FFXIV needs an update

[Lanadra]

I will agree that FFXIV needs some sort of engine update/upgrade.. hell.. the devs themselves have acknowledged this and are regularly hamstrung by the limitations they have to deal with. It's why a lot of the things that make us go 'why can't they just do this.. it's not that hard' are not done, because somewhere somehow the engine or decisions made in 2.0 development are the reason why they can't do it.

Inventory is a perfect example, we get all these strange workarounds like chocobo saddlebag instead of just more inventory space.. apparently because it's not all that simple.

[DPZ2]

Inventory is a perfect example, we get all these strange workarounds like chocobo saddlebag instead of just more inventory space.. apparently because it's not all that simple.

Just a quick question to everyone out there who complains about inventory:

What other game do you play where you get over 500 inventory slots without having to purchase something?

And that's not counting the 400 slots of the glamour dresser.

Really, I just think there are far too many people out there who don't realize that, in total, and with only the two free retainers you get in this game, there are over 900 inventory slots available to you.

[Shougun]

Just a quick question to everyone out there who complains about inventory:

What other game do you play where you get over 500 inventory slots without having to purchase something?

And that's not counting the 400 slots of the glamour dresser.

Really, I just think there are far too many people out there who don't realize that, in total, and with only the two free retainers you get in this game, there are over 900 inventory slots available to you.

Glamour systems, in a few mmos, go into the thousands. There are some decoration housing systems that also do similarly.

That said FFXIV is also not the worst offender for inventory space and does offer the most quick access inventory at no additional cost that I've seen in recent time. (Saddle bag (70 slots) free, 140 slots free, no quest, just whap there it is, loads of space).

[Velnora]

Just a quick question to everyone out there who complains about inventory:

What other game do you play where you get over 500 inventory slots without having to purchase something?

And that's not counting the 400 slots of the glamour dresser.

Really, I just think there are far too many people out there who don't realize that, in total, and with only the two free retainers you get in this game, there are over 900 inventory slots available to you.

It's actually 570. And all of those inventory slots don't do a whole lot of good when the sheer amount of crafting materials takes up space.

[DPZ2]

It's actually 570. And all of those inventory slots don't do a whole lot of good when the sheer amount of crafting materials takes up space.

Ah, there is the center of the problem: omni-crafters are inconvenienced because there are only 570 inventory slots to place crafting materials. At a guess, this would be those who also play the Market Board and complain when prices drop due to non-entrepreneurs going for the quick sale.

To be fair, as one is leveling crafting jobs, there is little reason to maintain a vast inventory of crafting materials, certainly not more than the 350 retainer slots one gets for free can handle. Personally, I have eight retainers and most of those have crafting materials that I haven't touched in anywhere from two to six years. My glamour dresser is maxed out. Two of those eight retainers have kept leveling gear (no longer needed, as every job except two tanks have hit max level).

I am not a crafter who makes items to sell on the Market Board. I have alts with two retainers. Those alts have no inventory pressure, since I've gotten much better at refusing to horde everything and anything.

[Fyrebrand]

Inventory is a perfect example, we get all these strange workarounds like chocobo saddlebag instead of just more inventory space.. apparently because it's not all that simple.

They're literally removing belts from the game as a solution to giving us more inventory slots. This is how silly things have gotten.

[Holystyle]

They're literally removing belts from the game as a solution to giving us more inventory slots. This is how silly things have gotten.

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[Vrankyl]

They're literally removing belts from the game as a solution to giving us more inventory slots. This is how silly things have gotten.

You make it sound like this is a bad thing. Honestly belts have needed to go for a long while. They are the only piece of gear that has no glamour purpose, really don't add much stat wise, and have honestly done nothing but needlessly clog up loot tables since at least HW. I am pretty sure we can all easily recall those times where nothing but belts dropped in an instance. So them realizing if they do away with a useless gear slot they can then give us more inventory isn't a bad thing.