Unique Gear for Retainers?

So I gathered up a whole bunch of purple scripts to get some DoL gear for my retainers... one being a BTN, the other a MIN. Got one outfitted with the Perfectionist 590 gear. Got a second set for the other BUT it says I can't use them because they are unique. EXCEPT they are for 2 different characters. Two of my FC mates (both Mentors) say this shouldn't be... is this a known bug? I mean why was I not warned when I purchased the gear (I have seen warnings before getting "unique" gear, but not this time)?

I have two retainers in the Landsaint's gear, which is also Unique. You can't have both sets in your own inventory at the same time. Here's what I did, keeping in mind I bought the sets before my retainers could actually equip them:

• Bought the first set. Put it in one retainer's inventory.
• Bought the second set. Put it in the second retainer's inventory.
• Moved the first set from the first retainer into my own inventory. Equipped it to the first retainer.
• Moved the second set from the second retainer into my own inventory. Equipped it to the second retainer.

Nope, Landsaint is not unique, at least the accessories aren't. I have the same Landsaint accessories on both DoL retainers.

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Originally Posted by RiversideGuy

Nope, Landsaint is not unique, at least the accessories aren't. I have the same Landsaint accessories on both DoL retainers.

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The left-side gear is unique, though. (I should have been more precise that that's what I meant by "set".)

Hmmm, one was already wearing the gear I wanted (Perfectionists), I bought a second set, had it in my inventory and could not equip it to my second retainer. Which seems opposite from what you detailed, right?

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Originally Posted by RiversideGuy

Hmmm, one was already wearing the gear I wanted (Perfectionists), I bought a second set, had it in my inventory and could not equip it to my second retainer. Which seems opposite from what you detailed, right?

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If you can't equip unique gear to a retainer, one of the following is true:

• The retainer does not meet the requirements for the gear.
• The retainer is holding another copy of the gear in their inventory.

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Originally Posted by Iscah

Another likely cause is that they are currently wearing something unique and you have a copy of it in your inventory, so the game refuses to equip the new gear to the retainer because you would end up holding two copies.

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Oh that's a great point. Yes, this too.

• Equipping the new item to the retainer would cause them to unequip a Unique item of which you are already carrying a copy.

Another likely cause is that they are currently wearing something unique and you have a copy of it in your inventory, so the game refuses to equip the new gear to the retainer because you would end up holding two copies.

Both my BTN & MIN retainers are 90. Doing a search shows I have 2 copies of the 5 left side gear in question... one being equipped to my one retainer, the second being in my inventory. I think Iscah may have a point, although off the top of my head, I think the gear I am taking off is the only piece anywhere in my orbit... but I'll have to make sure next time I log in.

Bingo, give Iscah a medal... turned out I had a copy of the gear my retainer was wearing in my armory chest... dumped it in my glamor dresser and NOW I can equip my retainer with the better gear. WOULD be nice if we could apply a glamor plate to a retainer...