Retainers New abilities!!

[Felis]

F: What about the additional features for retainers coming in patch 2.2?

Y: We will implement a fee based retainer service which we have been announcing since the previous FFXIV days. With that, we’re going to add new features aside from being able to store items, and currently preparing for it.

F: It will be a type of useful feature?

Y: It’ll will be a new play mechanic where you can dispatch. You decide on the retainers job and class, then pay a tip (tip/chip - as in form of payment, tokens) and choose the item you want to obtain. Then you dispatch the retainer. Once the retainer successfully obtains the items, they will gain experience points and gain levels, and will be able to wear different types of gears.

F: Retainers will be able to wear gears for adventurers?

Y: Yes. As the retainer gains higher level, he/she will be able to equip better gear, with that they will be able to bring back a much rarer items.

F: Will the items vary depending on the class/job role we assign to the retainer?

Y: If you want items that drops from monsters then set it to battle type class. If you want items that are obtainable by gathering class, it will be better to choose gather type class.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post1913393

[Ulathskullsplitter]

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post1913393

So from reading that you have to pay your retainer to go gather for you. It better be dirt cheap or else it won't be worth it because almost everything on the market board already sells for practically nothing. Better off just buying stuff than paying your retainer to go get it.