This was brought up earlier, however, I thought I'd bring it up with a more broad base of functionality seeing as I really do believe it would be a great new feature.
Basically, the idea is for an In-game notepad. Ideally, just a blank, window opened through Menu or a Short-cut key which you can type whatever you like on. It would have decent space in it, perhaps 30 lines at a width of 50 characters? I don't know so much on that aspect, but, something large enough to put down a good chunk of information, but not too big as to become massively resource draining.
Some functions I've found for it so far:
-) Collectors/Items. I really dislike running into Collectors, not having the items, then finally, two missions later, having enough, but forgetting which collector wanted what in the first place, and which items I wanted from them in the first place.
(Side-note. A pop-up of item stats when you have gathered enough items would be nice. Sometimes I have no flippin' clue what the item stats are seeing as I talk to the collector and already have all the items and I'm already able to pick from a non-detailed list.)
-) Strategy. It would give people a place to make note of some basic strategies for Missions/Bonuses/PvP, etc.
-) Things to do. So often I find myself bogged down with Quests/etc finding myself just wishing I could write up a quick, referenceable list saying "These Quests can all be done here, etc." Sort of like a "plan" or "goal" list.
-) Possibly help note those people you want to report for whatever reason.
-) Keep track of which items are on which Characters. I've wound up nearly pulling my hair out switching between accounts 3 or 4 times to find one item.
-) Make a quick list of Elite monsters/areas, or a checklist of which you still need and where you can find them.
These are just a few examples I've thought of, there are really a plethora of uses this would have. Granted, I do understand you may say, "Why not stop being a lazy arse and write it down with pen/paper?" And the answer is that Typing goes by MUCH quicker and more efficiently than writing, not to mention it saves a tree in the process. Notepad isn't as efficient nor functional either, especially for those who play fullscreen.
I am unsure of the resources needed to implement such a feature, however, I feel it'd have a great many uses with very few, if any, downsides. (Please post negatives as you think of them. Good to know the problems so we can think of possible solutions.)
What do you guys think?
(Ideally, there would be one notepad per account, meaning each Charwindow would open up the same notepad.)
