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    Talraen's Avatar
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    Ryelle Galashin
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    Coeurl
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    White Mage Lv 90
    I'm kind of confused how much focus is being put on app features that already exist in game. You can pay microtransactions to list or buy things on the market board, or you can do it for free in game. You can transfer items directly between retainers on the app, but in game you have to transfer it to yourself as an intermediate step. I mean, I don't really see why they'd charge for that either, but it's hardly game-breaking (and doesn't confer any kind of actual advantage to app users). How often do you need to transfer items between retainers or organize their inventory when you're not even logged in?

    To be clear, this app seems like a stupidly overpriced service that does almost nothing. If this is really all it does, even I won't pay for it, and I'll buy anything. So let's all just not pay for the stupid thing and move on with our lives.
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    Vstarstruck's Avatar
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    Beastmistress Milk
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    Balmung
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    Black Mage Lv 60
    Quote Originally Posted by Talraen View Post
    I'm kind of confused how much focus is being put on app features that already exist in game. You can pay microtransactions to list or buy things on the market board, or you can do it for free in game. You can transfer items directly between retainers on the app, but in game you have to transfer it to yourself as an intermediate step. I mean, I don't really see why they'd charge for that either, but it's hardly game-breaking (and doesn't confer any kind of actual advantage to app users). How often do you need to transfer items between retainers or organize their inventory when you're not even logged in?

    To be clear, this app seems like a stupidly overpriced service that does almost nothing. If this is really all it does, even I won't pay for it, and I'll buy anything. So let's all just not pay for the stupid thing and move on with our lives.
    When you have a lot of items to deal with be it crafting mats, glam gear or a combo of the 2, you take a TON of time trying to sort it. Retainer to retainer should of been in the game in 2.0, they rushed 2.0 out causing them to have to deal with "Spaghetti code"

    is a pejorative phrase for unstructured and difficult to maintain source code, broadly construed. Spaghetti code can be caused by several factors, such as volatile project requirements, lack of programming style rules, and insufficient ability or experience
    If you are a near or full time crafter (meaning 80-100% of your play time is devoted to crafting) having an app to undercut someone while you do something else (manage/price change another retainer) is an insane advantage over someone else not doing that. Under NORMAL circumstances you will be correct but the thing is, it is a race to always have your item first listed in this game. The economy of this game is overall bad to begin with and I never liked the idea of having an app to manage the MB in the first place. So when you put a paywall for that kind advantage? don't expect career crafters to be happy. There is something else that only I seen myself to talk about. When you price change though the app, does it take the retainer down, the other 19 items off the MB while you do so? I am guessing the app doesn't force your other items to go off the MB and that just makes it an even bigger advantage to price change though the app.

    I spent 2 hours trying to help my SO a few weeks ago sort out inventory for the PURE REASON there was no retainer > retainer exchanges.
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    Remedi's Avatar
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    Remedi Maxwell
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    Cerberus
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    Goldsmith Lv 90
    Quote Originally Posted by Talraen View Post
    I'm kind of confused how much focus is being put on app features that already exist in game. You can pay microtransactions to list or buy things on the market board, or you can do it for free in game. You can transfer items directly between retainers on the app, but in game you have to transfer it to yourself as an intermediate step. I mean, I don't really see why they'd charge for that either, but it's hardly game-breaking (and doesn't confer any kind of actual advantage to app users). How often do you need to transfer items between retainers or organize their inventory when you're not even logged in?

    To be clear, this app seems like a stupidly overpriced service that does almost nothing. If this is really all it does, even I won't pay for it, and I'll buy anything. So let's all just not pay for the stupid thing and move on with our lives.
    This.
    The app is awful in what it offers pay or not pay
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