LA_MERC_Cowboy_From_Hell
December 19th, 2004, 09:20 PM
In case you boneheads don't keep up with the boards over at Blizzard, I have some VERY good info for you.
You may or may not know they nerfed fishing about2-3 weeks ago because of bots. They stripped all the fish and loot for the top tier locations like Booty Bay.
They are getting ready to reintroduce fish to those places but with a catch. Fishing advancement will now be dependant on character level. You can no longer be a level 10 toon and have 225 in fishing. The good thing is you have a few more days before they patch that in. If you don't have fishing, this is what you do.
Go to a fishing trainer. There is on in Goldshire by the docs. You can buy a fishing pole off any merchant for I think 9 copper. Start fishing.
Fish Goldshire till you get to about level 50 or so. Walk to Lakeshire (It's to the East in Redridge). Start fishing Everstill lake. You can also get a quest from the fisherman on the docks near town and get a lil extra for your work. Nice loot and 1250 XP. Fish Everstill till you hit 75. Now it get dicey for lowbies but bear with me.
If you dont have the flight path for Lakeshire to Iron Forge head back to Stormwind and take the tram......START WALKING.
You need to walk from Iron Forge all the way to The Wetlands. Follow the road in Wetalnds to the North..DO NOT LEAVE THE ROAD unless you are AT LEAST a lvl 20. You may get aggored but its not too bad. I made the walk with only 1 aggro and thats because I was typing and not paying attention.
At the end of the road is Menethil harbor. With your 75 fishing you can fish Menethil Bay (the catch rate is HORRIFIC till you hit about 95). START FISHING.
You can ramp up all the way to 150 in Menethil. Here you will catch "the good stuff" clams with pearls, armor, weapons, and other assorted loot that sells for good coin.
You can stop here but if youre REALLY motivated...read on.
150 is the cap without training as an expert. To become an expert you need the fishing book sold in Booty Bay.....Time to walk again, and swim. Bring lots of cash, the book is 1 gold and you'll need about 20 silver for airfare.
Hopefully, you've been collecting Gryph waypoints on the way and can fly from Menethil to Iron Forge, then from Iron Forge to Stormwind. If you have the flightpath for Westfall....fly there.
Once in Westfall head to the sea. Work your way through the aggros down to the lighthouse in S/W Westfall. Start swimming South.
This is about a 15 minute swim and it's VERY DANGEROUS. You WILL die at least once. Swim to Booty Bay. Once at Booty Bay walk up the ramp to the second level and in one of the rooms is Hemming. He will sell you the book for 1 gold that will let you fish up to the cap of 225. Another important note: Booty Bay is a MAJOR hub for intercontinental travel. High end players from both factions gather her to beat the hell out of each other. I'm on a PvP server so it's all fair game. Just be aware you can get ganked at anytime because it is a contested area.
You may be asking why should I bother...well, after the nerf, you won't be able to hit the fishing cap till around lvl 55 with your toon. Im a lvl 18 and and I'm at 210 fishing right now. I will cap before the patch. Once fishing comes back to Booty Bay and the other uber spots the potential for cash is silly. All the high end stuff pre-patch has long since ben snatched up so the market is pretty bare for things like black and gold pearls and some other high end items that you can fish out of the high end lakes and seas.
This is PURELY a money making venture and really serves no other purpose. If you want to eek out a meager existance, by all means....run quests. If you want to CONSTANTLY have 3-5 gold or more in your wallet...MAX OUT FISHING!
This whole process is not a quick one. Plan on spending anywhere from 10-15 hours to cap.
p.s. If you don't want to do the whole Booty Bay part, you can catch some nice stuff in Menethil. Just not the caliber of the high end spots.
You may or may not know they nerfed fishing about2-3 weeks ago because of bots. They stripped all the fish and loot for the top tier locations like Booty Bay.
They are getting ready to reintroduce fish to those places but with a catch. Fishing advancement will now be dependant on character level. You can no longer be a level 10 toon and have 225 in fishing. The good thing is you have a few more days before they patch that in. If you don't have fishing, this is what you do.
Go to a fishing trainer. There is on in Goldshire by the docs. You can buy a fishing pole off any merchant for I think 9 copper. Start fishing.
Fish Goldshire till you get to about level 50 or so. Walk to Lakeshire (It's to the East in Redridge). Start fishing Everstill lake. You can also get a quest from the fisherman on the docks near town and get a lil extra for your work. Nice loot and 1250 XP. Fish Everstill till you hit 75. Now it get dicey for lowbies but bear with me.
If you dont have the flight path for Lakeshire to Iron Forge head back to Stormwind and take the tram......START WALKING.
You need to walk from Iron Forge all the way to The Wetlands. Follow the road in Wetalnds to the North..DO NOT LEAVE THE ROAD unless you are AT LEAST a lvl 20. You may get aggored but its not too bad. I made the walk with only 1 aggro and thats because I was typing and not paying attention.
At the end of the road is Menethil harbor. With your 75 fishing you can fish Menethil Bay (the catch rate is HORRIFIC till you hit about 95). START FISHING.
You can ramp up all the way to 150 in Menethil. Here you will catch "the good stuff" clams with pearls, armor, weapons, and other assorted loot that sells for good coin.
You can stop here but if youre REALLY motivated...read on.
150 is the cap without training as an expert. To become an expert you need the fishing book sold in Booty Bay.....Time to walk again, and swim. Bring lots of cash, the book is 1 gold and you'll need about 20 silver for airfare.
Hopefully, you've been collecting Gryph waypoints on the way and can fly from Menethil to Iron Forge, then from Iron Forge to Stormwind. If you have the flightpath for Westfall....fly there.
Once in Westfall head to the sea. Work your way through the aggros down to the lighthouse in S/W Westfall. Start swimming South.
This is about a 15 minute swim and it's VERY DANGEROUS. You WILL die at least once. Swim to Booty Bay. Once at Booty Bay walk up the ramp to the second level and in one of the rooms is Hemming. He will sell you the book for 1 gold that will let you fish up to the cap of 225. Another important note: Booty Bay is a MAJOR hub for intercontinental travel. High end players from both factions gather her to beat the hell out of each other. I'm on a PvP server so it's all fair game. Just be aware you can get ganked at anytime because it is a contested area.
You may be asking why should I bother...well, after the nerf, you won't be able to hit the fishing cap till around lvl 55 with your toon. Im a lvl 18 and and I'm at 210 fishing right now. I will cap before the patch. Once fishing comes back to Booty Bay and the other uber spots the potential for cash is silly. All the high end stuff pre-patch has long since ben snatched up so the market is pretty bare for things like black and gold pearls and some other high end items that you can fish out of the high end lakes and seas.
This is PURELY a money making venture and really serves no other purpose. If you want to eek out a meager existance, by all means....run quests. If you want to CONSTANTLY have 3-5 gold or more in your wallet...MAX OUT FISHING!
This whole process is not a quick one. Plan on spending anywhere from 10-15 hours to cap.
p.s. If you don't want to do the whole Booty Bay part, you can catch some nice stuff in Menethil. Just not the caliber of the high end spots.