I'm for a 3rd retainer. 1 for each city is preferable. Also, having extra characters on account doesn't do anything for you - as you can't link the characters together. You can't add them to friends list, you can't send them mail, they are completely cut off from any support from your main character.

I already pay a sub to pay this game...My whole issue with them charging for an extra retainer is that I do not feel like I should be gimp or disadvantaged over someone who has a lot of spare money to toss out. (I'm fairly poor, struggle to make ends meet, this is my only form of entertainment. Believe it or not $2 extra is something I seriously have to think about). Not only will these people get extra storage space for their crafted materials - they'll be able to send a 3rd one on ventures & also put another 20 items on the market place. That's advantageous if you ask me.

It's a step towards Pay 2 Win and in my opinion Pay 2 Win shouldn't be allowed in a Pay-to-play game. T he reason I pay to play is to get away from P2W scenarios. That's part of the reason I quit wow. I had played that game for 7 years and it sucked to see people running around in the game with awesome items that I couldn't even dream of obtaining because I didn't have the extra $$ to shell out to the developers.