I am tired of having retainers go out for 18 hours, spend time in some inn drinking and having a good time and coming back with a ...block of butter or some other boring item. What do you actually have your returns been? Mine are max level and fully geared for top tier. I send mainly on expeditions and every day they come back with the same crap. Other than storage space and the basic items brought back what do you have yours do?
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10-19-2016, 12:56 AMReniusRetainer returns
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10-19-2016, 01:16 AMScarletashe
I gave up on the 18hr one because all they ever bring back is a silver piece and some random junk they found on the floor on the way back. The hour ones ain't much beter but at least I get a few glamour items from it sometimes, so yay?
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10-19-2016, 01:16 AMHyoMinPark
Mine likes to bring me fish. I have two I actively send out, my main one being a level 60 bard that is getting my old gear set (so he'll be around ilvl 230-ish). But he mostly brings me fish, the occasional low level crafting mat (thanks for the iron ingot, I guess), or another favorite of his: Darklight gear.
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10-19-2016, 01:29 AMCanadane
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10-19-2016, 02:22 AMChameleonMS
This is the exact reason I only use the 1 hr venture where I select the mat to be gathered. While the return is never exceptional, it is always useful.
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10-19-2016, 02:27 AMKikotenLOOOOOL x10Quote:
Originally Posted by Canadane
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10-19-2016, 02:41 AMBlood-Aki
Yea, The 18 hour ones are worthless, the only reason i see using it is for people with very limited playtimes, or don't plan on being on again for at least a day. waste of ventures, otherwise, they have never brought back anything useful, one could argue with those silver peices but lol at those, as the time it takes to bring those back i could get 20x the amount in just an hour. just by doing dungeons. they really need to revamp those. even hunting ones is more useful, they will at least bring back mats of your choosing.
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10-19-2016, 02:46 AMTalraenThe 18-hour duration is perfect if you have a 9-5 job: send them out before bed, they'll arrive when you get home the next day. Admittedly, this is probably most useful when getting exp for a retainer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blood-Aki
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10-19-2016, 02:50 AMMilesSaintboroguh
i use 18 hour ventures mainly to level up
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10-19-2016, 04:38 AMMistyMewagreed, i only use 18 hr when the level cap is increased, the rewards/returns are junk and a waste of venture tokens.Quote:
Originally Posted by MilesSaintboroguh
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10-19-2016, 04:49 AMCanadaneUsing the highest level item you can select per hour is generally worth more exp.Quote:
Originally Posted by MilesSaintboroguh
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10-19-2016, 04:51 AMDerio
I use them when I know I won't be back on for a while
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10-19-2016, 04:53 AMMisterSpamtastic
there are also a couple minions you can get from higher level 18 hour ventures
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10-19-2016, 04:55 AMTalraenAssuming you can play every hour, sure. 18hr ventures are generally worth about 4x the 60m ones, so if you play one six-hour block a day you can do one overnight and five hourlies (about 9x total), with the other hour used as wiggle room. You'd have to play nine hours a day to beat that. People with jobs generally don't have that option.Quote:
Originally Posted by Canadane
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10-19-2016, 05:29 AMArasiel
I just recently had to fire a retainer because he was drinking and got into Chocobo fighting
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10-19-2016, 06:12 AMFelis
My retainers bring back chimerical felts, Aurum Regis Nuggets and Adamantite Nugget from their 18 hours ventures.
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10-19-2016, 08:03 AMBelhiYeah same. I don't think I have ever gotten something as lame as a block of butter since my low levels except on the 1 hour ventures.Quote:
Originally Posted by Felis
In truth the main value I find in my retainers it gathering crafting mats so I don't have to grind monsters myself.