Collector Item Issues

Just tonight I've noticed (in the Prophet's Path area), that Collector items that are dropping don't stack with other items of the same type. (Jade Mandibles, Forgotten Crests, Bleached Carapaces)... the value is the same. I'll bet anything it's related to the recent update.

So, any idea if this is going to be fixed? Which stack of items should I scrap?

I've had this too in the Maguuma Jungle. I'm playing through with a third character at the moment, and someone sold me two stacks of Ancient Eyes, one with two and one with three. Fortunately the collector accepted them anyway, so keep them, or if inventory space is the issue, chuck the older ones.

This does not only apply to collector items, but to many types of materials and salvage items.

In my inventory items from after the update don't stack with the very same type (same name and appearance) of item from before the upgrade any more. So I gotta use 2 slots for the same type of salvage item or crafting material, which basically cuts my storage space in half.

This seem to apply only to some item types, not all of them.

Anybody experiencing the same?

I did a /bug report about it.

My main beef with collector items is that there are actually a lot out there that are useless, an example is a grim cesta from the collector at *Drogkar Forge.(probably spelt wrong)
+12 energy,
improved casting speed for skills using soul reaping (20%)
improved recharge speed for skills using soul reaping (20%)
req 10 soul reaping.

Now seeing as there are no skills or spells that use soul reaping, this is a very very useless item.

There are plenty more to be found.

With new updates I also have notices that on a fair few low level quests the rewards are fairly mixed up, some offer 4 skills, 3 of which you already have, as you only get that quest if you are x proffession or they offer multiple of the same item, 2x holy symbols +6 to energy.

Oh well good job the best items are found from drops.

Maybe it's to do with the part of the update which dealt with using dye on non-equipable items? I also read that they renamed at least two collector items. Perhaps these combined have something to do with it?