Please give Surveys and Maps their own symbols, rather than using the Recipe symbol

SilverBride · November 19

Right now the symbol for Surveys and Maps is the same one that is used for Recipes. It would be much easier to distinguish between these in our packs or storage if they each had their own specific symbol.

Please consider giving them specific symbols.

[EDIT] Treasure maps also share this same symbol.

sarahthes · November 20

They aren't even in the same category... Seems pretty easy to filter them.

SilverBride · November 20

sarahthes wrote: »

They aren't even in the same category... Seems pretty easy to filter them.

If they aren't even in the same category then that is another reason why they should each have their own separate symbol.

Hapexamendios · November 20

I don't really think it's necessary myself. It's quite easy to distinguish between them.

Erickson9610 · November 20

SilverBride wrote: »

sarahthes wrote: »

They aren't even in the same category... Seems pretty easy to filter them.

If they aren't even in the same category then that is another reason why they should each have their own separate symbol.

Not necessarily. For instance, many Quest Items reuse icons used elsewhere in the game, including items you can have in your inventory.

RexyCat · November 20

SilverBride wrote: »

sarahthes wrote: »

They aren't even in the same category... Seems pretty easy to filter them.

If they aren't even in the same category then that is another reason why they should each have their own separate symbol.

Do you use any add on? It looks like you play on PC from your profile here on ESO forum, so I would assume that you also can make use of add on to both filter and search for Recipes, Treasure Maps or Surveys.

There are one add on that changes name for Surveys and Treasure Map to always start with "Survey" or "Treasure Map" and then location name which make it easier to see which is what and where.

Survey Zone make it easier to both see directly on screen if you have any of those two in your PC Inventory and also inform you if you have used last Survey/Treasure map or you need to go a bit away to trigger a respawn. It also show a countdown when you farm Survey nodes and an icon if you enable it above node so you know if that is part of survey or is just an ordinary node that is close to your Survey node.

https://www.esoui.com/downloads/info2797-SurveyZoneList.html

There is a lot of other add on that make it easier to filter or search for Treasure Maps or Survey in inventory. Inventory Insight is one add on that might make it easy to find all of your collected Maps or Recipes in storage, (all character's) inventory and bank.

https://www.esoui.com/downloads/info2215-AdvancedFilters-Updated.html

AF Treasure Map filter:
https://www.esoui.com/downloads/info3627-AdvancedFilters-TreasureMapsfilter.html
AF Survey filter:
https://www.esoui.com/downloads/info3626-AdvancedFilters-SurveyFilters.html

There are other AF filters that can be found on ESOUI for Recipes, blue print etc. and also for quality or level which might be helpful for those item that have such things. Auto Category make it easier to sort and also use FCO ItemSaver as you can hide what don't want to mark or unmark with AC and use a small green button to mark/unmark a large group of items in Inventory, Bank, GB, Storage Chests and CraftStations.

https://www.esoui.com/downloads/info2300-AutoCategory-Revised.html

https://www.esoui.com/downloads/info731-InventoryInsight.html

Personal Assistant have feature in its Working module (it have several module to make it easier to navigate). One feature is to autoconsume when get an item like recipes or use a keybind (there is also chat command).

With all these addon I don't think at least for PC you need to worry about icon for recipes (all craft related recipe, blueprint etc) or Survey/Treasure Maps.

RexyCat · November 20

https://www.esoui.com/downloads/info630-FCOItemSaver.html#info

This addon make it possible to use the default icons or set up your own icons and rules for those icons to protect items or make them easier to see if you simply just want to know what to use and not. Just always wait until the red icon that is an indicator for FCO ItemSaver reading SavedVariables to finish when you go to Settings for this add on as it can take some time before it is ready and you can make changes in Setting for this addon. This is described on its main page.

Gabriel_H · November 20

Gheeze, peeps. It's a simple QoL request. No need to get into the technicalities of addons.

It's not something I have ever thought about or noticed, but it does seem odd they are using the same icon. We have umpteen treasure icons, whose only purpose is to be sold to a vendor, so I don't see why surveys/maps/recipies should share an icon.

Edit: Typos

SilverBride · November 20

Gabriel_H wrote: »

Gheeze, peeps. It's a simple QoL request. No need to get into the technicalitiess of addons.

It's not something I have ever thought about or noticed, but it does seem odd they are using the same icon. We have umpteen treasure icons, whose only purpose is to be sold to a vendor, so I don't see why surveys/maps/recipies should share an icon.

Thank you.

