Three questions - UI and Markets

Hi, I started recently having fallen in love with the game after a day or two of playing, I bought the PC and PS4 versions so I could switch if I wasn't able to use the TV.

1. I noticed my hotbar settings wasn't updating when I switched between the two. I googled around, and found out people have been wanting this since 2013, is there any news on when this will ever come out?

2. I noticed people were buying Allagan Bronze Pieces and other things like it from what I can assume are vendor trash, for more gil than you can sell them for. Why?

3. I think I need a retainer if I want to sell things on the market, at what level do those unlock?

Welcome to the game. Glad you're enjoying it. Oh, and it looks like we're on the same server. Maybe I'll see you around. :)

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Originally Posted by Oppenheim

1. I noticed my hotbar settings wasn't updating when I switched between the two. I googled around, and found out people have been wanting this since 2013, is there any news on when this will ever come out?

No. :( There was a rather vague acknowledgement of the problem a long time ago, something along the lines of "we're aware it's an issue" but no clear answer as to whether they're going to do anything about it, or when.

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Originally Posted by Oppenheim

2. I noticed people were buying Allagan Bronze Pieces and other things like it from what I can assume are vendor trash, for more gil than you can sell them for. Why?

People who are going to transfer servers will sometimes buy those. There's a limit on how much gil you can take with you while transfering, but you get to take all your inventory items. So if a character is too rich to keep all their gil during a server transfer, they'll buy up things like those Allagan coins as a way to convert their gil into something they can take with them. They're often willing to pay a bit of a premium for the chance to do that.

But for normal purposes, if you're not transfering servers, you're right. Those Allagan coins are vendor trash, just a way to make extra gil be an option when giving a choice of different rewards for a quest.

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Originally Posted by Oppenheim

3. I think I need a retainer if I want to sell things on the market, at what level do those unlock?

Yes, you'll need a retainer. Retainer access is unlocked by the level 17 Main Scenario Quest The Scions of the Seventh Dawn.

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Oh, and this wiki page has a good listing of when and how lots of other stuff gets unlocked.

Thanks for answering my questions! I've definitely noticed that so far, this game has the friendliest people; It's almost whimsical. I haven't had experiences like this in an MMO in at least 10 years!