Something needs to be done about inventory space

[MilkieTea]

More of an echo at this point but proper glamour log (in the form of the item in log they were originally working in, for extra cool points), and then a crafting bag, would be extremely cool and probably wipe out 90% of the problems). Just one of those would most likely do huge wonders.

I really prefer the glamour log, but a crafting bag I feel is unnecessary and I agree with their stance of not adding specific inventory space if they can just... add more inventory space in general. Why have a crafting bag when you can just... have an extra page or two in general?

[Shougun]

I really prefer the glamour log, but a crafting bag I feel is unnecessary and I agree with their stance of not adding specific inventory space if they can just... add more inventory space in general. Why have a crafting bag when you can just... have an extra page or two in general?

Sorry, to be specific as I think wow has something called a crafting bag and I didn't mean that, there are other MMOs that put all crafting items into an independent system. No crafting items in the game takes up space. This system can be designed differently and thus not quite comparable to inventory slots, the optimization opportunity does not make them 1:1 "I would just rather have normal slots".

This is actually the similar statement to glamour log, though of course different optimization since they don't need # stored (depending on how done, FFXIV is honestly very close to just being called a bank rather than some other sort of system - like WoW's or other MMOs).

Although- yes, if I had to be pick one I'd very easily pick glamour. But both would take me to like 130 slots total across all three retainers and my character space.

[Seraphor]

I really prefer the glamour log, but a crafting bag I feel is unnecessary and I agree with their stance of not adding specific inventory space if they can just... add more inventory space in general. Why have a crafting bag when you can just... have an extra page or two in general?

Because the main inventory is always accessible in all content, even battle content.
Whereas a separate inventory that is inaccessible during battle content (world zones and duty instances) results in less server strain, fewer databases that are being constantly accessed.
This is why you cannot access retainers, armoire, or glamour dresser except for in certain zones, why you can't access the saddlebag in instanced duties, and why you can't use a glamour plate in the field. Those databases are inaccessible, because various additional battle-related databases are being accessed.
So a crafting bag, an additional inventory space, similar to the saddlebag, but is only accessible within towns and housing zones, and can be accessed by the crafting system, could potentially be a solution where simply 'adding more inventory space' isn't.