Why Everyone Hates Terraria’s Fishing #terraria
the vast majority of Terraria players hate fishing But what makes this mechanic so unpopular within the community well I don’t think it has anything to do with the gear There’s plenty of unique and useful gear that’s obtained from fishing especially in early hard mode I think what it really comes down to is simply put the game play There’s nothing special or fun about this feature at all You stand there press left click a couple times and then you continue to do that until eventually you might get a good item That isn’t an issue if you’re doing this for a few minutes but since the mechanic is so luck based you’ll often spend a lot of time repeating this cycle It gets stale pretty fast I think the solution would be some sort of miniame to make fishing more dynamic Look at Stardw Valley for example The fishing in this game is also simple and luck based but it doesn’t get boring since there’s a miniame that forces you to pay attention every time you fish Something similar to this in Terraria would be a great way to make fishing less unlikable With how it is right now though it’s clear why so many people hate
Why does everyone hate Terraria’s Fishing? Let’s talk about it.
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i havent really found myself grinding fishing. i just do 1 quest per day
Angler is evil, I can catch every quest fish but one and THAT is the one he wants
I love the quests.
Is fishing an underrated mechanic in Terraria?? 🤔
But I mean, it would take years to get a good item then
If fishing didnt take so long and fishing quest were twice a day NOBODY would complain about it in my oppinion
Honestly I like the fishing system I just wish they had more luck items
Okay, I don't mind fishing in this game. It's an activity I use to kill time trying to get useful items and scrolling on my phone listening to the sound queue. But early fishing before you get the fishing line accessory is unbearable, having your line possibly snap back to back drives me insane. Especially when you have a sonar potion, find something good, then snap… too bad.
Dose anybody know what the king slime drops upon death
It takes a long time
Most items you get are dookie
Fishing quests arbitrarily force you to wait
It gatekeeps me from my Shell Phone
I would like fishing more if it was an actual minigame like Stardew Valley. Fishing for buffs is fine enough and weapons like toxicarp or crystal serpent don’t take too long, but beyond that I don’t really bother anymore.
agreed
I don’t think the mini game idea is good at all I most fish when I am going doing something else so if I had to do a mini game it would have to force more on terraria and I would honestly make fishing actually boring for me because the loot would know take even longer to get
Stardew has much more enjoyable fishing. This fishing is so bland its the reason I dont have 100% achievements
I feel like maybe if they added random encounters to the normal fishing table and not just the blood moon it could be more interesting? Also I don’t find fishing to be that bad it just gets boring if you have to repeatedly do it
its boring and the angler sucks
For me part of the reason i hate fishing is one its boring but also bait theres no easy way to get bait i personally feel like it would be better if there was an npc who sold fishing geer like maybe the angler could sell bait or other early game fishing gear
An easy fix could be to make all the baits have a multiplier for rewards so the master bait would give a bigger multiplier like x5 or something. Or maybe a luck factor for better bait that makes rare items easier to catch
I genuinely think a high majority of the hate is just people repeating that it’s bad because they’ve heard others trash on it. I love taking 3-4 minutes to get the quest fish every in game day. It breaks up the routine of grinding progression, and you get extra loot out of it. Also, fishing doesn’t take nearly as long as people make it out to be. If ur using a wooden fishing pole and the worst bait in the game, sure, but that’s your fault, not fishing as a mechanic. It takes maybe 5-6 minutes at most to get what ur looking for 99% of the time
Idk why everyone acts like fishing is something you HAVE to do, there’s not a single item thats fishing exclusive that’s useful enough to go out of ur way for. Fishing is supposed to be a chill side-mechanic that you do in ur free time, not a mandatory activity. I guarantee that most fishing haters would enjoy it if they just did it for fun instead of expecting to get something out of it
personally i only hate bate when it comes to fishing
"Stardew minigame doesnt get boring" the stardew fishing minigame is literally only ever boring. Sometimes its frustrating. Sometimes its tedious. But it is always, always, always boring.
The issue I have is that it’s just boring. I literally put on my headphones, then the volume all the way up, and watch YouTube while clicking when I hear the sound. Using summons you don’t even need to have the screen open
Honestly fishing is quite fun and over time seeing how you're fishing power improves and the process of fishing gets faster feels great
If I got what I wanted instead of a thousand useless fish then maybe I would do it
I personally did few play throughs with multiple classes and i did fish on every single one of them (specially summoner) but after that i immediately downloaded a mod that sells the potions i usual fish for (life force, summoner potion and more)
I find fishing essential since it gives an opportunity to make the best potions in Terraria. +1 summon, +damage or crit, +resistance, +health, etc. That's huge for something like early Duke Fishron or EoL fights
I like fishing… i hate harpies. Whenever i need to fish on a sky island i get bombarded by fucking feathers i cant fish. But despite that i like fishing its relaxing
Simply put, impatience. As a very patient person, I find fishing calming
I dont really see how that helps, it just makes fishing even more tedious since you cant relax while doing it. Id just have it so there are different types of bait that are better for catching different things, for example, worms are best for catching regular fish, scorpions could be used to easier catch the random drops like a frog's leg, water striders could help catch ores, and anything golden has a high chance of reeling crates or quest fish.
I think that I wouldn't like a minigame tho, I prefer it as it is
Its so boring, that i fall asleep while my finger just memorizes when the fish come out
So i sleep while my hand continues to catch fish
Usually the sound queues help me
Just let me do more than one fishing quest a day and I'm happy. Fishing is fun
I feel like if higher-tier rods hypothetically threw multiple bobbers at once (i.e: golden and hotline throwing 5), it would be a bit more enjoyable.
Also, the angler's limit of 1 fish per day is definitely a contributor to the hate.
I just want more than one fishing quest a day. I've done everything else (except the Christmas achievement). Let me hurry up with the 200 quests.
To me, fishing is only important cus of the amazing potions you can make out of em
I love fishing.
Real men fish 🗣🗣🔥
the problem isnt fishing, the problem is angler rewards drop rates and the grind for it, i craft a sonar potion, use a fishing potion, mechanics rod and enchanted nightcrawler and i get the best fishes for potions and easy angler daily fish, but the absurd grind for the cellphone and the fishing gear is unecessary
If it got a mini game that would change it from boring to tedious when you keep on doing the mini game only to get a bass or something
I don’t mind fishing and I like the anglers quest but it can take a while to get any useful loot from fishing so I get why it’s one if the most hated mechanics in terraria
In my 800h of terraria ive NEVER got a single type of crate from fishing, ts is so ass
FIshing's easy, angler sucks. Let me just turn in and go back to fishing so I can knock it out. I want my Golden Bug Net, I want my Golden Pole, etc etc…
I remember fishing for DAYS for the crystal serpent in 1.3