Why are we getting more retainers?

[jabbywocks]

I'd prefer a bank system over the retainers myself. Just give us one retainer for dealing with the market, and give us a bank for storing items, other than the armoir.

Yes. Please. I'd even be willing to use the F2P bank style of having limited slots and having to pay money to open more. Seriously, this game needs a cash shop. I'd sink ridiculous amounts of money into buying vanity items and bank slots. You. Just. Don't. Know.

[ForteXX]

Why not make each retainer hold more items instead of adding a new one?

PS3 limitations (seriously).

[Parodine]

I guess so that we can make our harem of sale slaves bigger.

[EdwinLi]

1) more storage space

2) now we can have 1 retainer per city-state.

3) less hassle in selling items for certain crafts now.

4) less issue to deal with the delivery tax they have for buying from retainers in other city-states.

5) another person in your own harem if you have one.

[Xieveral]

4) less issue to deal with the delivery tax they have for buying from retainers in other city-states.

I have only seen the tax discount once and that was during open beta. Ever since, I have seen it at the normal rate for every city. What is it that affects tax rate? I have heard that it depends on the number of retainers dispatched to a city.

[Erendis]

I have only seen the tax discount once and that was during open beta. Ever since, I have seen it at the normal rate for every city. What is it that affects tax rate? I have heard that it depends on the number of retainers dispatched to a city.

I have seen tax reduced to 3 % in Limsa Lominsa a few times after release, however it has been a while.

[MurakumoMillennium]

You mean I won't need all of my other characters that I leveled just to be able to sell more items?

lol who am I kidding? This means I can just sell even more items!

[Smalls]

I would love another retainer for the space AND to sell. But I just wish that the clowns would stop bringing down the market.

It's rare to find something you can sell for a decent price. I barely break even crafting my way up the levels... granted I hate gathering so that doesn't help.

But my only real complaint is the people who damage the already lame market system that we have. I'll find something to sell for a couple thousand gil, it's going ok for a week or two, then someone will add to the listing but they'll drop the price down to like 200 gil. What is the point of that? Competitive pricing is fine, but why would you drop it down so low that it's almost worthless?

Enough ranting over here.

[Noodle]

I would love another retainer for the space AND to sell. But I just wish that the clowns would stop bringing down the market.

It's rare to find something you can sell for a decent price. I barely break even crafting my way up the levels... granted I hate gathering so that doesn't help.

But my only real complaint is the people who damage the already lame market system that we have. I'll find something to sell for a couple thousand gil, it's going ok for a week or two, then someone will add to the listing but they'll drop the price down to like 200 gil. What is the point of that? Competitive pricing is fine, but why would you drop it down so low that it's almost worthless?

Enough ranting over here.

I hear ya on the undercutting, that's a whole other issue. I've been trying to sell a couple items for weeks now, only to find their constantly undercut. And it's not just the .01 undercuts, it's the huge slashes that don't make much sense.

I'm excited to have another retainer, if just for the storage space. I craft and gather all classes, so I have some inventory management issues. I have one retainer with just food items, and another with everything else. Plus, my inventory usually only has 5 empty spots.