Loot filter improvements (rule inheritance)

[Kaelos22]

Hello. The loot filter could be substantially improved by allowing rules to inherit other rules.

For example: instead of adding a new list of affixes in each rule, we should be able to reference an existing rule and automatically copy its list of affixes. Then, when we go and change that referenced rule, the changes will be propagated to all inheriting rules. Kind of like basic OOP.

Another great idea is to be able to create a rule that implements an entire other loot filter. This way we can group rules together for easy toggling and readability. Another OOP staple.

Thank you

[DJSamhein]

@Kaelos22

For example: instead of adding a new list of affixes in each rule, we should be able to reference an existing rule and automatically copy its list of affixes.

You can already copy rules. Each rule has a copy button at the end that will simply duplicate the rule and let you then edit it.

@Kaelos22

Another great idea is to be able to create a rule that implements an entire other loot filter. This way we can group rules together for easy toggling and readability.

This would be nice, or being able to select multiple filters at once, but it would very easily pass the 75 rule limit. And the rule limit is there for performance issues. So I don’t expect this will change until they make enough changes to the filter engine and the game engine where this won’t be such an issue anymore.