More storage. (Now with special item collection sway)

Chev of Hardass

Chev of Hardass

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2005

Under a rock

zP

Me/

OK, I have opposed storage from the beginning, but it is time that it gets expanded. The number of items to collect in this game makes filling up your storage on collector items extremely easy. 7 more items from the Halloween party, and possible upcoming items made me change my tune

I used to argue that more storage would give the buyers and sellers an ability to hoarde items, but at this point in the game the world just needs more spaces to store stuff.

Here is my inventory on my Warrior. This inventory is like this so that I can PvP with my warrior. I would also like to note that all of these items are customized, and I added a Pumpkin Helm, Frost Artifact, and Icy Axe last night, so this pic does not show the entire collection. I actually do not have room to carry a ID or Salvage kit on this character anymore.



Add in some crafting items, collector items, dye, and weapons, armor, and offhands for other characters and you have no room to pick anything up anymore.


So, can we get some more storage?

If you want to, make extra storage only for characters that have completed the game, or some really hard quest, but please give us some more storage space.

Caelus The Fallen

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Glasgow

Voice of the Darkness

E/Mo

Even something 'limited', like an armour case that will only hold spare armour would be nice. How about a materials bag...? Give me space!

Branskins

Branskins

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2005

More storage FTW

benjy01

benjy01

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

Brandon, MS 39047

Acidic Ring

/signed

Perishiko ReLLiK

Perishiko ReLLiK

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2005

Divine Guardians of the Soul (Soul)

Mo/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Chev of Hardass

So, can we get some more storage?

If you want to, make extra storage only for characters that have completed the game, or some really hard quest, but please give us some more storage space.
I agree with having more storage space, and i also agree that it should require something else. I've seen many games have things such as "boxes" and other items that fit into your inventory/bank and hold other things. I would personaly like the idea of having a quest, or lots of money (for more of a gold sink, since the people who need more storage are more then likely the ones with more then enough money).

wolver1ne

wolver1ne

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

W/N

What I would love to see in the next chapter or maybe in one of the upcoming updates is the ability to manage all your charcters' invertories without the need to logout and login with a different char. Because how many times do you need to transfer something from 1 character to another...

What also would be nice is to have a per character storage. Speaks for itself I assume.

Some kind of boxes would be nice as well as already suggested.

/signed

Nighteye

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

/signed

My storage is bulging out as it is, with all those materials stored in there...

Symeon

Symeon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

/signed

My storage is full of materials I have collected, a few dyes, and halloween items. When I pass things over between my characters I have to take things out and in again.
Not to mention that one of my characters has to carry all my runes (my monk). He recently had like 40 which filled the inventory so I sold loads of them, but still it's gay that I really don't have enough space for more things.
My warrior's inventory is full of lots of weapons, upgrades and other poo that I can't be bothered to sell to a trader or a person. Because I like keeping things, I just don't have enough space anymore. As I am keepiing some halloween items, I have 3 colors of dye in my storage as well as them and materials. If I find another color of dye, there's gonna be problem.

I vote for more darn storage, either on the inventory or in the storage vaults.

Gustav Gloomp

Gustav Gloomp

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

Sydney, Australia

/signed

kendaki

kendaki

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2005

Some say in my own little world ^^

SOED

N/Mo

We deffinately need to get more space. I tend to hoard things like crafting materials for when i need to either craft rare materials or just buy new armor. there's just got to be more space or we're going to start seeing characters burst at the seams with overflow items
/signed

MJ12trooper

MJ12trooper

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

farming somewhere

E/Mo

my friend has 3 sets of necro armor
2 sets warrior armor
2 sets monk armor
he uses all of them alot
he has no storage space
just recently really maxed mine out with all the haloween items

I think that an armor case could be a very possible solution
maybe a crafting material bin???

/signed

FVC

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/W

I can't see any reason why we shouldn't have more storage space. Space is currently very, very limited. It seems that ANet desperately wanted to prevent hoarding in this game, thus the small storage space (20 spaces shared amongst 4 characters, no matter how you look at it, is very small) and the relatively low cap on gold in storage. But this seems like a "solution looking for a problem". Many expensive items like ecto can still be hoarded easily because they stack, while useful but lower priced items like runes and upgrades cannot be.

Even common crafting materials, with a cap of 250, are too hard to store in any decent amount. I would like to see a cap of at least 500 on common materials.

Now they are giving us special items that people will want to collect, causing more problems for storage.

The amount of items you can hold on one character is currently 45. Yet, we can only hold 20 things in a (presumably) massive storage vault. That does not make sense. Personally, I'd like to see storage space for 40-50 things. They could at least make it a gold sink if they are THAT much against it. In other words, you would have to pay a fee to open up more than the first 20 storage spaces. Like the original storage fee, only higher of course.

