Are my retainers robbing houses?

I just got my retainers to 50, and every time they come back they either bring me back housing items I see in yards or fish. It makes me think they are not actually working very hard. They have brought me a lot of Kelp and Fish too...

Are they just in the Mist enjoying a vacation as I pay them? Stealing from houses or whatever washes up from the shore?

I can only assume you've been reading the xivnomnom comic

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http://i.imgur.com/kbeGiL5.png

I keep hoping my retainers are always stealing from the same house. After a few years there should be nothing left but an available plot to buy.

They also seem to dismantle the neighbor's house.

My retainer came back from her last venture with a Twin Adders banner. I mean, where would she even be able to get one of those if she didn't either swipe it from the Adders or someone who works for/with them? I don't even work with them myself.

For fishes, I get the distinct feeling that they're scamming us out of our Venture Tokens (also begs the question as to how do said Tokens benefit them exactly).

For everything else, though, it's fair game; but personally, I don't think they limit themselves to just houses...

Maybe this is leading up to a surprise from SE. All housing not being used will be gone because retainers have been dismantling them and bringing them to us :D

Yep, mine tend to rob houses often.

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Originally Posted by Kukajoo

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http://i.imgur.com/kbeGiL5.png

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What personality/race/gender is that?

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Originally Posted by basketofseals

What personality/race/gender is that?

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female au'ra xaela carefree personality

I honestly think the same way too. Rather suspicious when my retainer bring me fish one day, then the roof off of someone's entire house the next! She's trying to 1 up herself after bringing back some moss it seems.

Or, all of our retainers are secretly Ninja's from Doma..
Hmm.

Saw this in another thread, couldn't find the thread but found the pic on google :)

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...c5cf2be1d7.jpg

Damn retainers, always bringing me a Bone cray fish! Or moraby flounder, if im lucky i get a rare dye wich i have no interest in using and
cant be sold either.... But i have got some coil items like allagan leather, hm primal weapons, wonder who pug them through those fights😃

http://i1093.photobucket.com/albums/...sz5esc2ly.jpeg

lol! I've said the same thing... I think my retainers are raiding people's houses.

Although, one of them has apparently soloed Thornmarch twice... Brought back the Mog Axe and the Mog Fists. So that was neat.

Or, they're mugging other players, as well. o.o

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Originally Posted by Preypacer

Although, one of them has apparently soloed Thornmarch twice... Brought back the Mog Axe and the Mog Fists. So that was neat.

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Yeah, mine has apparently farmed First Coil turns several times as he brought back Allagan Silk and Leather.

i've had mine come back with the ex garuda couch and feather. and another come back with a diagnostic's module.

either they're tenacious and farmed for the mats...or they stole it.

i assume the latter.

Mine normally come back with sealife or housing parts. The last two times, they came back with a level 70 DRG weapon and Mogfists.

I don't have a DRG, I don't have a MNK, and I hate Moogles with an extreme passion.

But it's the thought that counts.

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Originally Posted by Ashkendor

Yeah, mine has apparently farmed First Coil turns several times as he brought back Allagan Silk and Leather.

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Our Retainers are soloing group content. That's pretty hardcore lol.

Retainers > Us apparently :p

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Originally Posted by Preypacer

Our Retainers are soloing group content. That's pretty hardcore lol.

Retainers > Us apparently :p

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Naw, he's probably teaming up with a bunch of other retainers and farming tank credits. :3

My retainer wants a derp lion too!

mine seem to like fish and maps >_>

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Originally Posted by Preypacer

Our Retainers are soloing group content. That's pretty hardcore lol.

Retainers > Us apparently :p

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That my friend is the CRUEL reality. They coordinate/cooperate/talk to one another to beat those content that we pretend to group up but wanna solo them but in a group...like what? u want to be ina group but then fight on ur own. that is not how teams work :p

You see retainers working "sometimes"...
Its just sad that lately not many are sending them any more!
Furthermore most of the things you "really" need can not be brought from retainers and the normal things you can get more in same time by doing it yourself...

Edit: Adding some videos to it, because some may never see them in action :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs2PDM2Zmb8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20T8uxBp-TY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAG7aOS3mcU

I'm in the same boat as you OP :/ recently got my retainers to 50 and what do I get? Fish, fish, more fish, a roof, neighbors window, did I mention fish? I just want some of the cool dyes for glamour, is that so hard to ask? D: