Orchestrion Rolls - Confusing To Collect Em' All

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Greetings Community!

I've been a fellow player since 2.0 was released, and this is my first ever post on the forums! I've found myself compelled to make this post because I think the process for collecting Orchestrion Rolls can be improved; specifically, rolls that require purchase from a vendor.

First I want to talk about the pain points..

• If you are like me, you probably remember the music from the game based on where you heard it. For example.. Four-sided Circle may not ring any bells to you at first, but if I said "Gold Saucer Theme", you'd understand what I was talking about. That leads to my first problem, Orchestrion Roll descriptions do not include where they are heard.
• Since there is not a direct correlation between the name of the roll and location, it's also difficult to cross-reference your in-game Orchestrion Roll collection. If you don't know the name of the Gold Saucer theme song, how are you supposed to find it? Since there are so many now, it's very difficult to filter through them.
• When you have to exchange your precious currency for an Orchestrion Roll, how would you know if you've already collected it? What's worse is the game will allow you to exchange it for as many as you want, even if you've already collected it. This is also circles back to the last two points. The rolls are sold as the name of the song, and doesn't provide any context on where it's collected, how are you able to cross-reference your collection easily?
• The answer to all my problems is to use a third party website, app or excel sheet. But is that really a good solution?

So let's discuss the good things..

• Holy crap it's awesome that you can collect most, if not all, the music you can listen to in-game
• You can play any song or create a playlist for your estate using the Orchestrion! NEAT!
• You can trade or sell them on the market to make a little extra gil on the side
• Reprisals of songs not featured in-game can be purchased from the Mog Station

There are two solutions I'd like to see..

• Orchestrion Roll tool-tips should include where it's heard in-game inside the description. (Ex. "Gold Saucer Theme" for Four-sided Circle)
• Orchestrion Roll tool-tips should include an indicator if you've collected the item or not

So those are my thoughts.. sorry if that sounds confusing. I'm pretty passionate about this topic as it's brought me much pain trying to collect. What is everyone elses thoughts?

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