The Definitive Storage Thread
Mohnzh
I voted "other" here. With all of the books available, they can easily fill up your storage. I don't even carry every book, just the ones I'm working on. But the problem with that is there are some I was working on, am not ready to turn in, and cannot put into storage (MOX, Saul's Story). So I now have 5 or 6 books in my inventory plus several other that are in progress in storage. Between all these books, I think some sort of library would be the best idea. Whether it act as another tab in storage, or would be similar to a portable storage and can house all of the books you need to bring along (obviously no more than one of any type of book should be held at a time). I would be more than satisfied if they came up with a way so that all the books on me only took up one inventory space. But they definitely need to allow us to put BMP and MOX books in storage. Are there any other books that cannot be placed in storage?
Konig Des Todes
Mohnzh, the Mox book is not needed for anything. You get it from mox, get the quest, then you can delete it. No biggie. The BMP books, it's either empty or full. If its full, turn in for a weapon, if empty, delete and get later. The problem for Books and storage is when your working on multiple books at once. Otherwise it's fine. And the only problem to fix this is to add more storage slots.
I propose making the belt-pouch to 2 rows and bags able to go to 3 rows, and adding a 3rd Bag. And just one or two extra "anything" storage tab.
I propose making the belt-pouch to 2 rows and bags able to go to 3 rows, and adding a 3rd Bag. And just one or two extra "anything" storage tab.
vandevere
/signed...
My character slots are full, my characters' inventories are full, and my storage is full...
We need more storage if they're going to continue to give us more stuff to store...
My character slots are full, my characters' inventories are full, and my storage is full...
We need more storage if they're going to continue to give us more stuff to store...
Shayne Hawke
/signed for an auction house so that you all can sell your junk and stop complaining about not having room.
squiros
focusing is not an argument against more space. people who focus and lack the ability to diversify and consequently have no need for storage aren't representative of the needs of the community. considering intercontinental travel is available by la, kaineng and spamadan, the game developers clearly had no intention of limiting the characters to a single area (even earlier, before the patches). a better argument against storage is the economy. by enabling people to horde, there is less incentive to sell.
not getting a book is probably the worst solution of all. instead of not getting a book, why not just stop playing gw altogether? that way there's no worry about space at all!
as it stands, the standard storage mule is a pvp character. that way, all heroes are unlocked and ready to accept 5 runes, 5 insignias and a weapon set. however, this is a poor system since it is cumbersome to find any particular item. furthermore, retrieving the armor upgrades will cost a non-zero amount.
a masterbook, however, is an elegant solution to an overzealous book schematic. simply make the masterbook have all chapters. completion on normal mode results in a blue checkmark, similar to the way it is now. completion on hard mode results in a larger yellow checkmark (in compliance with the theme). completion of both results in a large yellow checkmark with a blue checkmark inside of it, signifying both difficulties. whenever it is turned in, the checkmarks simply disappear from the appropriate entries; the book remains. talking to vanguard rep, for example, will erase all blue entries from the eotn chapters. or gold checkmarks, if the hard mode book is turned in. this system allows all characters to have 1 book for everything. furthermore, if a character completes the same mission twice, it's possible to switch the order of the books and garner credit twice. as it stands, having 1 copy of every book is unlikely, having 2 copies of every book is unreasonable.
not getting a book is probably the worst solution of all. instead of not getting a book, why not just stop playing gw altogether? that way there's no worry about space at all!
as it stands, the standard storage mule is a pvp character. that way, all heroes are unlocked and ready to accept 5 runes, 5 insignias and a weapon set. however, this is a poor system since it is cumbersome to find any particular item. furthermore, retrieving the armor upgrades will cost a non-zero amount.
a masterbook, however, is an elegant solution to an overzealous book schematic. simply make the masterbook have all chapters. completion on normal mode results in a blue checkmark, similar to the way it is now. completion on hard mode results in a larger yellow checkmark (in compliance with the theme). completion of both results in a large yellow checkmark with a blue checkmark inside of it, signifying both difficulties. whenever it is turned in, the checkmarks simply disappear from the appropriate entries; the book remains. talking to vanguard rep, for example, will erase all blue entries from the eotn chapters. or gold checkmarks, if the hard mode book is turned in. this system allows all characters to have 1 book for everything. furthermore, if a character completes the same mission twice, it's possible to switch the order of the books and garner credit twice. as it stands, having 1 copy of every book is unlikely, having 2 copies of every book is unreasonable.
Sjeng
Azazel: extra generic storage will just get filled up fast again. I'd love more storage, but imo a better solution is making dedicated storage for mini's, armor and perhaps dye/tomes/books. That way, those extra needed slots don't get cluttered with random stuff that Anet wants to keep in the economy anyway.
Scary
Purchase more storage by a quest would be nice,
More storage by the GW store, nop not no.
