[Retainer] Third Time's a Charm

[KyroeFelix]

They're gonna have to adjust this pretty soon I reckon. It's a little bit ridiculous being able to send out a lvl10 retainer in lvl1 gear and have them coming back with primal weapons etc.

I doubt they'll adjust it. It's not like the retainers are coming with iLvl 90 gear. Mog weapons and garuda weapons are items nobody is farming anymore, unless its for vanity or they are new players trying to gear up (even then, I don't think they'd farm weapons). Working as intended.

[KillyBamp]

Primal weapons are nearly worthless now except for glamours. It's so easy to get a relic, and you can't sell primal weapons, so there's really no harm in the retainer bringing them back.

I doubt they'll adjust it. It's not like the retainers are coming with iLvl 90 gear. Mog weapons and garuda weapons are items nobody is farming anymore, unless its for vanity or they are new players trying to gear up (even then, I don't think they'd farm weapons). Working as intended.

It's still ridiculous though. Why even bother having the ability to gear up your retainer? Where's the incentive to even lvl them if they can hit 10 (which takes no time at all), send them out on a quicky and have them bring back this stuff? People complain abut bad players all the time and new people coming in and being able to acquire this lvl of gear immediately without doing any of the content doesn't help. It would make more sense to have the stuff they are bringing back dependent on both their gear and lvl - still RNG but loot pool increases based on those criteria, at least they'd have to make the effort and do some grinding

[Tahldon]

It's still ridiculous though.

It baffles me as to how one can take a virtual bubble cap mechanic and make it out to be a bad thing.

Being able to get a myriad of prizes from the retainer's venture is part of even doing it. It's an incentive to do dailies and/or spend the Grand Company seals from all those FATEs during Atma Quests or turning in Gear from those new dungeons.

Put in a Venture token and you get a prize out of it... just like in those fun little machines in the arcades...

Lol I would not consider this "faulty", "bad", "hindering" or any other negative connotation. What's more fun than getting a roof back from one's retainer?

[Mordermi]

Why even bother having the ability to gear up your retainer?

Because you require certain stats to actually choose what you want to gather. Bringing home primal weapons is cool and all, but I want to be able to have them farm items for me such as Apkallu Eggs, and I'll need to gear them up to do so.

[Delsus]

I doubt they'll adjust it. It's not like the retainers are coming with iLvl 90 gear. Mog weapons and garuda weapons are items nobody is farming anymore, unless its for vanity or they are new players trying to gear up (even then, I don't think they'd farm weapons). Working as intended.

Or people leveling/gearing alts or people who don't have much time to play. I would say a lot of people are still farming them when during peak times a dps can get a full party of players using zenith weapons (therefore not going for relics) in less than 10 minutes.