Guild Wars 2

This has been bugging me since the first Level-80 Boost from the HoT release already.

While it is logical to understand that you cannot move the Level-80 Boost item to non-shared inventory slots, it is also not possible to move it around between shared slots. I demonstrated it in the attached GIF.

This makes sorting items impossible (yeah, I’m very OCD). In the GIF here, I originally had 10 shared slots, then bought the PoF Ultimate edition, then 7 more shared slots. Now I’m stuck with the Level-80 Boost at slot 11.

I think the item is simply blocked from being moved around in general, but then the error message is too specific – it clearly states it “cannot be moved from your shared inventory until it’s consumed”, but moving it between shared slots is already – as said – not possible.

Can you extend the logic behind it so that becomes possible? My OCD senses are tingling and would be super thankful for this feature request to be implemented (if it isn’t qualifying as a “bug”, at least).

It’s a special slot, because the insta-L80 is tied to it. Consume it and it won’t matter.

In other words, think of it as if it’s not yet a shared slot; it’s the holder for your booster. When you consume the booster and accept the new L80 as permanent, that “fake” slot is destroyed and replaced by the shared slot.

Otherwise, you’re asking ANet to do some tricky code so you can choose to put off using the insta-80 indefinitely.

So what would prevent me from moving around my “special slot” including the L80 boost then? In the end the order of purchasing the slots matters… it still feels kinda dumb.

The code could “simply” (quoted of course because I have no code insight at all) check for the target slot being another shared slot, excluding all other targets.

Ray Koopa.2354:

So what would prevent me from moving around my “special slot” including the L80 boost then? In the end the order of purchasing the slots matters… it still feels kinda dumb.

The code could “simply” (quoted of course because I have no code insight at all) check for the target slot being another shared slot, excluding all other targets.

Perhaps it should have been setup interchangeably with the other slots. However, currently, it’s setup to be an independent slot that cannot be moved, not as a generic shared slot. Changing the status quo would take time & resources.

In the meantime, you can use the boost, accept the new L80 (or just gear for an existing L80) and get a new shared inventory slot, that is just like the others. If it bothered me that much, I’d do that… and in fact, that’s what I did when I bought HoT.

How do you know it’s an independent slot? Do you have actual code insight or is this an assumption based on something I’ve missed in the API?

While I will probably use it on a dummy character I’ll play later on soon, it doesn’t correct the misleading error message either way.

Ray Koopa.2354:

How do you know it’s an independent slot? Do you have actual code insight or is this an assumption based on something I’ve missed in the API?

I don’t know — I said it works as if it were.

See also:

• https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/6rkqij/level_80_boost_stacking/dl5sltk/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/6rkqij/level_80_boost_stacking/dl5yl84/

The boosts stack into a single spot, which can’t be moved. So regardless of whether it is or isn’t a shared slot, it behaves as if it’s something different.

So you can choose to optimize how your “shared” bar looks or when you consume the L80 booster; unfortunately we can’t have both.

And again, that’s why when I bought HoT, I “wasted” the booster on an existing L80 — I wanted the slot more than I wanted to optimize the booster.

Ray Koopa.2354:

While I will probably use it on a dummy character I’ll play later on soon, it doesn’t correct the misleading error message either way.

Of course, it’s worth reporting misleading error messages. However, I’ve long given up hope that any software will consistently provide anything better than vaguely useful error messages.

The classic case is of a brand new shiny Tesla, with all the amazing self-diagnosing heuristics. It runs into a tree, the engine case is cracked, and the onboard computer helpfully informs you: “out of oil” — while true, it’s besides the point.

If you can move it you risk losing it. This way prevents people from accidentally deleting it and all the resulting customer service tickets.