I guess it's a really unpopular opinion here, but I have to admit I actually enjoy inventory management and OCD loot hoarding (you never know, this random book might be a quest item, or maybe I will meet an NPC who needs this particular mundane item). For me it's like a mini game ensuring max profitability for my explorations. I also think it's quite nice and real-life-like , imagine being a fantasy world adventurer/grave looter, you enter a long forgotten ancient place. Everything is still there, old furniture, some faded clothing, etc. However, as you're a profit seeking adventurer and no archeologist, your task is to sift trough the findings and deciding what is worth picking up and what not. Hence, the 'dusty napkin' and 'rusty fork' remain where you found them, but the 'premium silverware' , 'decorative ancient silver dagger' and the 'mysteriously glowing flask' go straight into your bag to be taxed and sold to the next trader you meet.
What they could do better, imo, is find a way to indicate quest or unique or otherwise important items which does not immediately spoil this sense of anticipation and puzzling by relying more on the item names and its flavour text. So instead of finding an item named 'NPC ring' with a 'story item' tag, let me find a 'Peculiar golden ring' , with a flavour text saying something like: at first glance this ring seems like any ring you encounter on your journey. Upon closer look , however, the artifact seems to be produced with an exceptional skill and an attention to detail quite rare in the realms. When you hold it in the light, you seem to discern a barely readable inscription: ' (insert clue enabling us to a) understand this item might have significance later, b) relate the inscription to the relevant NPC/quest)'.
If that's too much, simply disable selling quest/story relevant items to traders or give a warning pop-up, if we're going to be spoiled by a story item tag, might as well implement a mechanic to re-assure the OCD hoarders out there that any item not having said pop up can be safely sold.
Last edited by SerraSerra; 04/02/22 11:45 AM.
