PLEASE FIX VENDOR SEARCH 2025

King

Every single time that there is a mandatory patch, VS go banana @Bleak @Kyronix

Drago

While I wish VS could be optimized further, its a sad pipe dream.

I don't think many understand the scope of a project like that.  It would require a huge re-write of their backend. 

VS is basically hitting a database with billions of records...the majority which (I would guess) are text strings... which from a DBA perspective, is extremely slow and taxing on server resources.

They would need to go in and index and/or add ID  references for many items...probably 10,000+

and in some cases you couldn't even do that..because some text strings are user input (i.e.  item descriptions,engravements, etc... I can't even think of all the scenarios.

I doubt it'll happen with their limited resources.

Lokea

Drago said:

I don't think many understand the scope of a project like that.  It would require a huge re-write of their backend. 

VS is basically hitting a database with billions of records...the majority which (I would guess) are text strings... which from a DBA perspective, is extremely slow and taxing on server resources.

They would need to go in and index and/or add ID  references for many items...probably 10,000+

and in some cases you couldn't even do that..because some text strings are user input (i.e.  item descriptions,engravements, etc... I can't even think of all the scenarios.

Yeah, I don't think many realize just how big this would be or how complicated it would be. And we haven't even touched on all of the custom stuff like EM items (which are different between shards).

VS was a pleasant surprise when I came back, much better than the old third-party web-based search somebody came up with that used bots to scan select vendor NPCs (although that was nice to be able to look at stuff when you weren't playing and plan out things).

Lord_Nythrax

The game is a husk with a virtually non-existent development team. Cheaters run absolutely rampant, significant features lay around broken for years with no hope of repair, and the only significant client development of the last 10+ years has come at the hands of unpaid enthusiasts. Vendor search will never be fixed, it will sit there like a broken gangrenous limb forever. At least on the retail shards.

username

I've asked for vendor search to be fixed for years and have given up. They'd rather innovate ToTs to make the botters profit harder off them while discouraging legitimate players participation. Sad.

Cookie

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Just trying to fit in with the vibe y'all.

Just imagine if I went through life like this, lol.

KroDuK

The irony is exquisite.. he did his brick wall text in 15 seconds using AI.

Even when trolling.. he is cheating.

Just imagine if he went through life without cheating and lazy trolling like that, lol.
PS: you wouldn't check any IRL Vibe test, with your mind set.. ever.. so don't bother trying to fit in.

Cookie

KroDuK said:

The irony is exquisite.. he did his brick wall text in 15 seconds using AI.

Even when trolling.. he is cheating.

Just imagine if he went through life without cheating and lazy trolling like that, lol.
PS: you wouldn't check any IRL Vibe test, with your mind set.. ever.. so don't bother trying to fit in.

Haha, well spotted.

Just imagine if he went through life without cheating and lazy trolling like that, lol.
Erm........

You are right, I never bothered trying to fit in.