Aquatic Depopulation Team

Walkthrough

 * The aim of this area is to use your fishing skills to hook up and catch enough fish to score enough points to beat the opposing team. As with all areas, there is a 30 minute time limit that starts on entry into Everbloom Hollow, so enter the area as soon as you can to avoid wasting any time. Buffs and reraise are not necessary as there is no fighting involved in this mission.


 * You will be competing against Joulet and Gallijaux (the two NPCs fishing in Port San d'Oria with Ufanne by their side, known as "Knights of the Claret Carp".


 * Upon entry talk to the goblin Baitabriq who will ask if you want him to show you the ropes.


 * You will be instructed to catch fish and return them to Reelarik in exchange for points. The first team to a designated number of points will be victorious. The number of points required vary depending on the situation. Multiple members and Maze Runes used in maze construction may change this number. Reported target scores have been 2000 (Maze Rune 117 used), 2400 (Maze Rune 117 and Maze Rune 102 used), 3000 (average), 4500, 5100, 5400, 5700 and 6000.
 * Salinity Shift (Maze Rune 117) reduces the target score required to win but changes the variety of fish inside the arena (see below).
 * Peon (Maze Rune 020) starts your team off with 10% of the points required to win (opposing team starts with 0 as normal) but reduces the number of marbles obtained upon victory.
 * Trial By Numbers (Maze Rune 102) increases target score by 20%.


 * The fishing holes inside Everbloom Hollow are by default freshwater, so if using your own rod and bait you may want to make sure you have the appropriate setup for the area. The fishing holes are implied to contain every species of fish, with maybe some that haven't been seen yet (unconfirmed). (See table below for examples).
 * This can be changed by using Maze Rune 117 when constructing your maze to turn the fishing holes into saltwater, resulting in a different variety of fish. (See table below)


 * You are instructed not to be a "Greedalox" and limit your catches to 3 of the same species of little fish, or 1 of the same species of large fish, and to bring your catches "fresh" as he does not want half-rotted carcasses. He's implying that he wont accept fish caught outside the MMM area.
 * Despite saying that you should limit yourself to 3 of the same species of small fish and only 1 of the same species of large fish, this is not true. Reelarik will accept as many of these as you have to turn in.


 * After you have spoken to Baitabriq the contest will start and you will see text saying "And we're fishing, ladies and gents!"


 * Gallijaux, Joulet and Ufanne will run towards a fishing hole and begin fishing, it is suggested you do the same. You do not have to fish at the same hole as them. Equip your fishing rod and bait (if you have not done so already) and start fishing!
 * The fishing holes inside Everbloom Hollow carry a stock of fish. If there are fish in the hole you will see sparkles in the water. If there are no sparkles in the water then there will be no fish. As the holes get fished by you and the NPCs the sparkles will disappear and move to a different fishing hole. Change fishing spots when this occurrs and continue fishing as normal. If you see "You lost your catch due to your lack of skill." when reeling in a fish, it means the last fish in stock was caught while you were reeling up yours and the water hole is now empty.
 * If you do not have a rod and/or bait, talk to Baitabriq who will give you a MMM Fishing Rod and MMM bait: insect ball-like (Regular MMM Ball), meatball-like (Large MMM Ball), and minnow (Maze Monger Minnow) if you ask him for supplies. You are only allowed one of each item at any one time (i.e. one stack of bait), if you ask for more while still in possession of the same item you are told not to be a Greedalox. Return to him to collect more once you have used up your supplies. These stay in your inventory after you leave the zone.


 * During the contest you will see Gallijaux and Joulet talk in /say regarding catches and losses. This will give you an indication of whether they are successful in reeling in their catches or not. If you are nearby you will also see what fish they have caught.
 * These three will change ponds periodically, usually when the pond they are fishing is has run out of stock. Every time they change Ufanne will slowly trot over to Reelarik and hand in their catches. If the match is close, it is possible to beat her out and hand in your winning catches before she does. You will be able to tell when Ufanne is heading to hand in their haul as you will see the NPCs say the following:
 * "Gallijaux: I've another one for you, Ufanne! Now go and take him thither."
 * "Joulet: Pray take this away from me, sister."


