This game is play to win.

[Sunarie]

I'm not saying you can't disagree with the additional retainers. Hell I'm not saying I agree with them. I'm saying people need to stop calling it pay 2 win. It's not. People constantly spout "pay to win" but I don't think it means what they think it means. I remember someone saying pay to win in a thread about fantasia. I mean we all know lalafell give maximum dps so nobody should get fantasia potions.
snipy

I do agree that it's not pay to win.. whether or not it gives someone an advantage I don't know enough to say yet. I did read something from the interview that the ventures are going to result in some unique items that can't be farmed otherwise. Without knowing how important those items are, or what they're used for.. I can't really say whether having multiple gives anyone any sort of advantage beyond bag space (as much as I don't like the idea of paying for bag space in a sub game).