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Enon · Dec 25, 2008, 02:12 PM // 14:12

My dear Chocobo1, I never stated that I'm against the actual implantation of this suggestion. I'm just trying to figure out what the problem exactly is, in a somewhat odd and offensive way.

I can honestly say I have never left a Lock Pick, or any other white valued drop, unless I decided I wanted too, which I actually did once for the sake of fun. Scanning the battlefield doesn't take minutes, it's something you do in the blink of an eye. That's what I do anyway. But then again, I might be gifted with the power of super sight. *Does X-ray vision on Chocobo1's clothes.*

zwei2stein · Dec 25, 2008, 06:10 PM // 18:10

(Just funny fact: Game, in fact, does put your drop directly in your inventory if they are on ground at end of missions/dungeons/etc...)

Look, this is all about polishing game experience. Making GUI be helpfull more than indifferent.

Asides that, lockpick in fact does represent Gold or at least Purple item. Purple color would do just fine in distinguishing it from average crap, but who cares really.

Darkobra · Dec 26, 2008, 05:30 AM // 05:30

Well I'd have to agree with it being a merchant item, it's not really needing a colour change. I've never had any problem picking out a lockpick from a group of whites, since it takes merely a second to read.

However, if they did go ahead with it, why gold? Blue would be a far more accurate colour for it, if the change were to ever take place.

Pocketmancer · Dec 26, 2008, 07:35 AM // 07:35

The argument "It's sold by the merchant so it has to be white" is a weak argument. But let's not forget, in the Sardelac Sanitarium, you can only be cool by /notsigning everything.

I say tag them as blue. Have blue items show up highlighted on the drop window. Never understood why it wasn't made that way in the first place.

Enon · Dec 26, 2008, 01:01 PM // 13:01

Don't bother talking about arguments when you're not providing any yourself.

Operative 14 · Dec 26, 2008, 05:54 PM // 17:54

Well fine, make them blue then. Personally I don't really care what color they are, but it just seems like an unnecessary change to the game.

Pocketmancer · Dec 26, 2008, 11:40 PM // 23:40

Enon: Did the picture not load for you or are you purposely missing that on purpose and claiming I don't have an argument?

Operative 14: Changing the drop colours are unnecessary. Adding PvP weapon model rewards are unnecessary. Adding MOX as a hero was unnecessary. Changing the icons between Minor, Major, and Superior runes were unnecessary. So many things were and have been done to Guild Wars that were totally unnecessary, but they're still done anyway to add further enjoyment. Yet, the people who keep dismissing potentially great ideas are the same people who keep complaining that Guild Wars doesn't try to become better.

I'm fairly certain that if Lockpicks were to change to a different colour drop, the /notsigners would not wish to go back to white.

Stupid Shizno · Dec 27, 2008, 10:51 AM // 10:51

i heard being lazy and QQing to anet to make the game easier for you works

/sign

HawkofStorms · Dec 27, 2008, 05:18 PM // 17:18

I love it when OPs think people are "trolling" because they disagree with them.

disagreeing =/= trolling

get over it

MithranArkanere · Dec 27, 2008, 09:27 PM // 21:27

Oh, wait, you meant the name color?

Ah... you may miss them because you leave around a lot of white stuff...

A good punishment losing lockpicks is. You must pick everything and sell everything to merchants, otherwise stuff would end up littering all Tyria.

So no, never, ever. They are neither magic nor rare items so their names must be white.

pumpkin pie · Dec 28, 2008, 11:12 AM // 11:12

whatever colour, don't change it to green,

reason: characters name are in green, when something drops its written in green, when you (alt/ctrl) forget which one, to look for miss drops white is still pretty visible, if the hench are everywhere, green makes it confusing.

jimme · Dec 28, 2008, 11:49 AM // 11:49

Make them black, along with all other keys valued above 600g

Issac · Dec 28, 2008, 03:30 PM // 15:30

I pick up everything anyway, made some good money selling the useless crap that I found.

Enon · Dec 28, 2008, 04:07 PM // 16:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pocketmancer

Enon: Did the picture not load for you or are you purposely missing that on purpose and claiming I don't have an argument?

I wouldn't call posting a picture without any explanation an argument.

I'm assuming you mean Merchants also sell blue colored? They do indeed. But then again, you can also buy gold colored items at other traders...

You lot should try reading the drop's name instead of only looking at the color...

Darcryed · Dec 28, 2008, 07:23 PM // 19:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by HawkofStorms

I love it when OPs think people are "trolling" because they disagree with them.

Heh, I honestly don't know what you're talking about, when did I accuse someone of trolling ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkobra

However, if they did go ahead with it, why gold? Blue would be a far more accurate colour for it, if the change were to ever take place.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pocketmancer

I say tag them as blue. Have blue items show up highlighted on the drop window. Never understood why it wasn't made that way in the first place.

I suggested to make them gold, but blue would be just fine, as long as they showed up with that color in the chat log, like Pocketmancer said. Anet can change it to blue, purple, gold, green, as long as I can notice them easily when they drop.

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Originally Posted by Chocobo1

The fact is that I don't even really care if this got implemented. If it did great, if not I'll live. There are no actual negative effects of this being put in the game so you try take cheapshots about peoples intelligence.

EXACTLY ! Stop assuming we're all idiots for not picking up everything that drops, and look at the idea as a small improvement that would simply make it easier for each single one of us.

I'm pretty sure you guys did not complain about the title rebalance. What was the purpose of this update, if not to make the game easier ? Many people have maxed SS/LB and the Factions titles without using the books, and yet they added a huge number of ways to acquire points with more ease. That doesn't mean people using the books are dumbasses.

Forgotton200 · Dec 28, 2008, 10:58 PM // 22:58

I nearly missed a lockpick today if it wasn't for someone pm'ing me. After playing for long hours, I just forget to look for the drops sometimes. In that case, make it pink so it looks cuter and easier to see.

Arduin · Dec 29, 2008, 12:05 AM // 00:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by pumpkin pie

whatever colour, don't change it to green,

reason: characters name are in green, when something drops its written in green, when you (alt/ctrl) forget which one, to look for miss drops white is still pretty visible, if the hench are everywhere, green makes it confusing.

Hah, I can relate to this. Ever opened an endgame chest in Urgoz or Deep in HM with 12 people at the same time? 12 green names + an x amount of green weapons on your screen made me nearly forget about picking up my Kanaxais Axe. Luckily for me, one of my team-members pointed me to the fact it was still lying at my feet.

So...as a suggestion for not forgetting to pick up your lockpicks, bring some mates. Because if you really want the color of those picks changed, the color of those Green weapons are in need of a change too (and some of them are waaay more valuable than a single pick).