 * Fish in the usual way and you will eventually catch fish that will be marked as temporary items (they will appear at the top of your inventory in red). Turn these in to Reelarik and he will award you points depending on the type and size of fish you have caught. Small fish will appear as ! catches, large fish and monsters will appear as !!! catches (in the same way as standard fishing).
 * Singling out high value fish in freshwater: (Default, without Maze Rune 117 Salinity Shift.)
 * Pond #1 "Goblin Room": Sinking Minnow: Giant Catfish (!!!, Terrible feeling or You're positive you don't have enough skill to reel this in.)
 * Pond #2 "1st Pond to the west of the goblin room": Worm Lure: Black Eel (!), Monke-onke (!!!, Terrible feeling, or You're positive you don't have enough skill to reel this in.)
 * Singling out high value fish in saltwater: (with Maze Rune 117 Salinity Shift)
 * Pond #1 "Goblin Room": Large MMM Ball: Three-eyed fish (!!!, Terrible/Positive, stamina varies but the fish can be distinguished by longer delays in rod shifting left and right
 * Pond #2 "1st pond to the west of the goblin room": Large MMM Ball: Rhinochimera or Gigant Octopus (!!!, Terrible/Positive)
 * Fishing messages vary depending on fishing skill. The above examples will vary person-to-person. Example: As a general rule, any !!! catches that appear as "good feeling" tend to be monsters. Many "fairly" catches are monsters too, although they can be fish. Anything that is "bad feeling" or "terrible feeling" tend to always be large fish. Fishing "instinct" plays an important part in knowing your catch; experience plays an important role if you are trying to single out fish.


 * While fishing it is still possible to catch monsters (crabs, pugils, leeches and slimes), however these monsters will not attack you and will have a green NPC name Fresh Catch. (!!! & good feeling are always monsters.) Upon reeling in a monster you will often see the text "You feel overburdened and weighed down." This will inflict you with movement speed down (varying % dependant on the type of monster fished up) and the monster will follow you when you move until you return to Reelarik with a fish or it consumes your catch and then loses interest and walks away. There is also a chance that Reelarik will award you points for catching these, however the amount of points may be very small in comparison to fish. You must have a fish in your possession in order to talk to Reelarik to receive points for the monster you have caught. Talking to him without a fish in your possession will do nothing.
 * Upon catching a Pugil, Reelarik was excited. He awarded 100 points and joked about eating the fish.
 * Upon catching a Leech, the Leech ate the small fish I had caught in my possession (similar to the Feathered Foe).
 * Upon catching a Slime in freshwater, the Slime ate the large fish I caught after reeling the monster in. Reelarik awarded 300 points for the Slime when talking to him with an uneaten fish in possession.
 * Upon catching a Slime in saltwater with Maze Rune 117 Salinity Shift, the award from Reelarik is 500 points. NOTE:  The gravity effect is more significant with a slime so it's highly recommended to only try this in the Goblin room pond with at least 2 fish in your possession.  It is possible to do it with one fish but is very risky.


 * There are also bird monster NPCs called Feathered Foe lurking around the maze. These will not attack you; however, they will eat all the fish in your possession that you have not turned into Reelarik should you stray too close to one. Upon consuming your haul they "lose interest" and disappear.
 * This can be useful to know should you be fishing with a partner; one person can allow a small, low-point fish to be consumed so the monster will disappear allowing your partner clear access to Reelarik to trade in a larger catch.
 * They will only eat fish when you "aggro" them. If you walk too close to them they will eat the fish from your inventory.
 * The greater birds that wander through the caves will stop nearby you if you have fish in your inventory whilst fishing at a fishing hole. They will remain where they stop until they no longer smell the fish on you (you trade it in or it gets eaten) at which point they will carry on walking around the tunnels. The Roc detect by sight when they are stationary, so if you are careful you can walk behind them avoiding their line of sight to reach Reelarik.
 * The smaller birds that spawn around the fishing holes and in the tunnels will fly around randomly until they consume a fish from your inventory, at which point they will disappear. THey will respawn again after a period of time.
 * Periodically a scoreboard will be displayed showing the current status of the competition.


 * Continue to fish until you have turned in enough fish to accumulate the required number of points and beaten the opposing team.


