I’m sure there are more, but here are some crafting materials that need a spot in the “material storage” section of the bank.
-amalgamated gemstones
-essence of luck (100)
-doubloons
-unidentified dyes
Feel free to add to the list peeps.
I support the idea, but disagree with your list. Things should only be stored in “materials” if
- The primary use is as a crafting ingredient. (Example: foxfire cluster, recently moved.)
- If it has secondary use in crafting, it must be hoarded for some time before it can be used. (Example: four types of doubloons; still must be hoarded in bank/inventory.)
- If its primary use is as a vendor currency, it should be moved to the wallet instead. (Examples: geodes and bandit crests, recently moved to the wallet).
In contrast, if it has a primary value outside of crafting and isn’t used often in crafting or at vendors, then it should not go into the material vault. Examples include unID dyes (awkward if you accidentally “deposit all”) and essences of luck (any size).
Similarly, things used as “keys” should probably go into an account-bound “key ring” — there’s no reason folks with multiple characters should remember who has the silverwastes keys, who has the dry top ones, etc.
Finally, there are a number of intermediate items in the crafting process that don’t really have a good solution. This includes amalgamated gemstones, embellished jewels, dowels of all sorts, and base cooking substrates (such as baker’s dry or wet ingredients, salt & pepper, roux, …). I consider an item to be an “intermediate” if (a) it has no utility on its own, i.e. is used to craft other things, (b) it is required for lots of recipes, (.c) it’s likely that you’d want to stock up on these while leveling a craft or outfitting etc, and (d) one tends to produce more of these than needed right now (but one would like to keep them handy for the next time).
On the one hand, they aren’t strictly “materials” — they have been crafted from other items. On the other, aside from that, they function a lot like materials do. My suggestion: create a new tab in the account vault for these sorts of things and charge gems — it stacks as high as the materials storage; we would only pay once to unlock it. (This is to cover the cost of adding the mechanic.)
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