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

I play Neopets....and theres a limit to how much items you can sell in your store. If you want more space you have to pay to upgrade. I think this is perfect for Xunlai.

Snowman

Snowman

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Wales, UK

Devils Scorpions

W/E

You can even use A-NETs OWN reasons to argue for more storage.


They admitted that if they were to introduce more proffesions then there DEFINATLY WOULD BE A NEED FOR MORE CHARACTER SLOTS.

As they have added MORE items... then there DEFINATLY IS A NEED FOR MORE STORAGE SLOTS.

its as simple as that.

Celdor Nailo

Celdor Nailo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Mo/E

Like FVC said, just increasing the stacks of crafting materials to 500 from 250 would be a major help. Currently, after these materials, I only have three or four empty slots.

schutz

schutz

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2005

wales

W/Me

i need more storage but like, im sure you got other characters you can dump some stuff on for the time being when your not needing it

Aera Lure

Aera Lure

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

In Baltar's head

Bring Out Your Dead [BOYD], former officer [LBS]

Mo/

Problem with the idea of storage characters, while good generally speaking, is if you are playing with 4 characters and one account, like many are, you have 4 such characters that look somewhat like the OP's. Chev has two weapon sets for various uses, as most do, shields for circumstance, a couple extra armor pieces to accommodate build flexibility, and basically only one armor set. Woe betides you then try two armor sets. You then need a second account for storage, but accounts arent linked and we cant add character slots to an account yet, so you then need two computers running GW simultaneously or people able to help you move things around as you need. Bit frustrating really.

I love the idea of increasing stack max amounts. That would help, though if you hang onto your rare materials found, and do any salvaging, as pretty much we all do, you've then got some 10-15 slots minimally taken right from that alone even when stack amounts go up. More spaces really. Toss in some things you wish to hang onto and its pretty tough.

Dont need excessive space expansion, since the argument against hoarding is valid. Some help though would be nice. I think the purchasing of extra character slots linked to the main account is ideal, since its then optional for those who want to play more primaries or have extra spece or whatever they wish, and others can pass if they dont need it. Short of that, maybe a bit more space in storage?

/signed

Diablo???

Diablo???

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Seattle

SPQR

N/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by wolver1ne
What I would love to see in the next chapter or maybe in one of the upcoming updates is the ability to manage all your charcters' invertories without the need to logout and login with a different char. Because how many times do you need to transfer something from 1 character to another...

What also would be nice is to have a per character storage. Speaks for itself I assume.
That would be cool, like a little camp where your three other characters are just chilling npc style while you take the forth character out for a spin. and whenever you need to switch items, just click on one of your characters sitting by the fire and proceed to switch items. (this camp should look the same as the camp in the login screen).

of course in conjunction with raising the material stack from 250 to 500 and armor sets (like weapon sets), it would aleviate alot of these storage space problems.

but more storage space is always good.

/signed

Adambomb

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2005

North Yorkshire, England

If anyone needs a spike ranger for Tombs, a tank or trapper for UW / FoW just PM me ingame ^^

R/Me

Pretty much every point I wold make has been covered here...

/signed

-Adam

Lou

Lou

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

Colorado Springs colorado, denver when I'm not in school

Looking

W/

/signed
i've barely got enough space on my chars for salvage kits....

RazingMandre

RazingMandre

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2005

Noordwijk - Netherlands

Raiders of the Forgotten Church

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Diabloâ„¢
That would be cool, like a little camp where your three other characters are just chilling npc style while you take the forth character out for a spin. and whenever you need to switch items, just click on one of your characters sitting by the fire and proceed to switch items. (this camp should look the same as the camp in the login screen).

of course in conjunction with raising the material stack from 250 to 500 and armor sets (like weapon sets), it would aleviate alot of these storage space problems.

but more storage space is always good.

/signed
This may seem a good idea, but, covered in a FF, it really infact isn't. Someone was bothered with having to log out and back in again everytime when he wanted to do some trading and itemtossing with himself, and asked whether there could be a shorter way created to do so. But, as Anet said wisely, the logging in wont take more than 5 secs for ppl who know their password well, and it protects yout inventory. Cause what would happen if someone, by accident or not, can come to play on your account? They could whipe clear one character, but atleast, for as it would help, you keep the items, stocked in the other characters bags

The camp might be added with the following extra to it: You have to type your pw to get to that camp. That would help, i guess, and it more easier. And for the extra Storage, HELL YEAH! I always seem to have to many crafting materials on me, and 3 bows, 2 armor sets....

Chev of Hardass

Chev of Hardass

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2005

Under a rock

zP

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Snowman
You can even use A-NETs OWN reasons to argue for more storage.


