The prof numbers in the first post are the total amount of prof I've gained until the well disappeared. I obviously don't get 200 prof per fish? I need about 5-9 clicks to catch a fish and it gives me 2-5 prof, but that is very complicated, because it depends on what level you attempt to fish at, what rod you're using etc. Long story short, the longer it takes you to catch a fish, the more prof you get (the majority of times).
Have you tried fishing in a well after the change? That is exactly how it works now, the well that lasted 200 prof points disappeared after 1 monster spawn, which is the equivalent of dropping 1 item in it. Sorry, Rex, but the things you're saying aren't related imo.
If you want an even better explanation: You start fishing in a well and each time you successfully complete the attempt, there is
some chance that instead of catching a fish, you will spawn a monster (EP or not) OR you will get an item in your drop box. From what I've seen so far, the chance of spawning a monster is infinitely higher than catching an item and the well only disappears after killing a monster.
The issue with your analogy is that while we appreciate the update and I was very excited about it at first, the benefits of spawning monsters or catching items while you fish are outweighed by the fact that the well can disappear in 10-15 minutes. You catch a total of about 50-60 fish and you need to find a new well, which can take up to an hour or more if you're unlucky. Nobody wants that, if you wanna fish you just wanna fish, not look for wells.
I get what you're saying, but that wasn't my point. If I want to farm fishing prof I can still do it in the pond and be 5-10 times more efficient than your weapon/casting prof, because that's how the game works with all skills like Bob said. If you have a problem with it, that's another topic.
*Don't read this unless you're Rex* - I've heard prof gain for weapons/casting worked differently before and it was nerfed, so I don't know what to tell you. There was some guy with ridiculously high prof for his kills, but I can't find him. Take
Stylers for example. He has insane prof for the incredibly low amount of climbs/kills he has. And it was most likely done when the well was permanent and you could spam "infinite" low lvl items and farm prof if you wanted to. Things have changed and you can't do that now, don't ask me why. Almost nobody is welling lvl 0-20 items now, because it's impossible to find enough wells to do that and I think that's pretty bad. I know they are low lvl items, but there should still be a way to do them, because now there's a massive chunk of white items dropping that are just useless, there's no way you can do them. -
*Tangent over*So the problem is that if I want to get a lot of prof I can still do it, but I have to fish in a pond and if I do that, then I don't have enough room for all the tiers of fish I get and it will only get worse. Fishing is the fastest paced skill in the game, gets even faster with an event, so you have to organise or delete fish all the time. Like Itoons said, if new options are added that can delete the low fish or set some requirements automatically, or increase our item slots, that would help. After a certain point you need the extra slots even if you fish in a well.
The pond can be reworked or a new area can be added, I'm not against that. A lot of different solutions can be made!