I know that's why I said I do not see there being any problem if only have one character with the basic 2 retainer setup. I just said for me personally it is too expensive. My situation is not the same as the OP's but venture token cost is a problem for me in my situation.
I think SE can't really lower the cost for tokens just because of my situation aka people with more retainers than the basic amount as it would lead to an unfair advantage vs those with less retainers especially since it is balanced for the typical setup of one character with the 2 free retainers. However I do think SE could help me out a bit by lowering the cost of crafting materials from GC's for everyone which wouldn't really give anyone an advantage over others regardless of how many retainers own. If they cannot do that then maybe lowering the quantity of GC bought materials needed in high end crafting which would free up some more seals I can put towards my retainers.
