Something needs to be done about inventory space

[MiaShino]

I am. It's a case of poor inventory management if you're keeping everything as a "just in case".

Ohhh riiiight! A fresh sprout pre fifty just exploring Eorzea for the first time is thinking about proper inventory management. I am sure you did though! Look at you go!

Crafting all uses the same gear - level your crafters at the same time and you only need one set. Level them at different stages and you'll only need one set per stage. At most this is 5 sets of gear. This coming from someone who VERY RECENTLY leveled all my crafters to 80.

Gathering uses the same gear as well - this is the same thing.

While I am happy that that you plan in advance the moment you load up a new game I am not sure everyone functions this way. I am sure you did this though and never ever never had inventory issues ever!

Sooooo I shall humor you with the math because, zwei not.

Assuming that a new player is going to see three gathering professions and eight crafting professions then say to themselves "Boy! I need all of these and should level them together for maximum efficiency!"

The number of non stacking items amounts toooo; Thirteen items (both left and right side) for DoL then 13 more items for DoH buuut wait!

Do the dominion of land and hand all use the same main and off hand? Nope! So let us expand our math horizions! Accounting for both main and off hand for every DoH and DoL that equals 22 items. 21 items if we do not include fishing off hand because you do not get this until later.

This brings our total tooooooo > 22 (left and right side for DoH + DoL) plus 21 for a total of 43 inventory slots.

This only becomes worse when you get into unique sets for jobs not better. Should I do the math for that? It is not pretty.

At lower levels (sub 30 I believe), there are 3 sets of gear one needs - DOW, DOM, and healing. Past level 30 this becomes 7 sets - One for tanks, 4 for melee dps, One for physical ranged DPS, one for magical ranged DPS, and one for healing. This is 9 sets total (including crafting and gathering). You should be rotating your gearsets to your lowest level.

Actually pre 50 DoM gear is used on healers because it has a mind stat. It is tank gear that is different. Assuming that the player is doing as you said and leveling every single job at exactly the same time (not counting jobs that begin at 50 or Blue) we shall do zee math.

Not even including the weapons this is just left and right side that is umm; 33 inventory slots. Now accounting for weapons; 47

Add previous numbers for DoH + DoL = 90. 90 inventory slots in a best case if I will efficiently level all the things simultaneously.

Try to remember that gearing is not this simple though! Many gear sets are given at fluctuating levels, especially DoL or DoH off hand. Your main hand may be level 46 while the offhand does not have every other level options and ends at level 49. This is especially issue with rings and jewelry.

This problem only bloats when unique sets are required (ninja). Do the math for nine sets and you shall see how this can easily run away.

There is no "don't toss it" mentality because the game actively encourages you to toss items - GC turn ins, marketboard, desynthesizing.

While it is fantastic we know about these things as higher level players there were times when we did not. Unless you wish to imply the moment you set foot in Eorzea you knew how every in game system worked and where it was? Because sometimes with players in FF14 land this is how they come across to newer players. We forget how easy it is to be overwhelmed and lost.

You don't need every crafting item. You don't need to keep every gathered item. This is a mentality that YOU created. Not Squeenix.

No.. no you do not and it is great that we now understand this having spent much time with the game. Heck! There are many many times even after 100 plus hours I still do not know what I should toss away. I recently sold some dark steel only for a friend to want items made with dark steel ore two weeks later and guess who had no dark steel? This lala.

I do not even remember when or if the curious crop trader was even mentioned by anything..

Why do I feel like you may have purchased extra retainers or have other vested interest in defending Square's decisions?

This is kinda reminding me of the "skip cutscenes" crowd or the "I no wish to push buttons" group. I can and have demonstrated how inventory is issue and the response is always "LoL hoarder throw things away". It is difficult to have discourse with groups of individuals that will defend billion dollar corporations to their own detriment. People also purchased cow patties so nothing surprises anymore.

I mean.. I can break down the day to day leveling process of friends and family for that fresh sprout perspective or how end game raiders sometimes have multiple sets (tanks especially) because Warrior values different melds then Dark Knight buuuut I feel it would be mostly ignored. I will though! I will if it is asked of Mia.