The least they could do is have their names start with Survey instead of the craft. So instead of "Enchanter Survery: Deshaan" it would say "Survey, Enchanter: Deshaan". Then they would all be grouped together and not scattered throughout our bag.

Necrotech_Master · November 20

SilverBride wrote: »

Gabriel_H wrote: »

Gheeze, peeps. It's a simple QoL request. No need to get into the technicalitiess of addons.

It's not something I have ever thought about or noticed, but it does seem odd they are using the same icon. We have umpteen treasure icons, whose only purpose is to be sold to a vendor, so I don't see why surveys/maps/recipies should share an icon.

Thank you.

The least they could do is have their names start with Survey instead of the craft. So instead of "Enchanter Survery: Deshaan" it would say "Survey, Enchanter: Deshaan". Then they would all be grouped together and not scattered throughout our bag.

the only issue i have with that is it doesnt read well

it would be better for the game to just have a filter specifically for maps/surveys instead of them just being lumped under miscellaneous with a bunch of other stuff like fishing baits if you dont have craft bag, lockpicks, soul gems, and a bunch of other things that dont fit into any other sorted category

spartaxoxo · November 20

Survey: DeShaan Enchanter would also work

SilverBride · November 20

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Survey: DeShaan Enchanter would also work

Just so Survey comes first. They already do that for Recipes.

spartaxoxo · November 20

SilverBride wrote: »

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Survey: DeShaan Enchanter would also work

Just so Survey comes first. They already do that for Recipes.

Agreed. It would make it easier to see them all at once.

SilverBride · November 20

They do that for Master Writs, too. They all start with Sealed.

Gabriel_H · November 20

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Survey: DeShaan Enchanter would also work

Or just "Survey: Enchanter" and give it a quest marker. I suspect it's a pre One Tamriel throwback to have the zone name included. No need to keep that kind of split and they are bound as well, so you can't sell them through guild traders.

spartaxoxo · November 20

Gabriel_H wrote: »

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Survey: DeShaan Enchanter would also work

Or just "Survey: Enchanter" and give it a quest marker. I suspect it's a pre One Tamriel throwback to have the zone name included. No need to keep that kind of split and they are bound as well, so you can't sell them through guild traders.

You need to know where they are if you want to do groups of surveys by zone.

Hapexamendios · November 20

Gabriel_H wrote: »

Gheeze, peeps. It's a simple QoL request. No need to get into the technicalities of addons.

It's not something I have ever thought about or noticed, but it does seem odd they are using the same icon. We have umpteen treasure icons, whose only purpose is to be sold to a vendor, so I don't see why surveys/maps/recipies should share an icon.

Edit: Typos

It is QoL issue and it runs contrary to the quality I want. You may want it to be changed, I don't. I like having the surveys categorized by type the way they are now. That way when I need some materials the surveys are very easy to find in the bank or inventory.

spartaxoxo · November 20

Hapexamendios wrote: »

Gabriel_H wrote: »

Gheeze, peeps. It's a simple QoL request. No need to get into the technicalities of addons.

It's not something I have ever thought about or noticed, but it does seem odd they are using the same icon. We have umpteen treasure icons, whose only purpose is to be sold to a vendor, so I don't see why surveys/maps/recipies should share an icon.

Edit: Typos

It is QoL issue and it runs contrary to the quality I want. You may want it to be changed, I don't. I like having the surveys categorized by type the way they are now. That way when I need some materials the surveys are very easy to find in the bank or inventory.

Changing the icon wouldn't change the category.

Neither would Survey: Alchemist, Bangkorai.

Hapexamendios · 01:00

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Hapexamendios wrote: »

Gabriel_H wrote: »

Gheeze, peeps. It's a simple QoL request. No need to get into the technicalities of addons.

It's not something I have ever thought about or noticed, but it does seem odd they are using the same icon. We have umpteen treasure icons, whose only purpose is to be sold to a vendor, so I don't see why surveys/maps/recipies should share an icon.

Edit: Typos

It is QoL issue and it runs contrary to the quality I want. You may want it to be changed, I don't. I like having the surveys categorized by type the way they are now. That way when I need some materials the surveys are very easy to find in the bank or inventory.

Changing the icon wouldn't change the category.

Neither would Survey: Alchemist, Bangkorai.

Actually, it would. As I stated my preference is by type first, not survey first. You may not agree, but we all have different preferences. Mine is to leave things just as the are. If an option was given to how they were listed that would probably be the best solution.

