Guild Wars 2

There are lots of gathering events that require you to get some sort of un-salvageable, unsellable item, and when the event ends, those stuff stay at your inventory to be thrown away manually.
In WvW you have such a nice system for the supplies, where they are just a number at the top of the screen.
Why don’t you use this mechanic for the stuff you get on gathering events. Have them be a number and an icon above your character’s head, and fade away when the event ends or you zone out.
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On other news, a similar problem of useless items has appeared in recent Personal Story and Living World steps. Some NPC will give you some item as part of the story and forget to ask back for it.
Wether it’s some Itzel musical instrument, or some of Taimi’s magafins that detect some plot device energy signal, and you have to use them on specific locations to progress. Those stuff stay in your inventory and you are not sure if you should throw them away, or keep them. They are even often been classified as unique and you have to type their whole name to get rid of them.

How about have them appear somewhere outside your item inventory space, similarly to the Account Shared inventory slots. Then have them disappear when you finish or cancel that story quest.

If you are unsure about an item’s usefulness, you can always consult the Wiki.

Most, if not all, event items can be turned into the NPC asking you to collect them.

Some players enjoy keeping souvenirs of Story Episodes, but such things aren’t required. As stated above, if unsure, check the Wiki, and then feel free to delete.

Good luck.

p.s. You might consider posting some of your suggestions in the ‘official’ QoL Suggestion thread above.

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

If you are unsure about an item’s usefulness, you can always consult the Wiki.

Most, if not all, event items can be turned into the NPC asking you to collect them.

Some players enjoy keeping souvenirs of Story Episodes, but such things aren’t required. As stated above, if unsure, check the Wiki, and then feel free to delete.

Good luck.

p.s. You might consider posting some of your suggestions in the ‘official’ QoL Suggestion thread above.

If I have to look at the wiki, then it’s still tedious.
It’s the little things that confuse new players. Nearly every new player at some point asks what to do with X leftover event item.

As for the story items.
If I wanted a souvenir, I could always get a duplicate from the Personal Story tab of the hero panel.
All I ask is for the Story quest to take back the items when I no longer need them, and if possible, not have them eat my inventory space.