Retainer Level?

[Yrusama]

I know this has been brought up before, but why do retainers have levels? I see "Level 1" on both of my retainers in the list, and it's been there since launch if I remember. I was wondering why it's STILL there and if there will be some way to implement it in the future. Maybe increased storage or decreased taxes or something for higher level retainers? How would they level up?

[Raldo]

They don't. It was an idea that has either been scrapped or delayed until post 2.0.

Why is it still displayed? Because it takes some amount of work to remove, probably.

[Rukkirii]

Originally we had envisioned a variety of content for retainers, but we held off on them and kept retainers as they are currently. In version 2.0, we are planning to expand their uses beyond just the current bazaar system, as well as raising their levels and the things they can do. However, we do not have any plans of linking the inventory slot numbers to their levels, so leveling them up will not yield a greater amount of inventory space.

[Len]

Originally we had envisioned a variety of content for retainers, but we held off on them and kept retainers as they are currently. In version 2.0, we are planning to expand their uses beyond just the current bazaar system, as well as raising their levels and the things they can do. However, we do not have any plans of linking the inventory slot numbers to their levels, so leveling them up will not yield a greater amount of inventory space.

Thanks for the information, Rukkirii!

[Airget]

Wonder what retainers could do though in place of not increasing their inventory size. The only things that come to mind are perhaps increasing the amount of x item type they can hold, or increase the amount of items they can put up on bazaar. So if you gather a lot of lumber and find yourself holding onto a lot of it, when your retainer levels you can increase the quantity of "wood type" products held by 100%. Or increase bazaar size by 2.

Or maybe since we do have spiritbonding in the game now a lv could also open the option to allow your NPC to work on spiritbonding 1 piece of gear up to 5 pieces of unique equipment upon obtaining 5 lvs or something like that.

It would be neat to see what their original idea of it was though odds are they were going to be concepts to make finding items easier but seeing as that's alrdy done they pretty much have to think of new implementation for a retainers lv lol.

[Duelle]

I'd like to be able to gear up my retainer and have her follow me around as I generally harrass the populace and kill monsters. The tsukomi to my boke. The straight woman to my generally light personality. If she gains exp while I do so, even better. :O

[Zenaku]

I guessing they make them like the npc from ffxi where you could fight with them

[HiirNoivl]

Wonder what retainers could do though in place of not increasing their inventory size.

My retainer's really cute. Maybe I could make him my butler. He could give me foot massages.

[Jacien]

Yesssssssss. My kawaii Hyur waifus are gonna be useful to me!

[prymortal]

Originally we had envisioned a variety of content for retainers, but we held off on them and kept retainers as they are currently. In version 2.0, we are planning to expand their uses beyond just the current bazaar system, as well as raising their levels and the things they can do. However, we do not have any plans of linking the inventory slot numbers to their levels, so leveling them up will not yield a greater amount of inventory space.

Good idea but what a waste of it!!! if there inventory slot levels dont also increase!!! ~ still like the idea tho