TaSheen · 01:39

I haven't ever noticed they're the same. *shrug*

spartaxoxo · 01:47

Hapexamendios wrote: »

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Hapexamendios wrote: »

Gabriel_H wrote: »

Gheeze, peeps. It's a simple QoL request. No need to get into the technicalities of addons.

It's not something I have ever thought about or noticed, but it does seem odd they are using the same icon. We have umpteen treasure icons, whose only purpose is to be sold to a vendor, so I don't see why surveys/maps/recipies should share an icon.

Edit: Typos

It is QoL issue and it runs contrary to the quality I want. You may want it to be changed, I don't. I like having the surveys categorized by type the way they are now. That way when I need some materials the surveys are very easy to find in the bank or inventory.

Changing the icon wouldn't change the category.

Neither would Survey: Alchemist, Bangkorai.

Actually, it would. As I stated my preference is by type first, not survey first. You may not agree, but we all have different preferences. Mine is to leave things just as the are. If an option was given to how they were listed that would probably be the best solution.

It would not because it would still be sorted by type.

The only difference in sorting "Survey: Alchemist" and "Alchemist Survey" would change is how they interact with things that aren't surveys.

Current

Alchemist Survey: Bangkorai
Alchemist Survey: Reaper's March
Bastian's Hair Pin treasure
Blacksmith Survey: Grahtwood

Survey first

Bastian's Hair Pin Treasure
Survey: Alchemist, Bangkorai
Survey: Alchemist, Reaper's March
Survey: Blacksmith, Grahtwood

Still would be sorted by type, so you'd still be able to see all the alchemy ones at a glance.

Hapexamendios · 02:52

We obviously don't agree so let's just leave it at that.

peacenote · 04:20

Gabriel_H wrote: »

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Survey: DeShaan Enchanter would also work

Or just "Survey: Enchanter" and give it a quest marker. I suspect it's a pre One Tamriel throwback to have the zone name included. No need to keep that kind of split and they are bound as well, so you can't sell them through guild traders.

Oh I would HATE this. Would be a huge QoL step backwards imo. I use the text filter all the time to pull one zone per session from my bank into my inventory. For example I'll start typing Rivenspire so I can get woodworking, enchanting, jewelcrafting etc and knock off an entire zone from my inventory. The zone absolutely needs to be in the name.

SeaGtGruff · 04:42

SilverBride wrote: »

Gabriel_H wrote: »

Gheeze, peeps. It's a simple QoL request. No need to get into the technicalitiess of addons.

It's not something I have ever thought about or noticed, but it does seem odd they are using the same icon. We have umpteen treasure icons, whose only purpose is to be sold to a vendor, so I don't see why surveys/maps/recipies should share an icon.

Thank you.

The least they could do is have their names start with Survey instead of the craft. So instead of "Enchanter Survery: Deshaan" it would say "Survey, Enchanter: Deshaan". Then they would all be grouped together and not scattered throughout our bag.

Or maybe

Survey: Deshaan, Alchemy
Survey: Deshaan, Blacksmithing
Survey: Deshaan, Clothier
etc.

so they will be grouped by zone rather than by type.

SilverBride · 05:14

SeaGtGruff wrote: »

SilverBride wrote: »

Gabriel_H wrote: »

Gheeze, peeps. It's a simple QoL request. No need to get into the technicalitiess of addons.

It's not something I have ever thought about or noticed, but it does seem odd they are using the same icon. We have umpteen treasure icons, whose only purpose is to be sold to a vendor, so I don't see why surveys/maps/recipies should share an icon.

Thank you.

The least they could do is have their names start with Survey instead of the craft. So instead of "Enchanter Survery: Deshaan" it would say "Survey, Enchanter: Deshaan". Then they would all be grouped together and not scattered throughout our bag.

Or maybe

Survey: Deshaan, Alchemy
Survey: Deshaan, Blacksmithing
Survey: Deshaan, Clothier
etc.

so they will be grouped by zone rather than by type.

I would be fine if they were grouped by zone or by type. I just want them together in my bag instead of scattered all over like they are now. I'd really like a unique Survey symbol too but would be satisfied if they just renamed them.

Gabriel_H · 10:36

Hapexamendios wrote: »

It is QoL issue and it runs contrary to the quality I want. You may want it to be changed, I don't. I like having the surveys categorized by type the way they are now. That way when I need some materials the surveys are very easy to find in the bank or inventory.

You're going to have to explain to me how changing an icon impacts that.

Gabriel_H · 10:38

spartaxoxo wrote: »

You need to know where they are if you want to do groups of surveys by zone.

Hmmm, true.