Quote Originally Posted by LalaRu View Post
I'm sorry to disagree with a so much liked post, but the definition of P2W is totally different.

P2W is when you can get features giving advantages in game that none else can get without accessing the cash shop.

The hired shop retainers will give you access to items you can get in game, so there is no pay to win, but (maybe?) a shortage of time needed to get the items.

TL;DR: Have a way to get items faster is not a pay to win.
It is likely that retainers get dispatched for their ventures, meaning there will be no input from the player during the dispatch period. This is effectively pay for more mules to get more items with no effort, which is a form of P2W, albeit the "win" in this case isn't something so significant.