Comments on: Fishing Bobber Distribution

By: Siphon

Siphon — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:30:16 +0000

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By: Shimarenda

Shimarenda — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:24:09 +0000

I have seen a screenshot of someone standing on the flight tower and fishing in the pond in Thunder Bluff. I would guess that the bobber is placed somewhere along an angle from somewhere on the player’s model, or a fixed spot above the base of the player (say, 6 feet above the character’s feet for example). The angle would vary to account for the different distances.

By: el

el — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:42:27 +0000

Height does make a difference. Try testing this out by fishing from the stone blocks and arches overlooking water in Crystalsong Forest.

From the highest arches and tallest blocks, you cannot cast into water at all.
From the mid-height blocks, you can cast, but only some of the time. When you do cast, the bobbers only land relatively close to the base of the block.
From shortest block, you can always cast, and bobbers can land further away from the base of the block.

So I suspect the range is 10-20 yards, based on a straight line between you and the water. If you are standing more than 10 yards above the water, some of your casts fail to find water. And more than 20 yards above, none of your casts find water. (But the maths may be skewed, to prevent the bobber appearing directly underneath you.) There's no doubt a better location for testing this (stairs overlooking water), where the precise pattern can be researched. Intriguing.

By: Daynams

Daynams — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:48:40 +0000

Was this testing done from different heights?

I’d be interested to know if the 10-20 yards is regardless of how far above the water you are, or if that may influence the placement to some degree.