"I wish I'd known that sooner!"

[Xira]

Destroying (collapsed) containers IS possible with items inside them. It only gives message asking u to destroy container (if u even have that on).

[Andara Lan`Gstrom]

Poison vials are purchaseable and do not need to be made if you are planning on making mana vials.

[Itzena]

Originally posted by Xira
Destroying (collapsed) containers IS possible with items inside them. It only gives message asking u to destroy container (if u even have that on).

On a related note to this:

Make sure, when you've finished using a collapsible container that you delete the (summoned) collapsible container, and not the collapsed container that you summon it with.


Second tip: Nodrop items poof if a tradeskill container is closed with them inside. Be mindful of this when using the old (experiment) UI.

[Silverfish]

Collapsible Destruction

I have a secret for avoiding the woeful destruction of collapsed containers.

Step 1: Open the container, so you can see that it's empty (or only contains stuff you want to destroy).

Step 2: pick up the container, which will force it to close. That way, you know you picked up the right one (I've destroyed about half a dozen glaze mortars because I picked up the wrong bowl).

Step 3: open another bag, and put it in the bag. If it goes in, you just saved yourself a bunch of platinum. If not, you can comfortably click destroy.

Since I got into this habit, I've never had a problem losing a collapsed container.

Silverfish

[Stugein]

Originally posted by Furyrpied
Ctrl + click = one item
Shift + click = full stack

Heh

I have to second (third?) this one. I took brewing to almost 250 before I finally figured it out. *sigh*

[KyrosKrane]

Originally posted by Itzena
Second tip: Nodrop items poof if a tradeskill container is closed with them inside. Be mindful of this when using the old (experiment) UI.

I believe this was actually fixed a few months ago. Now, if you leave a no-drop item in the tradeskill container, the CLOSE button greys out. If you back away from the stationary container, any no-drop items in it will pop into your backpacks. Droppable items remain in the container, though.

As of this writing, there is a bug that causes you to crash if you back away from a container with a no-drop item in it. It's scheduled to be fixed with the next big patch.

[Maevenniia]

Some skills (Alchemy & Spell Research come to mind) have a skill cap tied to your level – that is, you can only raise you skill so high every level, until you finally hit the level where tha cap maxes out.

Example: Spell Research skill cap = 5 * (Your level - 15). At level16 (when a caster is first allowed to train the skill), you can only train or skill up 5 points, since 5 * (16-15) = 5. You can get 200 in Research at level 55

[Maevenniia]

Another one for Spell Research – pratice runes must be made in the Concordance of Research (obtained through a qquest), but once made, each pair of practice runes must be combined in your class’ Research container.

[Sanna]

/agree Mav's practice rune tip. Confused the heck out of me...


-- Do not believe the people who tell you you can make 16-60 wizard spell combines in your Enchanter's Tome.

-- Shift-click.
-- Ctrl-click.
-- Hold-alt to see names.
(There was much /ooc AAAAA ing when I found out about this. Fortunately I was in unrest at the time with few people to bother, only amuse. ^_^)

-- I spent a hotkey bar to key my bags: first bag in bank-8 key-1. Second in 8-2. Etc. Now, after exiting the bank and all my bags close (grrr), I hit Shift-8, 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, Shift 1. Now all my bags are open neatly at the bottom of the screen like I want em.

-- The U key will open doors and activate books (ie, getting in and out of pok).

-- "/hot AI /autoinventory" is the first hotkey I make on any new alt.

-- When a creature dies and I'm having a pita of a time trying to target it's corpse, I hit "U" until I get it re-targeted and then /loot to open it up. Very handy when on a laptop with that dinky little mousepad.

-- Alt-I brings up the /trader window in the bazaar.

-- Alt-K brings up the mp3 player, as long as you have sound turned on.


-- Sanna

[Fin]

A long time ago, I made muffins for a druid friend who was trying to increase her Freeport faction...

OMG. I spent endless hours farming eggs for the dough, and she was foraging fruits for the muffins.

-Fin

[mewkus]

still learning

-- "/hot AI /autoinventory" is the first hotkey I make on any new alt.

is this an enhanced /autoinventory? or what does it do?

[mewkus]

the Bloodling Plate Mail for the Vah Shir progressive smithing quest is tradable. The time spent hunting for bloodling carapaces can be saved by just borrowing the tunic from a friend/guildie (provided someone who's done it already is willing to loan it to ya).

[Centuri]

And to add to the list...

~ Low Quality Cat pelts are not usable for making Poison vials in pottery.
They are however, useful for making leather padding.

~ Fishing, Poisonmaking and Spell Research skillups can be purchased from your Guildmaster trainer.

[andyhre]

For foragers: Bind your forage hotbutton (or better yet make a social to forage and /autoinventory and then bind that) to a turn key, so that you max out your forage skill and are constantly gathering useful tradeskill items. Nothing like ending a fight and foraging up some rare item for a little post-combat baking.

[Malthorn]

/hot AI /autoinventory

Mewkus I that the original poster means:
/hot = short for hotkey
AI = name of the hotkey
/autoinventory = the hotkey command.