They admitted that if they were to introduce more proffesions then there DEFINATLY WOULD BE A NEED FOR MORE CHARACTER SLOTS.

As they have added MORE items... then there DEFINATLY IS A NEED FOR MORE STORAGE SLOTS.

its as simple as that.
I could not have said it better myself.

I think letting non-rare crafting items stack to 500 would not hurt anything as well. Many armor items cost more than 100 of a crafting item and spending a stack on armor and some weapons at the crafter can be done easily.

However, I would like to point out that letting the stack size of crafting items be higher will not really solve the problem.

I feel like there should be enough storage to put a stack of each crafting item, rare crafting item, dye, collector item, and have a few left over. Having a character with all of my crafting items is incredibly inconvient if a different character wants some differant armor. My armor color changing addiction, still fed by drops, requires that my dye be accesible to all characters at a whim, so my storage only holds dye, and the new Haloween items. I have a character completely devoted to holding collector items, I think the Remains (Azure, Dark.....) take an entire bag.

I just have to restate that individual inventories would feel a lot more useable if the storage was larger.

Kirbie

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2005

Yeah...I totally agree with more storage area.
Maybe, something like each character is given a house; and you have to buy closets(for armour), weapon box, drawers and etc.

For me, I like to collect unique stuff.
-Even for my armour, I have 1.5k set, 15k set, and currently working on fissure armour(very slowly...but I think I'll get it eventually)...and each armour has different sets of runes.
-I'm also keeping a cape I got from Gwen...still have no clue what that cape is for...plus broken flute which scatters outside of sanitarium.
-With release of Sorrow's furnace, I've collected about 12 green items. And I heard there are totoal around 75 green items.
-I preordered my game...so I still have pre-order item in my inventory bag.
-There were few halloween special items. Witch brew, ghost-in-box, pumpkin serum, some green potion that makes you glow, and my favorite, the pumpkin helm. I'm keeping all those.
-Plus, I'm pretty sure there will be special items for special holidays in the future.

So, I'm not sure what to do with current storage space really. All of my 4 characters' inventory bags are near full; and I still have lots of unique stuff to collect...like green items.

If this will cause trouble...how about storage for ""customized"" items/armours/weapons etc only....to prevent someone from stockpiling for sale purpose. For example...I know you can't customize runes. But if you can, then now you can stack customized runes and store somewhere for your own character only.

Hannibel

Hannibel

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2005

Playboy Entertainment

/signed for more storage

no signing for showing off crappy items in your storage :-D

MSecorsky

MSecorsky

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

So Cal

The Sinister Vanguard

Me/

Expand on it... have the Xunlai also be in charge of weapons lockers and armories, where you solely store extra weapons/armor, as well as expand upon the regular storage but no longer allow weapons or armor in regular storage.

pork soldier

pork soldier

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

/signed

Venus

Venus

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Boston, MA

Me/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Caelus The Fallen
Even something 'limited', like an armour case that will only hold spare armour would be nice. How about a materials bag...? Give me space!
A materials bag is such a good idea

/signed

Cartoonhero

Cartoonhero

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Sooner Nation

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Snowman
You can even use A-NETs OWN reasons to argue for more storage.


They admitted that if they were to introduce more proffesions then there DEFINATLY WOULD BE A NEED FOR MORE CHARACTER SLOTS.

As they have added MORE items... then there DEFINATLY IS A NEED FOR MORE STORAGE SLOTS.

its as simple as that.

i totally agree. i just got another account for my birthday so that i could make a necro and a mesmer, the only two classes i havent played yet...if they introduce more classes...sheesh. i dont want to have to buy a third account.

we definatley need more storage! im having to switch beteween chars. just to get the materials or items i want. i thought the whole point of storage was to make switching items between chars easy. with all the materials i store for making armor and stuff...i have NO ROOM.

/signed. give us more storage.

Justafyme

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

/SIGNED
I Don't know if this has been mentioned already...sorry if it has.
There was another game my husband and I used to play, where you could buy a 2nd,3rd,4th,5th vault page..the prices got extremely high (I think page 3 was like 2 million)..but it was well worth it.
Currently, both my hub and I play GW..and with storage being was it is..we have resorted to using one char strictly for the purpose of storage...which sucks cuz it's one of my chars. If I should want to play as this "storage woman".. I have to log out and in countless times and shift everything around...and it sucks!
Please..please give us more storage...I'd be willing to pay a freakin' fortune for it!

plastichead

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2005

/signed

Mo/R9

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

Gold Coast, Australia

Mo/R

I like the house idea. Even if they were instanced, you could chose which city you wanted it in, you could buy upgrades, store your stuff... It could open up a whole variety of different things. *pokes fellblade display case and armor-polishing kit*

You'd be able to also invite people into your house (perhaps have a 20-30 person group size?) and host parties and stuff.

