Retainer Class Restriction Removal please!

SE

Please can you remove this silly restriction you have placed on Retainer classes that means if I need to change it's Battle Class I have to reset all Level progress back to zero.

You don't do this when I change between my normal character's classes so why is this necessary for my Retainer?

I started out the game as an Arcanist as my main class but have now changed to Bard. However, my Retainer is now capped at level 50 unless I level-up my Arcanist, which I really have no interest in doing. And I want to be able to send my Retainer on Hunting ventures to obtain crafting materials because the drop rates are truly awful if you try and farm them yourself!!!

Thanks,
Sajiyan Yamato (Cerberus)

I can't really see them doing that without breaking the thematic element of it. Your retainer is ostensibly an entirely separate character in the world from you, and it doesn't really make sense for them to spontaneously be a highly experienced archer having never picked up a bow before just because you are.

That being said, the reset on any class change is harsh. I would happily support a change where they:
1. Cap a hunting retainer's level based on your highest DOW/DOM level even if you don't have that particular class at that level (it's not like you're out there mentoring them on the finer points of archery while they're exploring), and/or
2. Let retainers keep their levels when they change jobs (I don't forget how to be a paladin when I pick up a pickaxe; why should my retainer?)