Inventory System Suckage (ISS)

[Impaqt]

I'd be happy if things just stayewd inthe same place when ya swapped em out. I like to keep my first backpack slot empty for lootng, Weapons in Slot 2, Scrolls in Slot 3, and Items/potions in 4/5. I spend so much time rearanging my Inventory on my rogue its rediculous.

[binnsr]

I'd be happy if things just stayewd inthe same place when ya swapped em out. I like to keep my first backpack slot empty for lootng, Weapons in Slot 2, Scrolls in Slot 3, and Items/potions in 4/5. I spend so much time rearanging my Inventory on my rogue its rediculous.

for the most part, I've given up on trying to keep it organized ... if I'm bored while waiting for a quest/raid to start, i might shuffle a few things around, but for the most part, stuff just ends up where it ends up anymore..

[Dane_McArdy]

The questions I have to ask myself are:

Do bags exisit because they can't simply sort things in logical groupings within the backpack?

OR...

Are they in to condence things down to one inventory slot in logical groupings?

The first question I asked here can be addressed simply with sorting a "list view." Which, sadly, isn't my idea at all... It was TURBINES...just not in our game. =(

The second question irks me a bit... If they "truly" wanted to do us a favor and create bags for grouping items... Why not just create "bags" versus "Gem Bags" or "Collectible Bags?" Imagine how the user might use them... Potions, Arrows, etc....

Some observations on the existing bags:

They don't behave like a backpack? What's with all the weird GUI? Why not treat them as backpack slots? *shrugs* Why go through the pain of creating an entire interface for a "bag." Adding a "sell button," come on... Treat those bags like our existing backpacks... Not sure if I'm sounding clear... make sense?

Not to offend, I just really have trouble understanding what you are saying because of the way your write.

Gem and collectable bags came into existance from player input. They got tired of those two taking up so much space. If you look at your UI for inventory, there isn't much room for another tab, without redoing the whole UI.

The collectable bag offers more then just one spot in your inventory for a large amount of collectables. it also tells you who and where (though incorrectly for some, the House D collectors on top of the building are listed as in the marketplace) Collectors that want the same as other collectors are both listed.

Now, what a good change would be for the UI, instead of tabs with everything in it, you open a new window, that shows the icon and the name of the item in a list format (like the gems bag). In alfa order, that way you don't have to mouse over or anything.

And I mean a tiny icon.

[Yvonne_Blacksword]

Ohhh...pretty shiny...
LIST VIEW...
Better search features.--Like looking for a level 1-6 longsword with flame in it ... between 8 and 60k GP...
I like beter organization
I would also like to be able to designate my bags...For certain items.
As in
WEAPONS AND ARMOR
CLOTHING and ACCESSORIES
CONSUMABLES (POTIONS, SCROLLS, wands (maybe AMMO)
MISC.
NEW...
Have all my locked items attempt to return to a desinated storage...and new stuff fill in
empty slots.
I know, I carry too much stuff. Some of it is rare use stuff, some is cant bear to get rid of it stuff.
I now when I equip a different weapon, the original goes in the slot the different was in.
That is the problem. Maybe a double lock system. The second lock locks it to a particular bag...or a particular slot.
I just really need more room.

Cause I eez a Lewt Who...ahem...Collector.

[GuitarHero]

sook, bro? Coffee pot broken this morning? hehe

[sooktest]

I would also like to be able to designate my bags...For certain items.
As in
WEAPONS AND ARMOR
CLOTHING and ACCESSORIES
CONSUMABLES (POTIONS, SCROLLS, wands (maybe AMMO)
.

Now THAT would be awesome! =)

I can live with this... but then you might get INVENTORY FULL issues when trying to pick up misc things if those slots are full while having room in the other areas.... But for pure organizational reasons, GREAT IDEA!

[sooktest]

I have officially stopped collecting Copper Coins....

A) The coins eat up precious inventory space....

B) The reward collected by cashing these in exponentially eats up more inventory space...

The beef isn't that inventory space is an issue... It's simply that when it get's cluttered it very quickly makes it VERY difficult to find anything I need. Heck, I dont know what half this stuff does until I mouse over it... and they become scattered throughout the backpack... YUCK!!

Anyway... =)

Just pouring more fuel on the fire... The INVENTORY SYSTEM seriously blows... The other day I realized after leveling I didnt add my new Long Sword to the hotbar... Took me darn near 5 minutes trying to find the correct sword as my peers were waiting...

[Beherit_Baphomar]

Send all yer coins to Irnbru.

Send all yer cake to Cakeman.

That is all.

Oh ISS ftw!!!

Stop jumbling up my inventory Turbine!

[sooktest]

I took a break to spread my wings and allow Turbine the time needed to revamp the inventory system. And... uhhh....

[Letrii]

The one thing I am surprised you didn't mention is letting us lock toolbar so icons don't go away when we run out of the potion it uses. Just put a zero on icon just like they do for skills we can't use anymore until we shrine.

[Vorn]

Nice Necro, Sook. Fun to be reminded of some folks who once played the game, too. Please dev's lay poor Sooks thread to rest and implement his suggestions so we won't have to hear him go on and on and on about them!!!!

[snyval]

/signed

I'd say more but I've got to log in for a couple hours and organize all my stuff.

[vectner]

Wow two years old. I simply hate how small all the icons are, can't tell anything apart. My scepter looks like a mushroom, it confuses me.

A list view, sorted, like when you sell stuff, would be great, and easy to find that potion you need in a fight.

/signed

[sooktest]

Been gone for a while. All I have to say is thank you.

[Ungood]

3 years.. Wow.

I had to find a cool Thread Necromancy Picture just to award you for this. I hope you like it.

[Maleth]

3 years.. Wow.

I had to find a cool Thread Necromancy Picture just to award you for this. I hope you like it.

It may be an old thread, but still just as relevant today as it was the day it was written. Still plenty of common sense features they could add. Things have improved, but only enough to take it to a tolerable level. DDO used to have one of the worst inventory systems I have ever seen in any MMO. Now things are sort of "OK". Just hope they keep adding functionality to it. Of course I know they originally planned to implement all the PRE's in a very short time and look at how long it has been. It will be interesting to see if they can make good to the promise of getting them all out this summer...

[Ungood]

DDO used to have one of the worst inventory systems I have ever seen in any MMO.

I started playing in 09 and EQ was far worse with all the bags and layers of junk, and Guild Wars was about the same level of suck in a very different way. DAoC was about the Same as DDO, so, I am not sure what MMO's you are comparing DDO to.