Hi,
I am a regular in the Trade Office and when searching for items it would be a really nice feature to include the abbreviation search feature.
For example if you write "bs#", it will yield trades with bronze swords. Now in this case you might not see the point...
But when searching "b#", you will only get trades with bows. Now you see the point. Because try searching bows, and you get crossbows, longbows, bows, and people whose names has "bows" in them... there are other searches where this hold true as well.
So all items will get an abbreviation, people already use them in tradetab or chat as it is. pwl, ewp, ewl, tp*, and so on.
I am aware of the "bronze$" that only yields trades with bronze (bars) which is half way there really (still doesn't solve the bows problem though). All I am asking for is for the abbreviations to be used. Then I would not have to spell out "exotic wood planks$", but a nice "ewp#".
Thanks, hope it is not too much trouble in the dev.department. I guess you could still use the $ sign but apply the abbreviated names when it is in use.
Give it a ranking up - upper right corner - if you like it.
Kind regards,
Magnus
*Trashpeter, you what I am talking about