So many non-crafters replying here that it isn't funny. The rarity of the non-junk items is no where near what almost everyone here thinks. So far I'd put it in the 5-10% range. My retainer even brought me back discontinued and legacy server only items... (I am non-legacy). And who cares about rushing to level your retainer to 50. So it can what, farm you 3 hippogryph skins or something per hour? Give me a break. Venture tokens cost me next to nothing to keep my retainer going for almost free to bring stuff back worth more than a majority of players can farm in a week.


I've spent quite a bit of time crafting, leveling them up, and now working towards being able to make all of the new items released in this patch. It is quite insulting to myself and fellow crafters to see level 10 retainers pulling in items before we even have the chance to make it.