Item Sold mail needs information (console)

HebrewHatchet · September 2015

I'm having a blast playing and as a console player I'm looking forward to IC later this month.

I have a small suggestion that I think would improve quality of life significantly. When I sell something at a guild store I get an email with the gold attached to it, but no information on what sold or which store it sold from. I understand that PC users have add-ons, but the best we have here on console is our laptops or (in my case) a binder where I organize my notes. I'm able to track prices for the market that I'm trying to corner, but it involves looking through my 5 guild stores any time something significant sells to scan my inventories for the piece that sold.

I'm posting this so that this relatively minor issue gets a bit of attention.

Thanks.

Asherons_Call · September 2015

Yep I agree. You get mail that says you have 1,063 gold but no idea which item of the 150 that you have between your 5 guilds it was that sold!

Troneon · September 2015

Master Merchant addon.....oh wait sorry that's for PC only....

Ravici · September 2015

I agree also.

It would be nice to know which item and where (Guildstore). That way we can get an idea of which guildstores are worth listing items on.

MissBizz · September 2015

I also agree this would be a fantastic feature (on PC we have it in an addon, but of course, only reason that addon was made is because it was a feature many people wanted that was not available).

I really think this should be in game. I know some people want to know who bought the item, but personally I would be fine without that information. What guild store, what item, and for how much I feel should be included in the item sold emails.

JoshenReborn · September 2015

I second this. If I know which Guild store is working for me I can make more informed decisions on how I conduct business.

Brrrofski · September 2015

It would be nice in the mail to let us know.

But of a pain searching through x pages in 5 guilds to see what actually sold

NewBlacksmurf · September 2015

In this case less is best. I'm starting to see clogs and clogs of add-ons from PC but playing on Xbox I have to wonder if the PC lag comes from add-ons data and stuff

Ravici · September 2015

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

In this case less is best. I'm starting to see clogs and clogs of add-ons from PC but playing on Xbox I have to wonder if the PC lag comes from add-ons data and stuff

Lag isn't caused by adding 2 extra fields to a database. Neither is it caused by doing lookups when you open a mail

HebrewHatchet · September 2015

I imagine that that information is already available from the object that holds the gold amount information used to create the email. I doubt it would even require a change to the database, but it would require dynamically generated emails which is computationally trivial.

BigMac_Smiley · September 2015

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

In this case less is best. I'm starting to see clogs and clogs of add-ons from PC but playing on Xbox I have to wonder if the PC lag comes from add-ons data and stuff

I don't think we need everthing the master merchant add on has to offer, which is a lot a data that could cause lag, but just some added data to the message sent to you. I would just say sold this item from this merchant. I would love to see th is in game.

RAGUNAnoOne · September 2015

Seriously please port PC addons to console and have a menu to toggle them on or off.

Dahkoht · September 2015

I realize this is going to shock you all , but Final Fantasy 11 on the PS2 , 3 , Xbox , Final Fantasy 14 on the PS3 and PS4 , Neverwinter on the Xbox , well you get the idea , all tell you who bought what in the mail when selling something.

Magically all these manage to do it , going back to early 2000's , without crashing the game and "lag'>

I know a certain someone likes less of everything, but his BS reason of technical aspects is another made up thing.

BaconMagic · September 2015

You mean we should be allowed to have basic, critical, game enhancing information? Nonsense. This is ESO. We don't need no info. We 'play how we want'.

HebrewHatchet · September 2015

BTW this is not an argument for addons. I like my binder full of notes. On consoles, your organizational skills give you an advantage and that's interesting and (at least for me) fun. I would just like some informative emails, and it seems I have some support. Thanks guys

NewBlacksmurf · September 2015

Ravici wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

In this case less is best. I'm starting to see clogs and clogs of add-ons from PC but playing on Xbox I have to wonder if the PC lag comes from add-ons data and stuff

Lag isn't caused by adding 2 extra fields to a database. Neither is it caused by doing lookups when you open a mail

senfing and receiving more data over the server multiplied by everyone ....why would that not cause issues?
Please explain

Dahkoht · September 2015

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

Ravici wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

In this case less is best. I'm starting to see clogs and clogs of add-ons from PC but playing on Xbox I have to wonder if the PC lag comes from add-ons data and stuff

Lag isn't caused by adding 2 extra fields to a database. Neither is it caused by doing lookups when you open a mail

senfing and receiving more data over the server multiplied by everyone ....why would that not cause issues?
Please explain

Compared to constant movement and combat updates ? The TRIVIAL traffic a couple fields of STATIC info sends would be not noticeable.

If you notice those few packets , you've got far worse problems.

Makkir · September 2015

PC has been arguing for this for a while. I don't understand why the emails don't tell you what sold at the least, I'm not even begging for the buyer info. I just want to know what sold. Shouldn't need an addon for that.

NewBlacksmurf · September 2015

Dahkoht wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

Ravici wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

In this case less is best. I'm starting to see clogs and clogs of add-ons from PC but playing on Xbox I have to wonder if the PC lag comes from add-ons data and stuff

Lag isn't caused by adding 2 extra fields to a database. Neither is it caused by doing lookups when you open a mail

senfing and receiving more data over the server multiplied by everyone ....why would that not cause issues?
Please explain

Compared to constant movement and combat updates ? The TRIVIAL traffic a couple fields of STATIC info sends would be not noticeable.

If you notice those few packets , you've got far worse problems.

have you ever played on PC?
Lag is a real issue whereas it's almost non-existent on console.
The only differences are add-ons and text chat vs voice chat.

It's one or the other causing the lag

ChibiMechaX78 · September 2015

The simplest of things could improve my gaming experience. This being one of them. I always think to myself "there is so much they could improve upon" and it's not even big things. Little features. -sigh-

Ravici · September 2015

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

Dahkoht wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

Ravici wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

In this case less is best. I'm starting to see clogs and clogs of add-ons from PC but playing on Xbox I have to wonder if the PC lag comes from add-ons data and stuff

Lag isn't caused by adding 2 extra fields to a database. Neither is it caused by doing lookups when you open a mail

senfing and receiving more data over the server multiplied by everyone ....why would that not cause issues?
Please explain

Compared to constant movement and combat updates ? The TRIVIAL traffic a couple fields of STATIC info sends would be not noticeable.

If you notice those few packets , you've got far worse problems.

have you ever played on PC?
Lag is a real issue whereas it's almost non-existent on console.
The only differences are add-ons and text chat vs voice chat.

It's one or the other causing the lag

When you open a mail to get the money, you already see something saying an item sold and you received blah for it.

All that information is retrieved from a single database hit returning a single fieldset. Adding a couple of extra pieces of info to that fieldset actually has zero overhead for transfer. It is still a single database hit, just asking for a couple more pieces of info.

However they handle it, the simple fact is, it is still a single call exactly the same as it is now. In the computer world, that is nonexistant.