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Loot text in chat?

Would you like loot text in chat?

  • Yes would love that!

    Votes: 316 95.5%

  • No, current system is ok

    Votes: 15 4.5%
  • Total voters
    331
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Seems the poll about the windowed mode was a success.

After the new VU and change of loot, it's very hard for a serious hunter to see how he is doing while he hunt. As you need to right click the different oils, to see it's value.

This slows the hunting down and imo very irritating.

So, an option where you can turn on loot in chat and maybe also disable loot window, would be very nice imo.

I'm sure there are others that feel the same, so please let us show MA how much we want this option.

I would recommend to send in an suggestion support case also :wise:

Thank you
 
That sounds like a great idea!! :)

I mean, sometimes, getting that loot window, gives a nice feeling of "success".
But sometimes, the hunt gets real busy, and closing that window each time, takes unneccessary time, and if you hide the window, say behind the chat window, or just keep it open (and in the way) for that matter, after 10 loots, the window is full, and you cant really see what you're getting -> loot control lost :rolleyes:

So; great idea; having options is always good ;)
 
+rep

Sending off a support case with a link to this page.
 
Nice as well. But the idea of having a summary info on how much the stuff in the loot window is TT worth would do much better for me.
fluKe said:
+rep

Sending off a support case with a link to this page.
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I sent a support about this. I got the standard reply. :laugh:

MindArk|Support said:
06 Nov 2006 MindArk Support:
Hi,
Thank you for your suggestion. We will forward your request to the responsible team.

Regards,
Entropia Support
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;)
 
It's a big YES from my side. Why?! Because i guess it will help us with the lag issue (no more bits and pixels for the items icons in the loot), but... if one gets a GLOBAL or a HOF it will be better to show the window loot like today (just to save some nice pics). Hope this poll will get to MA as the "windowed" one did.

gl to ya all.
 
would love that , but as an option (some button somewhere on the hud)
 
Would love that, something like that was already discussed here in the forum.

The loot value notification could look the same as in team hunts. Would be very helpful.

Also disable the loot window might be a nice option, but I don't care too much about that one.

I think everybody who would like to have this should send a support case. As far as I understood, support values the importance of proposals by the quantity of support cases on a certain issue.
 
Bird said:
Also disable the loot window might be a nice option, but I don't care too much about that one.
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I wouldn't want the loot message to contain more than the TT total of all loot. As it often spams the chat win. This doesn't help when you're frantically fending off mobs and trying to capture screenies for competitions.

It should be like this only imo:

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[COLOR=Cyan]You looted items to the value 17.70PED[/COLOR]
 
AkiranBlade said:
I wouldn't want the loot message to contain more than the TT total of all loot. As it often spams the chat win. This doesn't help when you're frantically fending off mobs and trying to capture screenies for competitions.

It should be like this only imo:

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[COLOR=Cyan]You looted items to the value 17.70PED[/COLOR]
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Agree with Akiran on this one. It should be optional aswell like the other message windows. I get used to seeing the values in team hunting and really miss it when I go back to solo hunting.

I will send a support ticket later.

*Must spread rep round first before giving to Akiran*
 
Sorry, there was an error in my post, here is the correction:

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[COLOR=Cyan]You looted items to the value 0.17PED[/COLOR]

:D
 
Excellent idea, I was thinking about this last night

Wouldnt it be possible to code this into PEASS or as a standalone program? Just a simple program that kept a cumulative up-to-date TT value for your loot returns as you recieve them during a hunt?
 
Nice idea.

Looking pretty unanimous so far from the poll.


(I have to wonder if the reason something like this wont be done is because it would show just how badly youre looting however - depends why the switch from ped to oil in the first place)
 
Well... that would be a really nice option. :yup:

Maybe MA could make it possible to turn on and off from the Option window. ;)

I say 100% "YES, PLZ " :D
 
Stryker said:
Excellent idea, I was thinking about this last night

Wouldnt it be possible to code this into PEASS or as a standalone program? Just a simple program that kept a cumulative up-to-date TT value for your loot returns as you recieve them during a hunt?
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Actually yes this would be possible by using OCR to grab screens and take text out of the image. But would require a lot of image processing.

I will test this, but I hope MA make the option, would be better.
 
