Retainer Linkpearl Keyitem

I think it would be cool to have a key item that allows us the access our retainers from any where in the overworld.

A lot of times when I'm gathering resources for crafting my next set of tools or gear I'll have my retainers hunting beasts so I don't have to. However they often finish their job before I do and it would be nice to not have to warp to a town with a summoning bell, reassign them, and then warp back and continue gathering. Waste of gil and time imo.

Now it doesn't have to be everything from the retainer inventory like being able to store or remove items or put items up for sale, although I guess you could put items in their inventory up for sale. The retainer doesn't even have to appear where you are for this to work, you just get the retainer menu when you use the key item. Items that they get from their ventures would be put into their inventory not yours provided there is room, otherwise you can't reassign them.

Also you wouldn't be able to change their gear or anything... So mostly I guess this would just be for reassigning ventures.

Do you think this could work or would be handy? Would it be overly hard to implement?

Given how fast, cheap and easy it is to travel in the game, I don't see SE spending time developing something like this. Anyone can get to a retainer bell in literally seconds. If it took a long time or was very costly then your suggestion might have some weight. But this isn't the case.

I wouldn't say no to having this feature. I just don't think SE would develop something they would see as mostly unnecessary.

Also it goes against what little lore we have about linkpearls. They're only for audio communication as far as we're aware. Currently you need to take the collected items from your retainers before you can send them on another venture, which goes beyond what we know of linkpearl technology. But SE could just call it something else if they brought it in.

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Originally Posted by Penthea

Given how fast, cheap and easy it is to travel in the game, I don't see SE spending time developing something like this. Anyone can get to a retainer bell in literally seconds. If it took a long time or was very costly then your suggestion might have some weight. But this isn't the case.

I wouldn't say no to having this feature. I just don't think SE would develop something they would see as mostly unnecessary.

Also it goes against what little lore we have about linkpearls. They're only for audio communication as far as we're aware. Currently you need to take the collected items from your retainers before you can send them on another venture, which goes beyond what we know of linkpearl technology. But SE could just call it something else if they brought it in.

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They would need to make it so the items from the venture are stored in your retainers inventory instead of your inventory, as stated above. Although that does bring up the problem of paying the retainer a Venture I guess >< If they wanted to add more summoning bells to all the areas not just in the main towns like Kugane or Doman Enclave then the Linkpearl wouldn't be needed. Maybe that's a better alternative. More Summoning bells.

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Originally Posted by Burningskull

If they wanted to add more summoning bells to all the areas not just in the main towns like Kugane or Doman Enclave then the Linkpearl wouldn't be needed. Maybe that's a better alternative. More Summoning bells.

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Revenant's Toll shares its instance with the zone of Mor Dhona and it has a retainer bell, so I don't see why any other settlements cannot have them as well. I'd understand not having them in small areas like Swiftperch, but places as large as Aleport could have one.