More storage by the GW store, nop not no.
cognophile
/signed
Me too, more storage. Carrying up to 17 storybooks around in a backpack could hurt my characters' backs.
A bookshelf, wardrobe closet, weapons rack, hatrack, etc. in the hall of monuments would be nice. Then, everyone would have to buy GW EotN!
On the topic of focus, obviously many people don't play in a linear fashion through the storybooks. Some of us in guilds might even occasionally take time off from title grinding to help out some guildies.
Me too, more storage. Carrying up to 17 storybooks around in a backpack could hurt my characters' backs.
A bookshelf, wardrobe closet, weapons rack, hatrack, etc. in the hall of monuments would be nice. Then, everyone would have to buy GW EotN!
On the topic of focus, obviously many people don't play in a linear fashion through the storybooks. Some of us in guilds might even occasionally take time off from title grinding to help out some guildies.
Bigfoot 90
I agree, storage is a must!
/Signed
/Signed
Qing Guang
/signed for storage in HoM and for masterbooks (great idea!)
I don't need book storage, but in the immortal words of Senpai Lee through T-chan (go read Healbot Blues, all you confused people):
"Hey Ooze! Take a message - 'Attention ArenaNet! Monuments need closets!'"
I don't need book storage, but in the immortal words of Senpai Lee through T-chan (go read Healbot Blues, all you confused people):
"Hey Ooze! Take a message - 'Attention ArenaNet! Monuments need closets!'"
Boneyard Spleeneater
Tired of reading replies, so going to post this as a possible solution...
Bought a couple of slots, and extra proph accounts (sale at Best Buy, yay!), and still running out of space (Proph accounts mostly just pet farmers). While I would really appreciate some free storage options (Dye, collectables, Armor, etc), I would also be willing to pay for storage options as well. A mule character is nice, but having to switch back and forth between toons and remember which one has which stuff gets to be a bother.
It would be worth (to me) perhaps $5-10 a pop to buy another full xunlai chest that is available to my account. When I access my chest, it could ask me which one I want to access, I could have them named as to what I have in them, and thus it solves my major problems, and I don't have to spend large portions of my precious little gaming time swapping toons or having two accounts logged into my guild hall just to shuffle stuff around. I can do it all in my storage bins, I can organize what I have, I can more easily keep stock of what I have, whether or not I really need it, get it to the toon or hero that does, and in the long run probably use less space.
So that is my two cents.
/signed on more space, and yes I would be willing to fork out a few bucks to Anet for some added functionality as well.
Bought a couple of slots, and extra proph accounts (sale at Best Buy, yay!), and still running out of space (Proph accounts mostly just pet farmers). While I would really appreciate some free storage options (Dye, collectables, Armor, etc), I would also be willing to pay for storage options as well. A mule character is nice, but having to switch back and forth between toons and remember which one has which stuff gets to be a bother.
It would be worth (to me) perhaps $5-10 a pop to buy another full xunlai chest that is available to my account. When I access my chest, it could ask me which one I want to access, I could have them named as to what I have in them, and thus it solves my major problems, and I don't have to spend large portions of my precious little gaming time swapping toons or having two accounts logged into my guild hall just to shuffle stuff around. I can do it all in my storage bins, I can organize what I have, I can more easily keep stock of what I have, whether or not I really need it, get it to the toon or hero that does, and in the long run probably use less space.
So that is my two cents.
/signed on more space, and yes I would be willing to fork out a few bucks to Anet for some added functionality as well.
Sjeng
Did anyone of you read this? It's an awesome idea ^^
Anet could do that, or place merchants in ALL explorable areas.
Anet could do that, or place merchants in ALL explorable areas.
Phantom Flux
/signed!!!!
I dont understand why the players who disagree with this are really brown nosing to Anet. More storage should've been thought of and made for a long while. What are you gonna do force players who buy character slots as mule? That would be anet scamming customers and not even the "heroes" trying to kiss up to them can say something that could hide denial.
We need armor storage, library, mini pet zoo and more.
I dont understand why the players who disagree with this are really brown nosing to Anet. More storage should've been thought of and made for a long while. What are you gonna do force players who buy character slots as mule? That would be anet scamming customers and not even the "heroes" trying to kiss up to them can say something that could hide denial.
We need armor storage, library, mini pet zoo and more.
pamelf
I think an easy solution would be to have heroes as storage. When you click on them they have whatever storage you have and so your heroes can carry as much as you can. We click on them and it seems to change a tab already as it is, so it just seems a simple and elegant solution to a bit problem.
I understand that more storage means more server space, but it's been stated that by so many players for so long that we are willing to pay real money for extra storage. Surely the money from combined sales would add up to enough to upgrade or add onto the game's current server system?
