Retainer Ventures...

[BreathlessTao]

Venture loot need serious reworking, imo. And it's not even a question of adding more items, rather removing a buttload of them. And seriously, stop the madness of DoW/DoM retainers bringing back one piece of fish. Like what the heck. Make the "junk" loot be crafted mats (lumbers, leathers, etc - things that are either unobtainable until a certain level in a certain class and/or are sold only in 60-99 bunches for stellar prices) and make it something like 5-10 pieces. Perhaps with occasional shards/crystals/clusters, dark/carbonized matters, different types of materia (not only elemental/attribute ones, which is all I seem to get). Not saying I want stockpile of the rarest stuff, but make them actually...meaningful, y'know? That way it'd feel less of a waste of time on the RNGods' altar for a minion or Gysahl Ring or whatnot otherwise unobtainable pieces.
Not to even mention - 18hr exploration mission for the same price as a 1hr digging in the storehouse? And why are ventures, by in-game description, a currency, inventory items instead of just listed on our Currency tab in the Character window?

[ispano]

Venture loot need serious reworking, imo. And it's not even a question of adding more items, rather removing a buttload of them. And seriously, stop the madness of DoW/DoM retainers bringing back one piece of fish. Like what the heck. Make the "junk" loot be crafted mats (lumbers, leathers, etc - things that are either unobtainable until a certain level in a certain class and/or are sold only in 60-99 bunches for stellar prices) and make it something like 5-10 pieces. Perhaps with occasional shards/crystals/clusters, dark/carbonized matters, different types of materia (not only elemental/attribute ones, which is all I seem to get). Not saying I want stockpile of the rarest stuff, but make them actually...meaningful, y'know? That way it'd feel less of a waste of time on the RNGods' altar for a minion or Gysahl Ring or whatnot otherwise unobtainable pieces.

You're getting fish because you're doing quick ventures, which can bring back a whole slew of possible items, including fish. The normal Ventures have a very limited set of items for each one.

[BreathlessTao]

You're getting fish because you're doing quick ventures, which can bring back a whole slew of possible items, including fish. The normal Ventures have a very limited set of items for each one.

Yes, thank you, I've been aware of all this. Doesn't make either of them any less pointless/useless/stupid; especially getting one low-level nq fish 9 out of every 10 quick venture (with the 10th being a piece of junk furniture that now sells for lower on the MB than to NPC vendors).

[Sapphic]

You're getting fish because you're doing quick ventures, which can bring back a whole slew of possible items, including fish. The normal Ventures have a very limited set of items for each one.

Retainers do answer the time honored question though.

"How do I mine for fish?" XD

[LadyVal]

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Once upon a time, when quick ventures were new, they brought back Coil furniture, primal weapons, pretty much anything that you could get as a drop ever.

Then about two weeks later SE didn't like that so they gave us the pool of items quick ventures can get now. I think they are, unfortunately, satisfied with the modified loot drops for quick ventures. =/

[Dark-Saviour]

Once upon a time, when quick ventures were new, they brought back Coil furniture, primal weapons, pretty much anything that you could get as a drop ever.

Then about two weeks later SE didn't like that so they gave us the pool of items quick ventures can get now. I think they are, unfortunately, satisfied with the modified loot drops for quick ventures. =/

Wait... Did they actually patch those out? I've been getting rubbish lately, but thought it was just bad luck.
If they can't bring back primal weapons and such anymore, I might as well stop bothering though.

[Estellios]

Wait... Did they actually patch those out? I've been getting rubbish lately, but thought it was just bad luck.
If they can't bring back primal weapons and such anymore, I might as well stop bothering though.

Quick ventures can still bring back primal weapons as far as I know, they patched out the ability to get 3-star crafted items since they were kinda released in the patch that the ventures were.

(Not directed at the quoted poster) The whole point of quick ventures is that you are gambling at getting something valuable. If it paid off all the time it would be stupid.

As far as exploration ventures, my PGL has brought back Mossy Stone weapons very often and my BTN has brought back a Floss Silk which is crazy expensive and used in the Stuffed Goblin.

[Angel_Kitty]

Quick ventures can still bring back primal weapons as far as I know, they patched out the ability to get 3-star crafted items since they were kinda released in the patch that the ventures were.

(Not directed at the quoted poster) The whole point of quick ventures is that you are gambling at getting something valuable. If it paid off all the time it would be stupid.

As far as exploration ventures, my PGL has brought back Mossy Stone weapons very often and my BTN has brought back a Floss Silk which is crazy expensive and used in the Stuffed Goblin.

my botanist brought me floss silk on the first XIV