 * Once you have accumulated enough points you are sent to a new area, from there you see 3 fishermen; Polih Rejonah (Mithra), Leppi-Rippi (Tarutaru), or Claraisse (Elvaan) and Baitabriq. Talk to the goblin and pick one of the three fishermen to fish up a chest containing your reward(s). As with all other MMM areas, if your party leader has CC points there is a chance a second chest will spawn for the party leader.
 * Depending on which NPC you choose you will receive the fish they catch and the possibility of another, random item (see table below).

Rewards
Final table incomplete, needs more reward data

User submissions for data

 * i chose the mithra & got an emporer fish, 2 sandfish & a brigands chart
 * Upon two successful runs (Both times we had to reel in 4500 points, not 3000), Seagull Ring and Heron Ring were obtained in the chests fished up by the NPC (we chose the Tarutaru both times.) Also in each chest we got a Red Terrapin and 2 Shining Trout - Ladyari
 * From my experience on my !!! fish catches, (Level 89 fishing + Lu Shang)
 * All !!! Catches
 * Terrible: 100% fish
 * Fairly: 75% fish, 25% Monster
 * Positive: 50% - 50%
 * Don't know: 25% Fish, 75% Monster
 * Good Feeling: Always Monster
 * Attempted runs(solo), always picked Polih Rajonah.
 * 1. Rune 085 (only rune 106 equipped)
 * 2. Heron Ring (rune 106 and 085 equipped)
 * 3. Rune 117 and Brigand's Chart (with rune 017 and 085 equipped, 15% head start for the other team, got extra 5 marbles as reward)
 * 4. Rune 085 (equipped 017, 085, 102, 106, 117, 29 marbles for reward)


 * Claraisse fished a treasure chest with Maze Rune 017 Supreme Might and 6 moat carps.
 * Polih Rajonah fished me up Maze Rune 117, Emperor Fish and 2 Sandfish.
 * Claraisse fished up Maze Rune 012 and 6 Moat Carp.


 * Me and few others gonna do this everyday till we get rings. We all bought a pre-made maze copy (Maze Tabula R02, Maze Voucher 08, Runes 016, 020, 094). Here is what we got (we all picked taru). -SirOrin
 * 1 Leppi-Rippi: Red Terrapin, Shining Trout x2 --- Maze Rune 055
 * 2 Leppi-Rippi: Red Terrapin, Shining Trout x2 --- Brigand's Chart, Giant Chirai
 * 3 Leppi-Rippi: Red Terrapin, Shining Trout x2 --- Brigand's Chart
 * 4 Leppi-Rippi: Red Terrapin, Shining Trout x2
 * 5 Leppi-Rippi: Red Terrapin, Shining Trout x2 --- Brigand's Chart, Maze Rune 117
 * 6 Leppi-Rippi: Red Terrapin, Shining Trout x2 --- Heron Ring, Brigand's Chart
 * 7 Leppi-Rippi: Red Terrapin, Shining Trout x2 --- Maze Rune 055, Heron Ring
 * 8 Leppi-Rippi: Red Terrapin, Shining Trout x2 --- Maze Rune 086


 * Polih Rajonah: Emperor Fish, Sandfish x2 --- Maze Rune 044, Brigand's Chart, Flat Shield.


 * Solo/Dual Box with leech. Chose Tarutaru each time.
 * 1 Leppi-Rippi: Red Terrapin, Shining Trout x2 ---
 * 2 Leppi-Rippi: Red Terrapin, Shining Trout x2 --- Brio Dart
 * 3 Leppi-Rippi: Red Terrapin, Shining Trout x2 --- Maze Rune 117
 * 4 Leppi-Rippi: Red Terrapin, Shining Trout x2 ---
 * 5 Leppi-Rippi: Red Terrapin, Shining Trout x2 --- Maze Rune 051, Maze Rune 088
 * 6 Leppi-Rippi: Red Terrapin, Shining Trout x2 --- Maze Rune 056


 * Claraisse fished a treasure chest with Maze Rune 038 and 6 moat carps. C.C. points chest got me a Maze Rune 041 and a .1 fishing skillup. (currently 54 fishing)