Through of the paid retainer?Follow

And this is what I will not stand for. Its different with Materials or random stuff but, event gear and hard earned gear sets, that should be allowed to go in right away. The can at least allow us to toss them in there only after we have a full set, that's ok. Like FFXI Storage Person, that gave you a ticket.

Between retainer ventures and paid monthly cash shop retainers, this game just became pay-to-win. I can't/refuse to pay for that even though the venture system seems really cool. It is literally an update aimed at cash shop players.

Q6: Are there items only obtainable through the retainer venture system?

A6: Yes, there are!

Edited, Mar 21st 2014 10:47am by LucasNox

I know you are newer to the game, if I remember correctly, but are you serious, you didn't know you could have two?

For everyone: Did they mention in the live letter about it, is it going to happen in 2.2 or later, how much, etc. I didn't see anything in the notes, so... yeah.

It's $2 monthly for each retainer, with a max of two. So $4 extra monthly if you get both

Edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ7vDNgVfrA&list=UUALEd8FzfaUt-HBBZctO9cg

Scroll to 17:40 mark.

Edited, Mar 21st 2014 11:05am by Niklz

Edited, Mar 21st 2014 11:06am by Niklz

With all jobs and crafts to 50 i am thrilled for the extra retainer option!!
I personally do not find the fee insulting nor a bad game decision either,there will be more transactions in the future no doubt as most mmos do today.

The only thing that confuses me is why people in general cant realize that microtransactions are common place now?!.
More and more mmos are adopting this mindset. I am not stating people need to accept it, just realize it is happening in majority of mmos.
Again, I am not belittleing anyone who honestly feels betrayed/jolted by these sort of things, its not a nice feeling to endure, its real and I do understand.
But in reality...how can anyone play any game nowadays and not see it, or be suprised when it happens?

Even 11 had the cost of extra characters...and extra storage linked to the token etc Even a prehistoric, game like 11 offered extras...but you put out the cash for it as well.
The trend is for modern mmos to take this route whether we like it or not. FFXIV will be no different nor did I ever expect it to be, i would have been a suprise NOT to see it tbh. its not a decade old , games do not function/max profits that way anymore.

At the end of the day you simply have to go with your heart, if it upsets you, then dont stay, be happy by leaving and sticking to your personal values...theres nothing wrong with that in any way!

And if it doesnt bother you then partake and carry on to enjoy the game.

No one has a right or wrong opinion.

The decision has been made by SE alone, period.....time to react in one of 2 ways is all I see. (and honestly either is ok, as long as ppl do what they feel is right for them)

SE will continue to do as they see fit, just as they have for every other game, and just as every other company does.
It may involve a full blown cash shop one day, it may mean ftp one day...it may stay a subscription game forever...who knows, but dont ever be suprised by any of the possibilities!!.

Maybe it'll actually come true if you keep repeating the manthra often enough and by using more superlatives maybe?

Dam dood I am constantly out of space in my inventory, in my shop and on both my retainers... But I am a completionist pack rat so I have both of those things against me.

The only gear that BSMs and ALCs make are weapons and crafting tools. Personally, I don't see much of a demand for glamorizing those, so that's probably ten slots right there you "have back".

The only non-weapon gear that CRPs make are shields, WVR's spinning wheels and GSM's grinding wheels. Not really seeing much use there either. There's five more. EDIT: I forgot that CRPs also make a handful of shoes, but they're all crafting gear.

GSMs only make jewelry (most of which is barely noticeable) and BLM weapons. Unless there's a big demand for glamorizing jewelry, that's probably five more.

Which means the only crafts that are likely to see lots of use here are LTW, ARM, and WVR.

And--I'll admit I'm speculating even more so here--I would not be surprised if a significant percentage of those that want to glamorize gear will want to run around in their swimsuits, seasonal gear, or that Coliseum stuff from Dzemael Darkhold. If that's true, that narrows down the list of prisms too.

TL; DR version Unless you're a worse pack rat than I am, you will not be taking up 35 slots with prisms. Not even close.

I'll probably be carrying a little more than that, though; but that's because I've already informed my FC that I'll be making them so pretty they'll be ****ting glitter.


Edited, Mar 22nd 2014 4:01pm by QSlick

I quickly figured out when I was fishing that about 2/3 of the fish I caught were valueless, and not worth the slot in my bag or on the AH. No point in keeping them - just NPC them.

The other 1/3 either had some value for HQ, or for both NQ and HQ, because they were used for fishing leves or for other crafts. Only those were worth hoarding.

Same thing goes with all the other crafting materials only doubly or triply so.

1. How easy is it to obtain? If I could buy it off an NPC or go out and farm up a stack of 99 in 15 minutes, it wasn't worth keeping around a handful just for the sake of hoarding. (Exception: Raw leather products and sinews. Those can be rough to obtain quickly.)

2. Processed or refined? I'm more likely to keep processed materials on hand than raw stuff. What's the value in mythril ores when I can turn them into mythril ingots and have them take up half the space, or make something with them?

3. Do I need HQs for myself? If no, I dropped them into the company chest for others leveling crafts, or sold them. I can pop out HQ finished products from NQ ingredients for all but the three and four star recipes.

4. As for Market Ward slots, my rule is that if it is going to sell for less than 1000 gil for an individual item or a stack, it is not worth the slot. NPC it. I shake my head in wonder at people who put a single diremite web on the AH for 25 gil.

Edited, Mar 24th 2014 1:47pm by Catwho