Retainer Venture?

[Kinseykinz]

Question about retainer ventures.

It says in the 2.2 pre-patch notes that you can only send your retainer out on a class your character has actually unlocked. (Like if you leveled GLA but not CNJ, you could send your retainer out as a GLA but NOT as a CNJ)...but what if you have both GLA and CNJ unlocked, but your CNJ is lower leveled than your GLA? Does your class level matter or effect your retainers class level? Does your retainer 'cap' at your current class level (like if your CNJ is level 15, will the retainer only be able to hit level 15) or is it separate? (so in theory, your Retainer could have a level 50 CNJ, and your characters CNJ is only level 15)

I'd like to know so I can plan my ventures and Retainer roles accordingly.

[T2teddy]

Since WE don't go out mining/fishing/or foraging on our combat classes, why would you expect a retainer would? You'll need to have the gathering professions in order for the retainers to gather anything.

[Fizzy]

Since WE don't go out mining/fishing/or foraging on our combat classes, why would you expect a retainer would? You'll need to have the gathering professions in order for the retainers to gather anything.

Combat classes will gather things dropped from animals and creatures like skins, hides, horns etc... I'm assuming. They're not going to help you fight so I can't think of any other reason to make them combat classes. I sent my two retainers out today, one as a botanist and the other a miner, on two 18 hr expeditions after equipping both with level 1 gear. I've reached 50 in both so it'll be interesting to see what they come back with tomorrow. There are rare items that you can only get from ventures so hopefully I'll get lucky.

[Orophin]

Does your class level matter or effect your retainers class level? Does your retainer 'cap' at your current class level (like if your CNJ is level 15, will the retainer only be able to hit level 15) or is it separate? (so in theory, your Retainer could have a level 50 CNJ, and your characters CNJ is only level 15)

From what I remember reading you cannot unlock a class on a retainer if you haven't unlocked it yourself and retainers cannot go higher than your level for the class it is currently on. So if you only have a 15 CNJ that's the highest your retainer will be able to go until you level yours up more.

[Kinseykinz]

From what I remember reading you cannot unlock a class on a retainer if you haven't unlocked it yourself and retainers cannot go higher than your level for the class it is currently on. So if you only have a 15 CNJ that's the highest your retainer will be able to go until you level yours up more.

This is what I had assumed I was just looking for clarification.


I still would like to know if retainers will go 'venturing' in zones/areas your character might not have actually been to yet, or if it only will stay in your 'discovered' areas.