Dirty Fix for Auction House Searching

[maddong]

If an item has an augment slot(s) the word 'slotted' appears before the description.

If an item has a third bonus the word 'rare' appears before the description.

So +15 wisdom goggles of +3 insightful evocation dc with +7 insightful wisdom and a green and clear slot would appear as:
"Rare slotted prudent 15 goggles of evocation 3"

Then you can at least filter by the word rare and just see items with a third power, etc.

Alternatively instead of rare just add "and insightful wisdom 7" at the end (but do the same thing with the slots).
Then we can search for the word 'and' to get items with a third power.

[Banshee_Kate]

Yes.

[Starla70]

Good to know.

[CThruTheEgo]

/signed.

It was good that numbers were added to the item names, but I hope the devs don't think it is enough that they can be finished with the loot revamp. There is still a lot that needs to be done to make the new lootgen useable. A lot of good suggestions have been made already. OP offers another one.

Devs, please continue to improve the new lootgen naming system. We still need to be able to identify if an item has a bonus effect, a slot, and unique effect types (e.g. insightful). Many good suggestions have already been made. Please implement them to complete the lootgen revamp. It will not be finished until these problems are addressed.

[Holymunchkin]

+1

[maddong]

Please?

[AnEvenNewerNoob]

Please?

Pretty please?

[Kompera_Oberon]

If an item has an augment slot(s) the word 'slotted' appears before the description.

If an item has a third bonus the word 'rare' appears before the description.

So +15 wisdom goggles of +3 insightful evocation dc with +7 insightful wisdom and a green and clear slot would appear as:
"Rare slotted prudent 15 goggles of evocation 3"

Then you can at least filter by the word rare and just see items with a third power, etc.

Alternatively instead of rare just add "and insightful wisdom 7" at the end (but do the same thing with the slots).
Then we can search for the word 'and' to get items with a third power.

This suggestion assumes that an intelligent search function requires all details to be in the actual name of the item. It does not.

For an example of how an intelligent search function might work, open the DDO Store and type 'Otto' in the search field.
You'll find (in this brief period where the Otto's Boxes are for sale in the store) the Heroic Otto's Irresistible Box and the Epic Otto's Irresistible Box. You will also find a pile of henchmen, and the Chocolate Covered Humbug, none of which have the word 'Otto' in their names. Why, you might ask? Because these henchmen all have one of the various Otto's spells in their hot bar spells, and the Chocolate Covered Humbug grants you immunity to the various Otto's spells amongst other nice things.

So as you can see, DDO Developers, there is no need to make the item names all clunky and immersion breaking, including the presence of augments or whatever. Just implement a search function with the most modest of capabilities, as demonstrated so very well by your DDO Store outsource vendor, instead of the rigid and limited search function which we have today.

Maybe if you ask them nicely they will provide you with their search source code for you to convert for the very many places a smart search feature would serve your customers well.

[Silverleafeon]

+1

[LuKaSu]

Just add a checkbox "include description" in the search. That way, when someone wants a specific feature, they don't have to go to the wiki to find all items with that feature, then manually search each one. Just type in "vampirism" in the search box, check the "include descriptions" box, and press enter.

You want to see if it's slotted? include the word "augment" in your search.

Looking for something insightful specifically? just include that word too.

(I'm fully aware that it would take more than "just" adding a checkbox, but I'm just frustrated that I have to scroll and look at literally several dozen items descriptions, because a particular feature isn't part of the name of an item, yet it comes out in the random loot)

[maddong]

Please?