I got rank 2 in fishing proficiencie. I was wondering which rod should I use now to get to level 3 without much trouble, because it seems like they all disappear from my bottom inventory when I leave a game after I used them... WTF.

Thanks

Not sure what you are saying here: Try to keep fishing rod within 3 levels or so of your prof level. Also, get one with durability on it if possible...this makes it easier landing the fish and makes snags more beneficial to you. The durability also makes it less likely you will break your rod Try one of the magical splintered rods on mp with 20 durability. Should do you fine

It's right, some of the rods I bought on market place did the same thing : I see the rod in my inventory after I used it... Leaving the game... And the rod wasn't there anymore! It's a bit raging!!!

Do you just leave the game directly from the pond, or do you return to town first and then leave the game?

It happens when I return to the town before leaving the game.

Maybe drop njaguar a pm on this. I've never encountered anything like that. Sounds like some sort of glitch somewhere. Sorry I can't be of any help

I forgot to mention that the very first time it happened, the rod was back in my inventory like 10 minutes after it was gone...

This post was edited by deerkiller1 on Mar 18 2012 06:40am

I know this phenomenon from leaving the fishing action by clicking "back to town" instead of "release line".
The back-to-town button brings you directly to town, but it seems the fishing game is still counted on the server for a short time.
By clicking release-line this bug (well its not really a bug) cant happen.

Anyways if there is a server lag (like in diablo) the server goes on but the player doesnt move while your screen freezes.
Same reason here : The server keeps on calculating the game and for the lag reasons doesnt get the players actions in real-time.

(Proof : When glyphing, this can happen also ofc and there you see no server-orders how to move for 2-3 seconds,
then up to 3 moving announcements (purge, etc.) occur at the same time on your screen while you mostly lose the glyphing process.)

This cant be managed by njaguar because it is not a program or software, but a connection problem :
The server will not get the information that there is a lagging connection - if you lag, there is no response in the same way as if you dont move.
No AI or any software can tell that from each other.


All you can do is just release the line when the fishs bar reaches 1/3, so there is mostly enough time that your rod wont break even if you lag.
To my experience, up to 3 fishmoves are possible in a slight lag. If he snags 2 times in that lag, your rod can be past even if you exit at 1/3.
If you fish, you lose rods constantly.


Good luck with your quote,


Verdun