Auto Potion Pickup

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Originally Posted by medierra

We have auto-gold pickup... is this the next logical step?

I tend to be a bit reserved when it comes to the idea of auto-picking up items but potions are something that you ALWAYS want. Is this going too far or would it be a welcome relief from excess clicking?

I'm all for auto-pickup, however, I'd prefer it to be toggled, and prevent your character from doing stuff while picking up potions, e.g fighting and picking up stuff at the same time.

[Profssrfink]

The only way this works is if the items that drop in game are only available to that character, such as in D3. This is a part of D3 I really like. Nothing worse than in D2 when you group kill Baal and one unique item dropped and the dude with the least lag got it. Sooooooooo Useless.

So yes, if loot is unique to the character Im all in favor of auto pick up.

Ohhhh yea......the potions HAVE to stack or else they take up all your inventory.

[JOCool]

As long as the stack system is implemented in a way that makes picking up said potions tolerable then Hell Yes! Obviously if stacks were small or non existent then no, but I think a good stacking system on common items (like 99+) would work well in tandem with more auto pickup options. But either way you look at it, whether you would want it or not, just making it a checkable option in the gameplay settings would be wonderful. I could even think of other aspects where I would like it:

• Games that have a limited ammo (arrows/bullets) supply. I can later drop or sell extras if I want, but since those stacks can be so big just add them to my inventory.
  
• Smaller quest items that can stack (or should stack). If the game knows you are going to need it then it should just pick up and I would hope you get some notification that you have. Also along these same lines, if there are many of those "somethings" please allow them to stack.
  
• Games that have ingredients or items for crafting. You may want some limits here, but again, if you give me the checkbox to auto pick up I can choose if I want to or not. i.e. checkbox for All Crafting Materials, with subs for armor material only, weapon material only, potion material only, etc. So if I'm only a weapon crafter I could have just that set, but then again if I want to pick it all up to sell or stash the other two then I could set it to All.
  
• Gem or modding system materials - which is similar to the one above.

I'm sure there are many more. Good discussion!

~J

[Dude]

stack em deep and sell em cheap!

[PMD RODNEY]

Hmm I don't think it is a very good idea. This trend of automating actions in gaming is starting to worry me. The more people get used to having the game do all the work for them then the lazier gamers are going to get. Sooner or later people will expect the potions to use themselves once your health reaches a certain amount.

Clicking loot is half the fun of playing these games for me. I don't find the process tedious or laborious because it immerses me in the gaming world and makes me feel as if I am actually grabbing the items myself.

[Anarchronique]

I agree with you, Rodney.

If it's in the game, I really hope we can disable it.

[Beaston]

"No, that seems like a bit too much automation and would diminish the reward of it."

That was my vote.

If you are going to implement it though, please give us the choice in the Options whether we wan't auto Pot pickup or not.

On a topic like this which is such a close call, I think as oppose to pleasing one 50% of the voters, instead try to do the best you can to please both sides.

Thank you, I appreciate you getting on board with the players and asking for there input.

All the best

[FL3JM]

If the game is difficult, making you really NEED TO FIND pots, having it auto pick up will spoil the whole "YES I FOUND A POT"-feeling, much like if it were to pick up all awesome stuff you find automatically.

[Phranx]

Originally Posted by Roros

I would really, really love it if there was a hotkey to toggle it. That way I could turn it on or off on-the-fly in case my inventory started getting flooded.

This. I would personally prefer no auto pickup on potions but if it's added I would like the option to turn it off.

[madned]

if there's an open stack then I figure the program should be smart enough to plunk fillers on the stack. if the stack is maxed out then I'm cool with that pot(or other stacking item) staying down until i pick it up.

course there's going to be times where I pass a potion then and bemusedly think, hey why didn't the auto potion pick up, when in fact the stack is filled or I've just used the last one.