Flask Gifts are Still in Random Sequence

[Axe-Man.OLD]

I had posted my observation in a previous (closed) post but want to state (once more) that this issue has not been resolved. Expiry timers still display the flasks in random order.

Since (I'm fairly sure) the donated flasks are stored in an array, it would appear that they are not stored after the last entry but rather, are placed in the first available empty spot in the array. To correct this, an efficient way of updating the array would be to sort and/or compress the array BEFORE placing a new gift at the END of the array.

It's so frustrating to have to step through the entire list (onscreen) to find the entries that are closest to expiry time. I am a part of an active clan who are faithful in donating flasks and I can only play one or two sessions in a day. My gift box can have as many as 25-35 new entries and that's a lot of frustration just scanning for the oldest flasks!

Hope this outline helps you in diagnosing the problem.

Best regards...

[bh-alan]

I definitely agree on your point. It would definitely be helpful if this is considered and implemented in-game. For now though, I am just glad the flask are back and can use them again . From what I know which was quite awhile already, the developers are still prioritizing other games at the moment. I think some of the players here might have submitted a suggestion directly through the ticketing system regarding this so I presume they would certainly consider this suggestion comes the time they invest their attention to Summoner's Gate. I think the recent influx of players and forum users will eventually make us on top of their priorities sooner and that is why I really like seeing new forum users so that we can be united in sharing our thoughts and insights of the game. For now it will be a waiting game but let's just be patient.

[Axe-Man.OLD]

Now, that's disappointing....this game is still in Beta and already the devs are shifting priorities to another game?? So, will there be a future for SG? Is SG still in its infancy and thus not important? Help me understand, please!!!

[bh-dan]

Hi Axe-Man - just to clarify here, are you talking about the in-game Messages dialog, or the Warehouse inventory? Just want to be specific about what needs to be fixed, thanks. If mails are being retrieved out-of-order, it might be an easy fix.

[Axe-Man.OLD]

Hi Dan - I'm referring to the Messages section (not the warehouse). Problem being, it gets really annoying when you have to scroll through all the flask gifts to find the ones that are about to expire. In earlier comments, I suggested the cause of the problem and how it might be solved.....Thanks for your quick reply

[xenocidical.OLD]

Indeed. This is game wide. It appears that the messages in the inbox that hold the flasks are either received out of sequence or there may be some lag time between the time that the flasks are sent to the time they are received... . The difference is often a matter of 5 hours or so where you will have one on top that expires in 8 hours and a few more down you will have one that expires in 2 hours. If the messages are in order then the flasks should be in order as well and expire at increasing time limits as you scroll down.

[frank_white.OLD]

Just use up your flasks and stop whining. You sound like little girls.

[Phoenix666]

Just use up your flasks and stop whining. You sound like little girls.

Just give good advice and stop whining about people whining. You sound like an idiot.

[Axe-Man.OLD]

While I agree that this might not be an issue for players who only receive a few flasks each day, I assure you it becomes more of an issue to those of us who receive upwards of 50 per day!

Further, since this seems to have been explained as a "delivery time" conflict, might I suggest that the Gift Display subroutine simply incorporate a sort by time remaining (on entry to the subroutine) which would totally resolve the issue?

[Axe-Man.OLD]

It seems that the latest update has addressed this issue. As far as I can tell, the flasks are now sorted such that the oldest one will appear at the top of page 1

Thank you devs for fixing this most aggravating annoyance and thank yo for listening!!