Game should encourage vendor usage in Campaign

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GuiltyParty32#9913 wrote:

If you aren't using vendors how are you progressing at all?

I mean... I trade: https://i.imgur.com/chtsC18.png

As always, it's a you-do-you thing, but I find flipping through vendor inventories to be mind-numbing given the likelihood of finding anything worthwhile; trade lets me handpick items that perfectly fit my kit every time.

I won't defend GGG's implementation because I agree it's pretty ridiculous for a modern game, but most people wildly exaggerate the problems with the system. I replaced my kit every ~10 levels from 30 onward; I probably executed at least 40 trades in both directions. In that time I had to deal with maybe a half dozen non-responders (literally no big deal just move on to the next item), nobody tried to scam me or raise prices, and I had two legitimately pleasant conversations with other people playing Tactician.

One thing that really helped me engage with vendors was watching the race events where the racers would use regex. I have now implemented regex into pretty much every possible facet of gameplay. However, I'm probably the 1% that will ever touch regex. It would be sweet if there was some in-game filter aside from regex, but that menu would probably be insane.

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gingerpauls#2326 wrote:

One thing that really helped me engage with vendors was watching the race events where the racers would use regex. I have now implemented regex into pretty much every possible facet of gameplay. However, I'm probably the 1% that will ever touch regex. It would be sweet if there was some in-game filter aside from regex, but that menu would probably be insane.

Wait this game has regex? All these hours wading through the forums was worth it for this knowledge.

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Schverika#2698 wrote:

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gingerpauls#2326 wrote:

One thing that really helped me engage with vendors was watching the race events where the racers would use regex. I have now implemented regex into pretty much every possible facet of gameplay. However, I'm probably the 1% that will ever touch regex. It would be sweet if there was some in-game filter aside from regex, but that menu would probably be insane.

Wait this game has regex? All these hours wading through the forums was worth it for this knowledge.

Hell ya. As much as I kinda despise two screen gaming, get a notepad going with your regex for waystone mods and gear and bobs your uncle youre now pathing in luxury (sort of)

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Schverika#2698 wrote:

All these hours wading through the forums was worth it for this knowledge.

GGG gets a lot of hate for not explaining their UX clearly, so I feel compelled in their defense to mention that you could have just moused over the big (i) next to the search box instead.

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Kerchunk#7797 wrote:

I find flipping through vendor inventories to be mind-numbing given the likelihood of finding anything worthwhile; trade lets me handpick items that perfectly fit my kit every time.

I only ever check weapons, boots for movement speed and belts for charm slots whenever I'm in town or feel like I need an upgrade. It's not every level, maybe every 5. Playing SSF.

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Kerchunk#7797 wrote:

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Schverika#2698 wrote:

All these hours wading through the forums was worth it for this knowledge.

GGG gets a lot of hate for not explaining their UX clearly, so I feel compelled in their defense to mention that you could have just moused over the big (i) next to the search box instead.

Yeah that one's on me.