I understand that more storage means more server space, but it's been stated that by so many players for so long that we are willing to pay real money for extra storage. Surely the money from combined sales would add up to enough to upgrade or add onto the game's current server system?
MithranArkanere
There are also other matters, like moving the stored data to bigger storage drives and things like that.
I can't see it other way. The only way to solve storage problems is removing the need for storage.
Like they did with Zho's Journal. It was annoying to store it, you no longer need to do that.
Unlocking it's the way to go for every single item that people usually gets once and never need to get ever again. That is, weapons, armors, miniatures, everlasting tonics, /bonus items and things like Zho's Journal.
I can't see it other way. The only way to solve storage problems is removing the need for storage.
Like they did with Zho's Journal. It was annoying to store it, you no longer need to do that.
Unlocking it's the way to go for every single item that people usually gets once and never need to get ever again. That is, weapons, armors, miniatures, everlasting tonics, /bonus items and things like Zho's Journal.
Boneyard Spleeneater
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...That way, those extra needed slots don't get cluttered with random stuff that Anet wants to keep in the economy anyway.
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Economy be damned, if they want us to sell stuff, they need an auction house. If they don't want to give us more storage slots, they need to make things stackable. Either way, I would like more storage, and would pay tons of in game loot, and maybe even real money for it. Screw $10.00 for another character slot, how about I just give them that for another Xunlai chest? Same difference, and I don't have to waste time swapping accounts.
BlueDevil08
I like the idea of just one "master" book. another nice addition to that book could possibly be that they add a list of all the quests in all 4 campaigns. yes that list would be long, but it would be nice for when a guild member or someone asks "hey, have you done this quest?" and you can't remember. With that they could possibly add another title for completing all quests in Prophecies, Factions, and Nightfall, then Legendary for completing all three.
bryann380
No matter how much space Anet actually gives us, you people would still be QQing wanting even more. /rolls-eyes
Sjeng
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No matter how much space Anet actually gives us, you people would still be QQing wanting even more. /rolls-eyes
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Man, there are so many things wrong with your post, I don't know where to begin. But I'll just go ahead and give it a try anyway...
"You people"? Yeah, let's just call everyone who posted in this thread by the same name, gg. Generalize much?
Then you call all of us QQ-ers. Way to make friends dude!
The purpose of this thread is to give suggestions to solve the ever-growing storage problem that, FYI, exists because Anet is creating more and more stuff in the game that needs to be stored somewhere. (Summoning Stones, Books, Tonics, Consumables (a great big lot of them), New armor with each chapter, and the list goes on.) If that is QQ-ing to you, then the whole Guru forum is, and in that case I don't see what you're doing here in the first place.
If you can't post anything constructive here, please do not post at all. You post was a plain Trolling post.
pamelf
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Well hello there Mr. Troll!
Man, there are so many things wrong with your post, I don't know where to begin. But I'll just go ahead and give it a try anyway... "You people"? Yeah, let's just call everyone who posted in this thread by the same name, gg. Generalize much? Then you call all of us QQ-ers. Way to make friends dude! The purpose of this thread is to give suggestions to solve the ever-growing storage problem that, FYI, exists because Anet is creating more and more stuff in the game that needs to be stored somewhere. (Summoning Stones, Books, Tonics, Consumables (a great big lot of them), New armor with each chapter, and the list goes on.) If that is QQ-ing to you, then the whole Guru forum is, and in that case I don't see what you're doing here in the first place. If you can't post anything constructive here, please do not post at all. You post was a plain Trolling post. |
Sjeng
@pamelf: you can actually destroy the items you put in your HoM. Destroyer and Tormented weapons, minipets and armor will stay in your HoM even after you delete/salvage them. But I'd never do that, as I find that a big waste of my gold. I like the stuff I have in my HoM, and plan to hold on to them. So yeah, from that point of view you'd need more space, but technically you don't have to save the things that are already in your HoM. 
zeth006
Checked #2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #8.
Arenanet...PLEASE...WE NEED MORE STORAGE!!!
Arenanet...PLEASE...WE NEED MORE STORAGE!!!
pamelf
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@pamelf: you can actually destroy the items you put in your HoM. Destroyer and Tormented weapons, minipets and armor will stay in your HoM even after you delete/salvage them. But I'd never do that, as I find that a big waste of my gold. I like the stuff I have in my HoM, and plan to hold on to them. So yeah, from that point of view you'd need more space, but technically you don't have to save the things that are already in your HoM.
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ALF71BE
You people need to start merching all the crap you keep and that think you will ever use/it's worth something.
But yead, I'd like an armor tab.
But yead, I'd like an armor tab.
Sinthea Slayer
We all know that having non stackable items in Guild Wars causes a lack of storage so we buy extra character slots(mules) to keep the game we love free! I have no problem paying for storage. but logging in and out to transfere between chars...
