The End of Dragons expansion for Guild Wars 2 added a bunch of new features that players had been clamouring for! There's the giant Siege Turtles, for example, that you can ride into battle with a buddy. And, of course, we couldn't forget fishing!
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Fishing is the kind of thing you're surprised to hear that Guild Wars 2 didn't already include. It's got a Cooking mechanic, it's got foraging for vegetables, wood, and minerals out in the open world, it's got a wide variety of maps and underwater explorable zones... fishing just seems like the next step! Now that we've finally got it with End of Dragons expansion, we're reviewing everything you could possibly need to know about it!
You'll gain access to fishing as soon as you reach the first Canthan map: Seitung Province!
That will happen automatically after you complete the first chapter of the End of Dragons story. You'll automatically obtain a Fishing Rod and 50 Wooden Fishing Lures.
Your fishing equipment has three basic parts:
In order to go fishing, you'll need to have either Bait or Lures equipped (but it doesn't matter which). If you have both equipped, you'll get even better bonuses.
To start fishing, just approach any body of water! You don't necessarily need to be at a Fishing Hole. Use the button under the 'Swap Weapons' button to equip your Fishing Rod, then press the '1' key to cast your line. Each time you fish, it'll use up one Lure and/or one Bait. When your bobber is surrounded by bubbles and ripples, press '1' again! You'll get a Fishing mini-game where you need to follow the green block (the fish) with the brown slider (your rod) aby. When the bar fills up all the way, you'll have successfully
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