to switch between fishing mode and questing mode.
I have not seen any loss to fishing, its all been much better overall imo.
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Sit down while fishing and it won’t cast or least that did work.
Fishing tip of the day:
The Hyper Compressed ocean toy allows you to cast from your flying mount or druid birdform when in the air, but you can’t reel in your catch unless you are on the ground. So ya, don’t do that.
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I totally agree. I’d like to know a lot of stuff about how the profession tools work and when, where and if it matters. I even looked for a “perception tracker”, hoping to find at titanpanel module. And, really especially with the RNG stuff like fishing up a coin, how much does perception play in that and, I think a lot but I do not know!
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I love fishing. Most of my play time is fishing and mining.
I do like what they dis with fishing.
Are there any numbers on if using the new poles is better vs the angeller? I have the fishing boat but i like having the legendary .
Sorry you can’t find a way to reliably afk bot fishing anymore. Truly tragic.
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Like others have said I find it easier to just recast fishing while it’s looking for lunkers to make it go away, however even with that I admit it is annoying and I wish lunkers and searching for them only functioned or happened in the specific Tuskar fishing areas not all over the place.
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Yo dawg I heard you like fishing, so we put some fishing in your fishing so you can fish while you fish
Azure span could have had a amazing Fishing event, instead we got a giant pot everyone beats on 15+mins, and they call that content.
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Seeing as how fishing is being removed next expac probably not going to get much traction sadly.
Having an automatic fishing pole that I don’t need to equip is better than this trading post non-sense they’re getting excited about.