Fishing

[Switchorz]

there is an afterglow ^^

Yeah, but even when you aren't fishing. Next time!! Catch all fish 100 times even Legendary >.<

[barber2006]

So is there any other place to catch Cameroceras? Or am I just boned without ceizak WKR KI. I havent seen a shout for that since I came back.

[Lasareth]

So is there any other place to catch Cameroceras? Or am I just boned without ceizak WKR KI. I havent seen a shout for that since I came back.

Fairly sure you need it... usually if you shout that a wkr is going on during peak hours some people will come. You don't really need that many people at all to do it either.

[urat]

Just caught 7 matsya in the row, not a single line snap.

Not sure if thats epic luck or if line snap rate is actually lower.

[Spekkio]

I followed the instructions urat listed, but my lord fights are still godlike. Insane regen and the rod is twitching at a furious pace. Has anyone else successfully followed it? Is it possible there's another step that is necessary and was unlisted as i have 100+gear+mega and there's no way i'd ever be able to land this thing.

[urat]

I followed the instructions urat listed, but my lord fights are still godlike. Insane regen and the rod is twitching at a furious pace. Has anyone else successfully followed it? Is it possible there's another step that is necessary and was unlisted as i have 100+gear+mega and there's no way i'd ever be able to land this thing.

You using both enchantment rings? Made it a lot easier for me.

I have 105+10 skill, mega mog, double enchantment rings.

[Gemera]

Ended up finishing the quest and got #2 on Sylph. I think that's pretty good considering I didn't know about the quest till yesterday (rarely play).

I'll echo that Albatross + Penguin Ring help immensely on Lord as well as other fish related to the quest.

[CubsWoo]

I haven't seen any discernible change in line breaks on Matsya - 3 catches, 4 breaks with Ebisu +1. Bite rate still awful.

[Gemera]

It's worth mentioning that you can send the 4 ex livers to a cooking mule on same account if you have one then HQ the shit out of it and mail it back when going after Phantom Serpent.

[dasva]

the more you say these kinds of stuff the less i understand, can you just say what it is ? this is getting real frustrating now

This seriously. No one likes these kind of games not sure why you did for so long when someone just told you what they did

[urat]

This seriously. No one likes these kind of games not sure why you did for so long when someone just told you what they did

I could have just kept my mouth shut and started selling the fish, without telling anyone at all how to get it.

First off, I like the sense of adventure and exploration ffxi has. Its what really defines it as an MMO compared to any other game out there. The 11 devs dont hold our hands through everything with map markers and telling us what to do and outlining every minute detail.

Even events everyone does like skirmish have mysterious nuances to them no one can figure out, like how do chests level up in skirmish? How do we proc escha nms?

For some of us players, actually solving on our own the puzzles SE gives us is part of the fun.

I wanted to [spoiler ] Lord of Ulbuka because I felt it was a well contrived puzzle by SE that really made you feel good about working with others to find the solution. Once again, the person who caught it didnt know what they did to catch it, and it took about an hour of us comparing notes and retracing footsteps to solve the puzzle. Once we solved it, he, his friend, and I, were able to finish the quest together.

And that felt good. So I posted on here to say "its possible, its not a glitch, the fish isnt broken, there's just a gimmick like AV"

Thats wasnt good enough so I spoilered the solution for people who wanted to give up, hoping people would respect the quest and SEs efforts and do the same for their follow ups.

Instead everyone responded to that by blabbing the solution to the puzzle out all over the place and ruined the fun. Now its hard for people who want to solve the puzzle on their own to browse any of the ffxi forums without potentially getting it spoilered.

You all might be in it for the glowy fishy rod. Sure, its cool and all.

But my favourite part of this fishing rod will be the adventure it was in delving into new waters with a JP friend and solving a puzzle no one had figured out yet, or written a guide up on. Solving the riddles given to us by the NPC was genuinely fun, and a really cool experience.

An experience most players will now not be able to get ever again most likely.

Some people are in it for the fancy shiny trophy.

Some of us other players in in it for adventure. Thats why I tried to avoid spoiling it, out of respect for those players who are like me. Who would be satisfied with a "no the fish isn't glitched, theres a trick, just keep at it"

But didnt want a full blown "Go to this zone at this position and do this with this stuff and then boom problem solved"

[detlef]

This seriously. No one likes these kind of games not sure why you did for so long when someone just told you what they did

Considering how much he contributed to the thread I think it's a bit unfair to levy that kind of criticism. Really, how long did you have to suffer knowing there was a secret that wasn't being shared and having a complete understanding of the process? Hey, nobody likes being jerked around but if someone says it's really cool and satisfying to figure it out yourself, I'll give it a go for a little bit before becoming a ragequit sloppy mess. There's a difference between something like this and being intentionally vague about Plouton/Perfidien spawn conditions.

Anyway, I'm thankful that the knowledge was shared. I'm not sure any other poster would've been able to deliver the goods within that time frame.

[detlef]

Also I'm pretty sure you can only use a fish you've fished up yourself. Try it with an AH-bought Matsya.

[urat]

Also I'm pretty sure you can only use a fish you've fished up yourself. Try it with an AH-bought Matsya.

Friend and I are gonna test this as well.

It might have a stopgap in that you cant trade a fish in unless you have caught that type of fish befoire.

IE you can catch matsya after june update to register the catch, toss it, buy a new one off ah, and trade that one.

The server has no way to tell that a specific fish is your fish, but it can now tell if youve caught one before.

99% sure though this isnt the case, someone reported turning in a matsya they had on hand when they started quest. Odds of them running out to catch matsya for their 100 fish log is possible, but low.

[detlef]

I've been buying Matsya off the AH for awhile since I'm too lazy to fish them and he wouldn't take it. You're right though, at that time I hadn't registered a catch yet.

[urat]

I've been buying Matsya off the AH for awhile since I'm too lazy to fish them and he wouldn't take it. You're right though, at that time I hadn't registered a catch yet.

Good to know, means we cant sell the sets to other players

[fantasticdan]

For some of us players, actually solving on our own the puzzles SE gives us is part of the fun.

I wanted to [spoiler ] Lord of Ulbuka because I felt it was a well contrived puzzle by SE that really made you feel good about working with others to find the solution. Once again, the person who caught it didnt know what they did to catch it, and it took about an hour of us comparing notes and retracing footsteps to solve the puzzle. Once we solved it, he, his friend, and I, were able to finish the quest together.

You didn't solve the riddle by your own admission, that would be figuring out what to do based on in-game hints. You found someone that completed the objective inadvertently, and ultimately copied what they did. You discovered the puzzle by being given the answer first.

And if you really cared about 'solving your own puzzles', why were looking for answers from players that completed the quest before you in the first place?

[urat]

Im actually kinda regretting posting any of my info on here at all.

[stamos]

Without cheating some of these fish are pretty impossible? lol

[urat]

Without cheating some of these fish are pretty impossible? lol

You need to use enchantment rings.