Okay, so this is a simple question that I probably didn't word very well in the title. But anyway, my question is this:

 

Do fishing spots disappear faster and do you receive fish slower if there are more people fishing at the one spot? Sorta like if there are lots of people woodcutting one tree, it will fall faster and you receive the logs slower. Does this same effect happen with fishing spots or not?

 

Thanks!

No.

 

Also, trees don't work that way either.

No.

 

Also, trees don't work that way either.

 

This.

Well, don't trees disappear faster is there are more people on the tree? Because each tree has a set number of logs to distribute to players... I could have sworn I read this on a thread posted by a Jmod sometime ago... And if this wasn't true, why would people worry about a training spot being crowded?

Yes your right the number of people effect the moving of spots.

In fishing, every so often there is a dice roll to see if the spot moves.

You can observe that when a large number of people move from one to spot to the next that often times the spot will move immediately.

I believe the dice roll occurs when you start to fish.

 

As for trees, like the 3 magics in the elf land, its best to actually have everybody on one tree.

This is because when somebody is cutting there is a dice roll to see if the tree is felled or not.

If 3 people were cutting each tree individually then there is a chance that all 3 trees will be felled in about the same time which leaves you with nothing.

By having everybody on the same tree, it leaves 2 more trees to move to when you fell it.

 

Its common knowledge, ask your fellow players in game at those spots. ;)

Yes your right the number of people effect the moving of spots.

In fishing, every so often there is a dice roll to see if the spot moves.

that's obviously false, because spots will move around even if no one is fishing them, as well as if you are the only person there they can move while you are currently fishing the spot.

Well, don't trees disappear faster is there are more people on the tree? Because each tree has a set number of logs to distribute to players... I could have sworn I read this on a thread posted by a Jmod sometime ago... And if this wasn't true, why would people worry about a training spot being crowded?

Sorry, I should elaborate.

 

It's not a set number of logs stored in the tree. The way it works with woodcutting is that each individual log obtained from a tree has a chance of knocking the tree down. If more players are chopping that tree, more logs will be generated, so the chance that it falls down is greater (for example, if you were around back in the pre-trade limit days, it was common to see twenty bots running up to a yew tree and knocking it down instantly). So multiple people at a spot will make the tree fall down faster, but it won't slow down the rate at which you gather logs while the tree is standing. And like Golvellius said, it's still more effective to have everyone on the same tree and stagger the respawns to minimize waiting time (although it's definitely not what I would call "common knowledge").

 

Fishing doesn't work that way. There doesn't seem to be any fishing-based trigger that moves the spot; they just move around randomly. Before the random event update, it used to be that multiple people on a spot increased the chances of turning it into a whirlpool or annoying-fish, but that's obviously gone now. And there was never any slowdown with multiple fishers.

 

Hope that answers all your questions.

Sorry, I should elaborate.

 

It's not a set number of logs stored in the tree. The way it works with woodcutting is that each individual log obtained from a tree has a chance of knocking the tree down. If more players are chopping that tree, more logs will be generated, so the chance that it falls down is greater (for example, if you were around back in the pre-trade limit days, it was common to see twenty bots running up to a yew tree and knocking it down instantly). So multiple people at a spot will make the tree fall down faster, but it won't slow down the rate at which you gather logs while the tree is standing. And like Golvellius said, it's still more effective to have everyone on the same tree and stagger the respawns to minimize waiting time (although it's definitely not what I would call "common knowledge").

 

Fishing doesn't work that way. There doesn't seem to be any fishing-based trigger that moves the spot; they just move around randomly. Before the random event update, it used to be that multiple people on a spot increased the chances of turning it into a whirlpool or annoying-fish, but that's obviously gone now. And there was never any slowdown with multiple fishers.

 

Hope that answers all your questions.

Okay, this makes sense now.

Thanks!

Yes your right the number of people effect the moving of spots.

In fishing, every so often there is a dice roll to see if the spot moves.

that's obviously false, because spots will move around even if no one is fishing them, as well as if you are the only person there they can move while you are currently fishing the spot.

 

Yes they move around on their own.

But, that doesn't mean that you don't influence them.

I can almost predict when a spot I'm on is going to move.

I will be when one of the guys on my spot goes to a bank and comes back.

Right after he starts fishing again bang it happens more than coicidence.

Its real obvious if you fished at catherby a few years back when it was crowded.

You could see a huge crowd of people have to jump 2-3 times if the spot moved on them before it would settle down.

Golvellius is wrong in a thread whose title contains the word "efficiency"?

 

Shocker.

Yes they move around on their own.

But, that doesn't mean that you don't influence them.

I can almost predict when a spot I'm on is going to move.

I will be when one of the guys on my spot goes to a bank and comes back.

Right after he starts fishing again bang it happens more than coicidence.

Its real obvious if you fished at catherby a few years back when it was crowded.

You could see a huge crowd of people have to jump 2-3 times if the spot moved on them before it would settle down.

 

Is that before or after the random event update when Jagex announced that they made fishing spots move far less frequently?

Golvellius really shouldn't be allowed to post in Help and Advice. It's amazing anyone could answer a question this simple incorrectly.

 

Fishing spots move randomly, so number of people doesn't matter. Trees have a set chance to fall any time anyone gets a log from them, so more people means more chances to fell the tree.