There are a number of little “quality of life” things that the game “forgets”. (For many people, some of these things are more than just “quality of life” issues). Here are six things that the game should always remember for us:
1) Achievement Watch List Preferences – I always want my Achievement “Watch List” to display TOTALS. I personally never have a use for displaying Tiers. Yet every time I log in I have to reset my choice because the game thinks sorting by Tiers is better for me. Call me crazy, but I think I know what’s better for me.
2) My Ranger’s Pet is Stowed for a Reason – I put my Ranger’s pet away when I don’t want him to get me into trouble. He should not come out when I take damage. He should only come out again when I un-stow him or when I attack. I admire his loyalty, but I would admire his obedience even more.
3) I Want to Display my Mini-Pet – Some mini-pets stay out when I take them out. Others disappear when I enter water, then reappear when I emerge. Still others disappear when I enter water and don’t come back! It’s bad enough that minis don’t keep up when I move. How can I show them off when they are 500 feet behind me? But do you know how frustrating it is when they disappear entirely just because you wade through a creek? Please fix it so all minis come back out when emerging from the water and when changing zones!
4) My Last Chat Channel – The game is always forgetting my last chat channel. If I was on “Party chat”, then I should still be on Party chat when I leave the game and come back. It doesn’t matter if I’m still partied up or not. The same goes for “Guild chat”. It doesn’t matter if I change my Guild representation status. Don’t change my chat channel to “Say”. Instead, display Guild [Current Guild Tag] …this would also be a nice, visible way for me to see who I’m currently representing without having to open the Guild menu. So please retain my last chat channel between sessions/characters.
5) My Dye Sorting Preference – I have a ton of dyes, and I use them a lot. Sorting by HUE is the easiest, most logical way to find the color I’m looking for. On rare occasions, I will even sort by MATERIAL if I am looking for something that will provide a lot of contrast for metallic pieces. But every time I log into the game, I have to reset my preference from “SET”. Seriously? Sort by “Set”? What the heck is that? How can calling a dye “common” or “uncommon” or “rare” possibly help me locate the one I want? Please don’t force your preferences upon me every time. These are supposed to be my preferences.
6) My Trading Post Search Parameters & Location – Since for some reason I still can’t refine my searches by armor weight (Light/Medium/Heavy), searches take forever as I wade through inapplicable results. Sometimes I need to leave the search screen (to convert gems to gold, or to pick up purchases, or whatever). When I come back, my search is lost. I need to put in my parameters again and wade through the list from the beginning to get back to where I left off. Unless I close the TP entirely, my search parameters and location should not be reset.
PLEASE REMEMBER these things!
You finally fixed the drop-down state so that the text in the upper right corner stays the way we want it (for the most part). Please fix these other issues so that the game remembers our preferences in them as well.
Build a man a fire, and he’ll be warm all day.
Set a man on fire, and he’ll be warm the rest of his life.
– Unknown Fire Elementalist
