A consern about space efficieny since stormblood is not getting enough space increase

[Solarra]

(Comparison to Neverwinter Online)
450 in FFXIV for no real money cost and pocket change in-game...or 434 slots for $175 in Neverwinter.

The big difference between FF and Neverwinter Online is that Neverwinter is Free to Play. Those games are notorious for ripping players off and charging a fortune for utilities.

Since we are paying a subscription, I don't think it's right that we have to pay extra for storage on top. I cannot think of any other subscription game that charges for it, and not only are we charged but it's not even a one-off payment, it's a payment every month.
It would be different if there was a way of unlocking extra retainers in-game, or if the storage we get with our sub. was adequate, but it isn't. We have so many items like beast-tribe tokens or weapon tokens that have to stay in our bags and lots of seasonal gear that will not go in the armoire or cannot if you've used a rare dye on it and don't want to lose the colour.
I spend far too much time in this game sorting my bags, mainly throwing out glamour items that I like but can't find room for and crafting materials which I then have to go and gather later, just so I can make space for the things I need right away.

The changes they have announced are welcome but I don't think they go far enough. As I said in an earlier post, another free retainer would help a lot. I may be wrong about this but didn't they promise us another retainer with HW?