2. The linked chest issue is a long known issue (and many people use it as a small exploit. You will find it listed as a tip in my walkthrough.) and it was discussed (twice actually, once as just linked chests and again as linked chests that have additional spawned loot in them). It was decided that eliminating the linked chests could introduce new and serious issues with the battlefields (since you said that you are a developer then you should understand that problem).
Yes, I understand that it may add other issue to correct this, I don't have the code so I don't know what it involves...
From being a developer I am used to face the situation of the user that wants a little change in a program and does not understand when I say him that I need one week to do this ... (and the contrary is also possible ... it is much more funny when they ask something and give you one week to do it when you need ... 5 minutes ... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ROFL.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ROFL.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ROFL.gif" alt="" /> )
Sometimes there will be (normally) 1-3 items that spawn in a linked chest. I would not consider that to be adding "unorganized items in my barrel", but that is just me. You can easily remove them when you find the linked chest. I have played the game all the way through probably around 15+ times and have never had a crash or other side effect from storing items in linked chests (and have never heard of anyone else having that type of problem).
The problem is that if I have many small items in a barrel, I do not see immedately the little potion between them ... of course, that is not something of great sadness ... it is just that I wonder why I would take so much time to place these items in a barrel and save space to have one that is not following my rules <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/silly.gif" alt="" /> yes, I'm silly <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/silly.gif" alt="" />
but <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shhh.gif" alt="" /> do not spread the word ...
<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/question.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/question.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/question.gif" alt="" /> I just wonder what will happen if I put a liked barrel in its linked barrel (if you get my meaning) ... that's my fear in fact, if you say me that this is safe too, then this might not be an issue... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/question.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/question.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/question.gif" alt="" />
