Development QoL Request: Rename and Reorganize Retainer List

I wasn't certain where this went as there was no 'Request' board to make this topic under, so I hope I've got at least a good location.

This is more a QoL request than a necessary one, but I'd love to be able to rename my retainers and reorganize their position on the summon bell list. As I am a person with mild OCD and have a great passion for making things organized and listed in order, I would love to rename my retainers into something resembling what they hold on their person. As well, I'd love to reorganize the list so I can have something akin to:

*Archer (Skins/Leathers/etc.)
*Miner (Ores/Ingots)
*Miner (Gems/Misc)
*Botanist (Trees/Lumber/Plants)
*Botanist (Food/Threads/Cloths)
*Fisher (Bait/Fish)
*Fisher (Materia/Misc.)
*Random (Glamour)

It'd help me keep track of what I have and where, though unnecessary, I'm sure a lot of crafters would love the option. And don't give me the "Just reset your retainers". It took me a lot of ventures to get the ones I have up to level 60 in their respective classes; I don't want to go through all of that again.

Retainer Fantasia lets you rename them and it keeps their levels.

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Originally Posted by AskaRay

Retainer Fantasia lets you rename them and it keeps their levels.

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Although it has to be a unique name that hasn't been used by any other retainers for whatever reason, so most of the names already likely taken.

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Originally Posted by Colorful

Although it has to be a unique name that hasn't been used by any other retainers for whatever reason, so most of the names already likely taken.

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this is due to its the retainer name on the MB, not the player. They would need to change it to show the player, which has consiqueses of name shaming, harrassment, and bullying.

I had a feedback request of ADDING lables to retainer for personal use, so you know who stores what. Like "weapons" "armor" "materials" or with maybe sub lables such as "combat" "miner mats" etc.

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Originally Posted by Azazua_azura

this is due to its the retainer name on the MB, not the player. They would need to change it to show the player, which has consiqueses of name shaming, harrassment, and bullying.

I had a feedback request of ADDING lables to retainer for personal use, so you know who stores what. Like "weapons" "armor" "materials" or with maybe sub lables such as "combat" "miner mats" etc.

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They could have easily not shown the retainer name, or just attached an ID like "Miner - 6981" on the MB.

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Originally Posted by Colorful

They could have easily not shown the retainer name, or just attached an ID like "Miner - 6981" on the MB.

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that would over complicate the system as there is finite amount of numerical combinations that players might excide.

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Originally Posted by Azazua_azura

that would over complicate the system as there is finite amount of numerical combinations that players might excide.

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For any given name, yeah. But "Miner - 4924" could coexist with "Salmon - 4924" and all of a sudden you have a near infinite combination. As opposed to what we have now, where most names that aren't made up are taken.

I'd just like to swap their inventories more easily. Right now, my miner retainer is holding gear, and my botanist retainer is holding mostly things that are mined up. My archer retainer is holding things the botanist farms up. The only one whose inventory matches their stuff is the fisher retainer, who holds food, ingredients, fish, and fishing tackle.

It would be nice to be able to summon all retainers at once for item shuffling... As it is, my inventory and that of my 3 retainers is bursting and it's hard to reorganize. If there were an option for retainer sort menu that would be awesome... I have too many clothes, all my armoury slots are full, I have 2 pages of gear (50 items) in my inventory, and a retainer full of gear... I remember hearing about this being looked into.

Renaming and reordering retainers would also be nice.

There isn't really much of a reason for the retainers to need to be summoned individually for storage. They should just remove the storage feature from the individual retainers and add an option on the bell to entrust/ withdraw items that has a number of tabs dependent on the number of retainers you have. That way you don't have to constantly check which retainer has which item when you go to deposit or withdraw.

They should also add the ability to search for items by name instead of only being able to do so by clicking on the item and hitting search. Sometimes I know i need a specific item from my retainers but I don't know which one has it and i cant just type in the name to be told who does.

omg reorganize yes please