Stryker said:
Excellent idea, I was thinking about this last night

Wouldnt it be possible to code this into PEASS or as a standalone program? Just a simple program that kept a cumulative up-to-date TT value for your loot returns as you recieve them during a hunt?
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No, because the stacks often draw on top of each other, obscuring their view, and using graphical recognition on various item icons will be an intensive and exhaustive effort. I don't think that will happen.

This is a simple thing MA could do, and we want it. The poll results will show the demand.
 
I'm definitely in favour for this (maybe as an option), and allowing one not to have the loot window. In crowded areas having to close the loot window really sucks, so I hardly ever close it, just let things accumulate (and move it as much to a corner as I can.

I might like the loot window if it were only smaller.
 
An option to not show the loot window would be awesome, so many times i've been attacked by a couple of creatures and the loot window gets in the way, making me take more damage and more decay on my armour. I would be much happier with a little message saying "You have looted items to the value of xxx ped"
 
AkiranBlade said:
I wouldn't want the loot message to contain more than the TT total of all loot. As it often spams the chat win. This doesn't help when you're frantically fending off mobs and trying to capture screenies for competitions.

It should be like this only imo:

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[COLOR=Cyan]You looted items to the value 17.70PED[/COLOR]
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If i would get a msg like that ^^ i would have to check loot window anyway because then i want to know what was worth 17 ped so it wouldnt save me any time :/ Much better if you get the same msg as when you team hunt.
 
72 people voted (hope same amount have sent support suggestion).

If you have not voted, please do so and send that support case as well ;)
 
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MrSmith said:
72 people voted (hope same amount have sent support suggestion).

If you have not voted, please do so and send that support case as well ;)
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Maybe a link to this poll in the support case message would also make sense. :)
 
how about a button on the chat window that when pressed will show the loot window in the chat... each time you get new loot it clears & shows that loot.... this way the loot window is not totally gone & you have an option to view it or not view it. Also the idea of showing the total loot value would be nice that way you don't have to keep clicking on the loot window to show it.

Also would be nice that when you kill a mob the final damage is tha loots it. Tis way you can skill up etc go on a rampage & just starting killinng tons of mobbs & not have to run up to them to loot them. You shouldn't have to go click on the mob to loot it.. It should happen automatically when it dies...


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Here is my next months deposit.. Hope MA Can convert that into PEDS

If we get paid in Oil & not money anywmore why can't we pay MA in Oil???
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Tha BiGG DoGG said:
Also would be nice that when you kill a mob the final damage is tha loots it. Tis way you can skill up etc go on a rampage & just starting killinng tons of mobbs & not have to run up to them to loot them. You shouldn't have to go click on the mob to loot it.. It should happen automatically when it dies...
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Guess this would be a topic for a different new poll. Would be curious about the pros and cons. :)
 
fluKe said:
I would be much happier with a little message saying "You have looted items to the value of xxx ped"
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And ofc the: "DING" :D The "DING" triggers my happy-nerves :silly2:

Edit: Support case sent, with link to this thread ;)
 
Great idea MrSmith. + rep for posting it. Lets hope MA is listening and can implement this one.
 
libero said:
And ofc the: "DING" :D The "DING" triggers my happy-nerves :silly2:

Edit: Support case sent, with link to this thread ;)
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Oh no, I love the ding!!! :)
 
This would be great, It cant be that hard for MA, after all they do it already in team hunts?
 
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AkiranBlade said:
I wouldn't want the loot message to contain more than the TT total of all loot. As it often spams the chat win. This doesn't help when you're frantically fending off mobs and trying to capture screenies for competitions.

It should be like this only imo:

Code: 
[COLOR=Cyan]You looted items to the value 17.70PED[/COLOR]
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I think that then it should be more customizable.

I for example would prefer that the text showed the items individually like when we are in a team.

As all this operations are performed in the client i don't think it would be a problem implementing this.

Maybe having 3 options that could be toggled:

  • Show loot window
  • Show total loot value (in chat window)
  • Show loot text (in chat window)

So people who want it like AkiranBlade would only toggle the second option

People that want it as it is now, only toggle the first. They might also toggle the second to have a quick view of total loot value.

People that would like it like me would toggle the third option and maybe the second if they are lazy and don't want to sum the values up.

Crazy people would toggle all the three.

Default would be the first, like it is now.
 
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