I admit, I’ve gotten super spoiled by the collections tab. The ease of doing your banking is just too good. Between WoW, TOR, and FFXI I’ve spent a LOT of time in the last decade organizing my bank in MMOs.
The Raw Materials collection tabs are amazing for two reasons:
1: Deposit from anywhere. Not having to head all the way back to the city to deposit your goods when you’ve been farming is just amazing.
2: Automatic organization. For players like me, who hate when their bank is jumbled, this is a godsend.
The only thing that sucks is that inscription, seasoning, etc. items, the interim between raw goods and the finished product, have no storage tab. There’s also a HUGE variety of them, and if you don’t carefully plan everything you do with a craft, this becomes an issue fast. It’s not so bad for the weapon/armor crafting, but Cooking can VERY quickly take all of your inventory space when you’re doing discovery (unless you use a guide, but that takes the fun out of the craft).
To that end, I’d love to see collections tabs added for the ingredients lists. To be fair, it’s only really a big deal for cooking. The pattern for other professions is clear enough that minimal effort means no waste. But for cooking, it’s a whole other game entirely. Discovering Pasta before you’ve discovered Simple Poultry Soup, for instance, means there’s a good chance you just have a random ingredient cluttering your bags or bank.
I’m not requesting it for free of course, I’d happily pay for it. The sheer size of the storage gain means it would have to be pricey, too. But I can’t think of any expansion option more worthwhile, tbh. IF you are a Chef, at least.