Swehurn

Swehurn

1,787,569

Join Date: Jul 2005

BC, Canada

I would absolutely agree with more storage. I'll even pay (guild wars gold OR real world cash if necessary) for the ability to hold onto more stuff. Sure, buying another account is an option, but then there's the headache associated with having to transfer items to the mule...

Gaile - if you read this - I really want to order two pizzas and two sodas, but like I said in-game, I don't have the space for them...

Shimus DarkRaven

Shimus DarkRaven

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

Titusville, PA <nowhere>

KOD <Knights of the Dragonrose><Guild Officer>

W/Mo

Storage!

More?

YES!

<does the 70's Warrior Dance complete with spin in a makeshift sheet as a cape>




/Signed.

--The Shim

Loralai

Loralai

Purveyor of Useless Info

Join Date: Oct 2005

Perpetual Motion Squad [PMS]

Mo/

/signed

I don't proclaim to know anything about programming, constraints, etc... so if this suggestion is completely out of line, my apologies. I would like to see all duplicate items (not just crafting materials) have stacking ability. For instance, at any given time my ranger can have 3-6 or the same bow string upgrade, grip, what have you, and yet, no stacking ability. I have had 2-3 of the same green weapon. Again, while it seems simple to me, I have no idea what effect this would have on server space, etc...

Omega_2005

Omega_2005

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

UK, or is it? *confused*

A/Rt

/signed

What about special items such as basic and perfect components in seperate storage slots? (this MIGHT have been asked already, but need clarification)

I think the slots of storage could be:

Weapons
Weapons (Rare and perfect)
Armor
Armor (Expensive and customised with runes)
Shields/Focuses
Shields/Focuses (Rare and perfect)
Materials (about 40 slots for them materials, rare would be on another page)
Weapon Components (60 items, 1 page for high-perfect storage)
Runes (60 items, 1 page for superiors, majors and minors seperately)
Miscellaneous (holds event items and unusable collectibles, also holds ID & Salvage Kits, 40 would be OK for now)

Hakira

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

XoO

E/Mo

I also need more storage, and not just another 20 slots; in order to delete one of my chars (which i'm unable to do, or i will lose all the items on it) I need at least 3 TIMES as much space as is availible now. I really can't see Anet's point of view on hoarding, as it happens on every game, and has already happened on GW in the past (have you all forgotten the 42k black dye day? or the week that runes went international?)

Increasing the stackable crafting materials is also a good idea, but the majority of my items are weapons, armor, runes and other unstackable crap that i keep, eg gwens flute. Like others, i would also be willing to pay gold and/or do a quest to get more storage space; 5k for an extra 10 slots would be very reasonable (hell, ive blown more on dwarven ale).

This idea is needs to make it into the game before x-mas rolls around, at the very latest; i would love to see it by the end of the month. Maybe Anet could roll it into the same update as the auction house, you can't imagine how beautifully they would work together.

/signed

Yukito Kunisaki

Yukito Kunisaki

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2005

Chicago, IL

W/N



Pack rats! I stab at thee!!! *stab*

Only things I ever keep in storage are a FEEWW crafter materials [I sell the ones exceeding 250] or multiple weapons/headgear to change my character roles.

Going from W/N Axe to W/Mo hammer is cool.
From Trapper to BeastMaster Ranger/Monk is good too.
But that only needs about 5 spots of storage with the rest being devoted to crafting.

I'd hate to see what you people's houses look like...

WHOA!! LOTS OF USELESS STUFF LYING AROUND!! GAH!!!

[sadly, my house is similar with my mom being the packrat. gah*]

abyssal hunter

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2005

Guardians Of The Ashes (Leader)

E/Me

/signed

i agree fully...there should also be a place where u kan show off ur items be it a little spot in ur in stogage for a set of armor a 1 hand weap and a shield so if ppl want they kan look at them but not take them

MSecorsky

MSecorsky

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

So Cal

The Sinister Vanguard

Me/

Hey, really, I want enough slots off character for all the crafting items, plus a dozen or so for "things". That would be enough to make me happy.

I wouldn's say no to more though.

Justafyme

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

We're not really "hoarding" anything...except maybe dye (and that's because they stack..if they didn't they'd be gone
My husband plays a monk..he has three sets of armor depending on what he's doing...two sets of warrior armor...multiple weapons for different purposes. The tapestry shreds (I refuse to get rid of them after how difficult at least one of them was to obtain). Besides, I need it for the next chapter..that's when I find out I was right all along and Gwen is the anti-christ. LOL
I wish I was hoarding a mass of awesome weapons...but sadly, I have never gotten one.