Merchants Guild UI/UX Feedback – Just the Functional Stuff
Wanted to share some thoughts purely focused on the technical and interactive aspects of the Merchant’s Guild. Nothing here is about economy balance or philosophy — just straight-up user experience and feel.
Search bar doesn’t disable hotkeys
Typing in the search bar still triggers bound actions like opening the settings, cosmetics, or map. Trying to type “void” opens the settings menu (O key) every time. This feels really bad during use and needs to temporarily block keybinds while the field is active.
No way to search for specific stats on uniques or idols
This is a massive time sink. I’ve spent up to 20 minutes flipping through page after page looking for one modifier. It’s not just frustrating — it’s probably also inefficient server-side, since it’s just loading and re-rendering the same kinds of pages over and over.
Missing filters: Exalted Tier & Favor Cost
Right now, we can’t search for exalted items by tier, only by type. Having a filter for “exalted tier” or “favor cost” would massively speed things up. The micro-managing currently required makes the system feel like it was rushed together, even if the core idea is solid.
Auto-price drop system (optional)
It would be amazing to have an optional setting to automatically lower the price of your listings by a set % every 24 hours (e.g., 5%). This would be a huge QoL improvement and would also help with long-term market health. Right now, the MG is full of listings from inflated early-league pricing, and it creates a real barrier for new or late players trying to sell or compete. I’ve seen this firsthand helping others in the TSM Discord.
Search by item example (reverse search)
Would love a system where you can right-click an item in your inventory, open a window, and select the affixes or base type from it to instantly search for similar items. Right now, you have to manually search each affix, and for newer players or even experienced ones, that’s hours of tedious work. This would help everyone price and browse much more intuitively.
Really loving the vision of the MG overall — the bones are strong. These kinds of improvements would go a long way in making it feel like a powerful, modern tool instead of something you fight with. Appreciate all the work the devs are doing 