Would like to suggest the option to enable a loot filter for the players. It may be desirable to only display equipment that is sacred-rare or higher. In this way, you can also filter out the type of jewels you actually need. At the same time, you can also give the option to salvage equipment of varying degrees of quality, for example a button to salvage everything below ancestral-rare. The current filtering is not specific enough in my opinion.
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I think a loot filter would be huge for Diablo 4, Not only because we can sort what we see on the ground but as well as possibly based on Ilvl, What stats are on the pieces prior to even picking it up.
So let’s say you have a filter that is just i don’t wanna see anything less than 800 ilvl rare items, Everything else will be filtered out for rare items. Or we can say we don’t wanna see anything less than 750 and have 2 stats such as Vuln, and Crit Damage or add a 3rd to be ever more specific, Normally a 4th would not work and besides we have re-roll.
Typically this would not work but because every single item that drops is Auto Identified it should be much more possible, Reason why POE loot filter can’t filter out specific stats because 90%+ are all un-identified.
Perhaps they could allow some simple loot filters like Ancestral items only to be seen, or a drop down list that would allow you to filter out each rarity for each list such as rare items you only want to see Ancestral, Legend you can leave open, Blues/white items you can have not show, And unique items you can leave open as well. Or switch it up how ever you would want. This i think would be a much more possible idea than allowing players to inject things into the game that may harm or break the game.
yes, please let me filter gems… i dont want them anymore, they are just dead space.
Hmm.
I tend to check for the stats I want then press the junk all rare, junk all blue.
Also when I want to rebuild i sell it all a few times.
Where are we filtering? Before pickup?
So if they add a filter, but people who have filtered their own loot for decades want the granularity of maybe spotting an item with a cool build potential, don’t use it, all “auto-looters” can squeeze in an extra dungeon run or 2 per session, let’s say.
Don’t even get us started on bots.
How is it more beneficial to have the game check the loot for you? Finding loot is the name of the game and perusing the loot you grind takes 30s at most, providing perfect Beer drinking time.
So we need to balance so that there is adequate time for drinking beer and so that script kids don’t gain even more efficiency in farming.
To save from looking at the loot you picked up.
So explain where you want the filter and why, so far it’s negative impact outweighs the 30s (max, I take about 5s and have “DPI up” bound to salvage on my mouse so I can salvage and drink) the benefit Vs being too lazy to look at what you just grinded those NMs for.
did you play path of exile by any chance?
the loot filter in there is one of the best i know.
basically you can modify nearly everything how loot behaves, from the sound it makes when it hits the ground, to the color it has and if there is a light pillar or not.
in POE you can set filter options to, hide trash, grey out bad items, ping items with 6 socket slots, ping items with rainbow clored slots, etc. etc. etc.
if this system would apply to D4, you could mark loot that drops with specific affixes. Say you are looking for vulnerable. Item with vulnerable drops and it has a blue light pillar, cause you like blue or its a color you can easily spot.
That way you can already make a pre selection of loot you pick up, or even can see lying on the ground (with name tag).
You can always disable the filter for a short time by the press of a button to see all loot.
And in my case, wouldnt clutter event zones with dozens of gems lying around -.-
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Sounds a little “immersion breaking”.
I just think more rolls should be better and if they want to give us mat’s, drop mats that auto pick up.
That loot pride event sounds awful.
Having said, that, I’m 320 hours and change in, and it’s not an issue.
Go to smith, smash 2 buttons (common and magic) (if farming), then press individual salvage button, have space bound to a mouse key, spend another 5 to 10 s looking for a drop, enjoy a cold or hot beverage, swing by stash if needed, go back.
It’s rewarding to find items or have items prompt build ideas, many of us don’t copy paste others, it’s cheating, so using filters is like aimbotting for cheaters. It makes a bad situation worse, it doesn’t fix the source of the issue.
I can see why some people who just don’t get it and have joined an ARPG juggernaut because “all the others are playing it” and can’t do it efficiently have issues, this is compounded by slightly too high a random affix drop rate and too high an item drop rate in general.
More mats should drop and higher quality rolls drop on far less items and we have the solution that is really needed without turning it into an automated process with rainbows all over the screen 
You know i find it funny when people say stuff like this, Oh the loot on the ground could be build defining for other builds why would you want to hide that. And right after go to the extreme of Your cheating if you use a loot filter.
First of all nearly 80% of builds All use vuln, Crit Damage, Crit, Damage to Close, Attack Speed The fact that you tried to erase that fact with Build defining is full of dung.
Asking for even a more dumbed down loot filter such as i rather not see items below ilvl of 800 because it will not benefit me in any shape way or form is not cheating or making the game automated, Loot still drops it just filters out what you don’t want to show.
It doesn’t auto pick up it doesn’t make the game only push out 800+ilvls only it only shows the items we are looking for and hiding what we don’t.
Speaking of hrs nearly 3x’s the amount of hrs you have played and have min maxed to nearly the best possible for 4 entirely different builds on 2 classes(8 builds in total), But ultimately me wanting a loot filter would have absolutely no effect on you as a player. No one is going to come and take away your drops.
