If you’re like me, you throw away your flashy vanity too much. Many people, myself included, are always overwhelmed with storage space and can’t fit everything we want. I’ll cover some tips for cleaning up your room so you can continue to enjoy finding new pieces to add to your collection.
Before Shadowbringers, we used to be limited to 200 pieces on charm sideboards, which seemed crazy. Even after doubling the storage to 400 and adding additional plates, it’s still easy to hit the ceiling. I’ve been sitting on it for a while. This really makes me a little anxious because every time I want to post something new, I have to go in and throw out an item or two.
All I really need to do is sit down and go through it thoroughly, so I figured while I was at it, I’d discuss my thought process throughout, just in case someone else is in the same boat.
Select permanent amulet board
This is different for everyone, but you need to figure out how many regular or permanent charm plates you want. This is very important to me because it helps me allocate my resources (400 items) according to my needs (how much gear do I have for tanks, melee, launchers, etc.). Set aside more plates for your favorite jobs or roles.
For example, I usually play tanks and melee, so I like to have a charisma board for each class (1-4 are tanks, 5-8 are melee). Although the tanks share most of the kit and I would probably use any of the four kits on any tank, the additional plates allow me to enjoy more variety since I play this role a lot.
On the other hand, I don’t play much with healers, casters, or ranged classes, so I only dedicate one token to each character (9-11 tokens). That way, on the rare occasions that I do, I already have something I like.
After allocating these plates, I still have four slots left (12-15). These can be for work where I’m leveling but can’t use high level boards, or if I want DoL/DoH platforming, or a screenshot or event for a specific skin. Having unspecified plates just provides general flexibility, which I appreciate.
If your charm board is completely full, you won’t have room to drop any of these items because you always think you’ll need it in case you cover that dress and want it again later. This is why, in my opinion, you should set up your semi-permanent outfits for each job (you can still have multiple plates for your favorites) and have some flexible plates.
Different types of budget.
If I’m using the 350 storage space in my dresser for body pieces, I’m really limiting myself when I’m trying to make clothes. There are many options to determine what type of items you want and budget space for everything. You don’t have to be too hard on yourself, but you do want to have general guidelines for knowing which parts are getting out of hand.
These are the approximate numbers I use to organize my Charm dresser. That’s a total of 325, so theoretically if I follow this I should have at least 75 slots to add new charms I want to try.
Main Card – 50
Deputy – 5
Heads – 10
Body – 100
hands – 50
Legs – 50
feet – 50
Accessories – 10
work piece by piece
The drop down list is great, it helps me not get overwhelmed by looking at 50 items at once. This allows you to break a big clean up into a series of smaller, more manageable tasks. You can craft all the weapons at once and craft the chest armor again later.
Job by job in the list also helps you visualize the amount of space allocated to each job. I can hold 15 really cool swords and shields, but if I decide to only reserve one enchantment board for paladins, then really, I won’t be trying 15 different outfits. In these cases, you’ll want to narrow it down and decide which items you really like to use and which you’ll never use.
It also gives you a chance to reevaluate what your favorite outfits are. Something cool that you might think you got from a dungeon might actually be no better than what you already have sitting on your lovely dresser, which you can safely toss.
Get rid of re-obtainable items
The first thing you should get rid of are items that you can easily recover. Vendor or crafted gear, job-specific outfits, artifact replicas, Codex gear, gold disc clothing, and more. Anything you can buy fairly cheap is safe on the dresser.
Even if it is used for a permanent charm board, you can still get rid of it. The charm tray is locked so you can remove items from your vanity and your tray will still work. If you have a really nice glam set that you like, don’t feel like you have to put everything on your dresser. You may not remove the board and may have to reset it.
I found a lot in my charm dresser that I can buy back from disaster recyclers if I need to. At least 20 projects I removed were for this reason. Makai gear also takes up more space than you might think, and if you get titles from achievements, you can always buy them back.
Save any hard-to-obtain items. If it requires a lot of resources, or especially a lot of time, hold your ground. Brutal loot, expensive elaborate charms, dungeon gear, and primitive weapons are prime examples. These are the last things on the list to get rid of.
If you’ve made a race change, you’ll want to see if any items no longer work for you. When Shadowbringers came out, I switched to Hrothgar. I was able to get rid of a lot of helmets that were no longer showing on my character.
You should also check for duplicates. I have two of the same samurai weapons from the battle of Susano; I must have missed the warning message when I put the second one on the dresser.
Be selective about job-specific items
It’s all too easy to spot something that looks slippery and throw it on the dresser, but if that item is only going to be used for one job, it may never see the light of day. Parts shared by multiple jobs are more versatile, so be careful not to stack too many job-specific parts. Obviously, if you only have one or two jobs, you don’t have to worry too much about this.
Personally, I’ve found that I own many more weapons than I ever thought possible, and of course, those weapons can only be used for one job. Once I see how much I have accumulated, I have to be more picky about the ones I really like.
A good rule of thumb is the same as for the (lower level) crafting materials in your inventory. If you don’t know what you are going to do with it in the near future, get rid of it. If you love an item but can’t imagine what you would wear it with, put it out.
I found out that many leg pieces are actually covered by the body or foot charm. For this reason, I ended up releasing some job-specific artifacts and dungeons. Dyeable pants that can be used for multiple jobs really come in handy. Of course, I also keep a ton of cool patterned pants.
in conclusion
I’d say my biggest concern is trying to keep the right balance between item types, getting the most out of cross-class gear, rather than hoarding things that I can easily buy. These are all things that I try to keep in mind when cleaning out my glam powder room. I ended up at 319/400, so I went from fighting near max capacity to having 80+ free.
Now fill it up again with shiny new things. I hope you find some helpful tips here and tell me how messy your dresser is. Do you have a lot of “permanent” charm boards and replace them often? Leave a comment below.
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Source: HIS Education