Guild Wars 2

Those are simple suggestion for the discovery tab for crafting. I’m not implying it is simple to implement or even essential to do so, but it would considerably improve the experience.
I keep finding myself pressing the first letter of an ingredient like I do on my computer for icons even though it is useless (Force of habit). Perhaps a search feature for the Discovery tab would help finding things so that we don’t have to look individually at them until we train our brains to distinguish them.
Another problem I face is the need to constantly look at wikis for recipes, even though it is not necessary. It is fun experimenting with materials that you think will work, and having them light up/get dark during the process is very helpful. However, it becomes a game of doing that process of try and error as fast as you can more than a game of making reasonable choices (Especially for cooking). A logical division of materials would promote the use of the game itself instead of the wiki. Perhaps dividing the items the same way they are divided at the wiki page would be enough, as well as separating them from collectibles.
A minor yet sometimes frustrating part of dealing with crafting is the process of distinguishing materials. I’m not saying the art is bad. It is just that the kind of materials used are either unusual to our daily lives or look too much alike for icons. I don’t have a clue on how to improve this, just ideas that would make the layout ugly. Yet, I’m posting it as well since it is also something that I believe could be improved.

Thanks for reading it.