I mean cmon programmers LETS JUST BUY LARGER CHESTS!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would gladly pay 10 dollars even 20 for twenty extra slots on my chest as opposed to having all these characters logging between to find my customized sword of enchanting or mod needed atm. With extra storage all I have to do is go to my chest and pull it out! Characters are not for storage chests are let me BUY more space. YOU WIN WE ALL WIN. (PROFIT INCREASED PLAYABILTY IS BETTER)
Sinthea Slayer
O Ren E Shee E
I mean cmon programmers LETS JUST BUY LARGER CHESTS!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would gladly pay 10 dollars even 20 for twenty extra slots on my chest as opposed to having all these characters logging between to find my customized sword of enchanting or mod needed atm. With extra storage all I have to do is go to my chest and pull it out! Characters are not for storage chests are let me BUY more space. YOU WIN WE ALL WIN. (PROFIT INCREASED PLAYABILTY IS BETTER) Sinthea Slayer
O Ren E Shee E
A11Eur0
I wouldn't pay extra just for more storage. I'd just buy another character that I can do something (like NF treasure run) with.
Siirius Black
A good idea would be to get like one more tab in the storage for x number of characters in the account.
They did it for the campain and expansion I think, It will be a good idea that for each 4 slots you get an extra tab. Not that they would do it, but it would be nice...
ahhh those unreachable dreams....
I think I'll win the lottery first.
They did it for the campain and expansion I think, It will be a good idea that for each 4 slots you get an extra tab. Not that they would do it, but it would be nice...
ahhh those unreachable dreams....
I think I'll win the lottery first.
Sinthea Slayer
noted. I already have characters of every class and mules I don't play holding stuff for them. The point here is its a pain to log on and off to get to the stuff they are holding when I could just buy a little space in storage to put them.
snaek
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I wouldn't pay extra just for more storage. I'd just buy another character that I can do something (like NF treasure run) with.
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personally
i think anet would make a profit from this
so i really dun see y they wouldnt do it (other than being totally lazy of course)
wetsparks
totally lazy, or totally trying to finish GW2 where more money can be made?
snaek
it'll be at least 2yrs before they make any consumer profit from gw2
Stupid Shizno
i love how "they are too busy working on gw2" is the excuse for everything anet fails to look at as a problem. for the past year anets solution to gw has been to ignore game mechanic bugs and instead give the people silly weekend events, more heros with a limit of 3 per player, and consumables.
obviously anet dosnt care about gw1 and the simple solutions to fix it, the game is dead. but dont use gw2 as an excuse. the game has been delayed multiple times already.
obviously anet dosnt care about gw1 and the simple solutions to fix it, the game is dead. but dont use gw2 as an excuse. the game has been delayed multiple times already.
Eragon Zarroc
$10 for a new char with 45 slots. $5 for an extra tab (20 slots) would be reasonable.
Adamo
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i love how "they are too busy working on gw2" is the excuse for everything anet fails to look at as a problem. for the past year anets solution to gw has been to ignore game mechanic bugs and instead give the people silly weekend events, more heros with a limit of 3 per player, and consumables.
obviously anet dosnt care about gw1 and the simple solutions to fix it, the game is dead. but dont use gw2 as an excuse. the game has been delayed multiple times already. |
12thingys
Sookie
You all have made good points and suggestions. I agree totally with you. 
All I want for Christmas is closet space (a girl has to keep her wardrobe in good hanging condition) and Library shelves (this is for all the 11 books that I am trying to carry-4 for EOTN, and 7 for the 3 games) for each of my characters.
...and yes I would be willing to pay for it.
All I want for Christmas is closet space (a girl has to keep her wardrobe in good hanging condition) and Library shelves (this is for all the 11 books that I am trying to carry-4 for EOTN, and 7 for the 3 games) for each of my characters.
...and yes I would be willing to pay for it.
Dan Ops
This, aswell 99% other suggestions won't and shouldn't happen in GW. 1% of these suggestions might happen in GW2. Seriously, Anet has enough work to do with GW2. Especially when it seems it's delaying (we haven't got any information and no beta, even Gaile said that 2008 will be exciting year, beta, new info, etc.).
dilan155
its not out fault that GW is is delayed, they barely do any updates and they sure as hell arent adding more content, thus either their lazy on both GW1 and GW 2 or they just dont care about GW1 and are just working slowly in GW2. either way its not fair to us that they ignore GW1 just because their too lazy to add a small thing like storage.
Rak Orgon of Beowulf
/notsigned
i still want rune of holding on my belt pouch -_-
i still want rune of holding on my belt pouch -_-
Siirius Black
I remember that item in Diablo that was used to combine items (cant remeber the name) that later became storage. Similar to the one for the minipet quest (black moa).
THat would be a good adition to the game.
THat would be a good adition to the game.