Quote Originally Posted by Kaedan94 View Post
Except having that much space doesn't give you any advantage over anyone else, unless you're a pack rat.

If you're a serious crafter/trader and NOT a pack rat, then 2 retainers is plenty to be just as competitive as someone with 8 retainers. The only benefit to 8 retainers (or more than 2) is for collectors who don't like to throw things away.
The main issues are more the fact you can send them out on ventures, and the fact they can each sell things.

I do think these concerns have merit... but (as the post above alludes to), people who were really intent on doing this already could by having two service accounts, and/or by creating an FC for them and their alts. It's just less convenient since you have to move things around, and you have to level your alts to the early-20s to unlock retainers. So it's probably the case that the things people are worried about were already happening, and this change just made it a bit easier for "the average person".

I do think there need to be better systems put in place to address inventory, particularly as this patch introduces a whole ton of new items.