Curse

Sacratus Ignis · Nov 26, 2007, 01:24 AM // 01:24

EDIT: crap, just saw that this has indeed been suggested in the index of ideas... sorry! wasnt quite thinking to check that because i was so pissed off...

So after I just successfully merched my dragon staff and said /goodbye to the 40ecto it cost me... I'm kinda sorta quite pissed at the game mechanic that let me waste all that money in one half instant of not paying full attention.

My idea is to introduce an option in your inventory to designate items as "locked" or "protected" so that you cannot sell them to the merchant. it is an absurdly easy mechanism to implement from a programming perspective... and I know im not the only one who has done this...

circuscalamity · Nov 26, 2007, 01:30 AM // 01:30

Great idea.
Lost at least 4 Black dyes this way.
I'm for it.

take_me · Nov 26, 2007, 01:35 AM // 01:35

Agreed....
But in the meanwhile just store all valuable stuff behind a "blocker" in your inventory that can't be sold to merchant with value 0, like a Pumpkin Head or a Quest item.
And yes.... probably everyone has merched stuff, that shouldn't have been merched....

Loviatar · Nov 26, 2007, 01:43 AM // 01:43

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Originally Posted by Sacratus Ignis

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My idea is to introduce an option in your inventory to designate items as "locked" or "protected"

so that you cannot sell them to the merchant. it is an absurdly easy mechanism to implement from a programming perspective... and I know im not the only one who has done this...

read the dozrns of threads on this and unless you are brain dead it has already been done.

1. UNCHECK ALL BAGS IN INVENTORY YOU DONT WANT TO SELL FROM AND THEY VANISH FROM SIGHT.

2. PLACE ANY QUEST/UNSELLABLE ITEM IN FRONT OF THE ITEM AND WHEN THE MERCHANT HITS THAT ZERO VALUE ITEM HE STOPS NO MATTER THE LAG OR CLICKING LIKE A MADMAN.

too big a hurry to check what you are selling?

Sacratus Ignis · Nov 26, 2007, 02:34 AM // 02:34

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Originally Posted by Loviatar

read the dozrns of threads on this and unless you are brain dead it has already been done.

1. UNCHECK ALL BAGS IN INVENTORY YOU DONT WANT TO SELL FROM AND THEY VANISH FROM SIGHT.

2. PLACE ANY QUEST/UNSELLABLE ITEM IN FRONT OF THE ITEM AND WHEN THE MERCHANT HITS THAT ZERO VALUE ITEM HE STOPS NO MATTER THE LAG OR CLICKING LIKE A MADMAN.

too big a hurry to check what you are selling?

if you read the top of my post now... i said I realized its been discussed. I was just pissed at losing my nice dragon staff and didnt think to look at that moment. And yes, thanks for your advice on the ways to prevent that from happening again

MithranArkanere · Nov 26, 2007, 02:09 PM // 14:09

It would be enough it they made it so costomizes items couldn't be sold.

That way, customization would have some REAL use for some items, like staves.

Leijah · Nov 26, 2007, 02:26 PM // 14:26

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Originally Posted by MithranArkanere

It would be enough it they made it so costomizes items couldn't be sold.

That way, customization would have some REAL use for some items, like staves.

I think that has already been done.

The Bard · Nov 26, 2007, 02:31 PM // 14:31

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Originally Posted by Leijah

I think that has already been done.

a window pop ups asking you if you really want to sell it when trying to sell a customized item

thetechx · Nov 26, 2007, 03:40 PM // 15:40

this is not an error on ANets part, its a player error. they have no need to fix this. it doesnt hurt the game at all and you will, hopefully, get over it. i have gotten over countless in-game screw-ups on my part and so can you.

“I'm pulling for ya, we're all in this together." - Red Green

Cebe · Nov 26, 2007, 03:45 PM // 15:45

Impatience + Lag = lose @ trader.

Also, yes, this is mentioned in the stick. As such, Closed.