Don’t want a loot filter than fine just say so move the hell on, Don’t sit in a forum and act like you are morally superior to everyone else because they don’t play the game the way you play it. Those that want a loot filter even a very simple one probably have played longer and faster than you ever could in a life time.
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Oh, sorry, you misunderstood. I’m not a casual. I don’t copy other players, I don’t take the softcore, casual route of copying builds.
I discover and create builds, most hardcore fans do. We’re “OG”. 
Cheating just never sat well with me.
I have 330 hours logged in d4, so you have 990 hours logged? “Mr 3 times your time”, Wow, you must be REALLY good you have 41 and a half days SOLID logged in just 35 days of playable time since the games release, teach me your ways oh master (of talking rubbish). “You know I find it funny” when people use the wrong end of their GI tract to speak. 
I can guarantee you, I will have more PLAYTIME logged than you at any given time. The fact is I can’t stand copying guides and builds, it’s pathetic, it’s cheating, if you can’t figure out the game for yourself, don’t comment on the playstyles of those that can. It isn’t a good look. 
Remember, your way is not the only way, it is in fact the worst way as regards fun figuring out builds, synergies with items, value for money, etc.
So you think that Loot filter=Copy pasta build? sure show how much you know, and btw including beta test and so on yea probably damned close to 3x’s.
The pure simple fact that you keep going oh copy pasta is to some how win a argument is just hilarity, Because if you have tried every variation of every build at some point you are going to realize you have copy pasta’ed.
I do enjoy the part of you talking about someone’s way isn’t the best way while sitting here Stating that your way is the best way, The pure and simple fact is you don’t understand what a loot filter does or how it could provide for better gameplay long term.
And look here all we got a HC tough guy, Look he doesn’t copy builds. he creates his very own original builds, He would never stoop so low as to make the same build he made his first go around no no no and why is that because he is the Original HC ladder champ that no one has heard of. GL in life and enjoy your non-copy pasta life.
You know you dont have to counter argue everything right? Not everyone plays the game the way you do, and having more options is never a bad thing. I’ve seen you roam these forums since day one, shooting down peoples suggestions and ideas because they dont fit your playstyle.
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Work on your reading comprehension, I said not everyone plays that softcore way: “copy paste what fextralife, icy-veins and max roll tell you to”.
Many of us learn to play the game ourselves. I didn’t say we all “must”, sweetheart.
A loot filter has issues, I am presenting them, because as I said, not everyone plays like you do. 
It’s not a utopian world in which everything you want or suggest doesn’t have any drawbacks to consider.
Then please oh great master that knows all, what draw backs does a loot filter have?
Plus you don’t blatantly say that we must, but your constant suggestion that you are " OG HC player" what ever that means. Demeaning softcore players, kind of suggest that your way is better.
You may deduce what you wish, but I didn’t state anything to be the case.
I shall reiterate, “there are more than one style of player, I presented an alternative to your style”, “the filter automates a part of the game that can lead to negatives, like bots, scripts, missing items, causing further disparity in the community as regards efficiency and balance” oh yeah and that the filter is a plaster for the real issue. Improving itemisation! That’s the crucial part.
So you think that Botting isn’t in the game currently? Loot Filters don’t work with Scripting at all, Items don’t just go missing they are there. And disparity in the community in regards of efficiency and balance lol wtf, Blizzard has all ready done this themselves.
You are right that we should have some improvements in itemization, There are far too many stats that are not taken that includes ones that should be taken such as Res. Thankfully we can hope that the improvements they are going to implement will resolve some of these.
Frankly I find that your worries would be warranted if the things you mentioned haven’t all ready been in the game for some time now, Having a loot filter won’t change anything other than making a better system for all even if it is a minor one.
Also like I said if anything they could make a very simple loot filter of there own in game.
Having a drop down next to each section with various selections such as but not limited to.
White: None
Magic: None
Rare: Ancestral
Legend: All
Unique: All
This doesn’t do anything except stream line over all, players would still need to pick up the item to look at it to see if it is an upgrade or it is not. As well as Having a Functional button that would still show all while holding it down or set it to be a press with either a timer or permanent until pressed again.
Again with not comprehending or simply struggling with a second language? Anyway…
Where do I state there is no botting?
I clearly said that it would “aid bots”, which is obvious, to anyone who speaks English that I am intimating the existence of bots.
Okay but bots farm content that they can do reliable without having to look at gear mostly bots are set up to accumulate gear and sell that gear, I could see a more expansive Loot filter making bots able to have more options sure.
But If we go with the simplistic loot filter like above it would be more of a detriment than a helping hand, Now i don’t have a vast knowledge of how bots work but from mostly what i see is bots being set up for gold farmers at least the vast majority have been.
So I think i can agree that a much more open Loot filter could or even possibly would lead to bots being more of gear farmers, and make that switch. Which would not be good, But perhaps you might agree that a very simplistic loot filter like i mentioned above would be a improvement for many players that would like those options.
Bud, I just want less spam Drops so no filter is required.
More salvage mats drop, and higher quality items drop.
We both win.
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