[Retainer] Third Time's a Charm

[ValkyrieL]

idk about you but with the current Atma fate grinding, I bought 99 ventures and still have over 40k seals lol.

[Cairn]

I'll admit that I had my doubts, but I'm not quick to scream "hax!" or "shopped", so I was waiting to see. I just got Ifrit's Harpoon today, so it's definitely legit.

Also, what gear do you have your retainers equipped with? Are you doing quick exploration, or the 18 hour one? I got mine during the quick exploration as a BTN that is ilvl3 at level 22 (I've been lazy with gearing because it hasn't really mattered yet, leveling is still pretty quick, and I don't want to make new gear for her every other day). I am assuming that gear doesn't really matter, and it's all RNG, but I'm still curious.

I'm doing the Quick exploration, and is pure RNG so gears doesn't matter.

So far I've gotten a ton of housing items, but once my retainer brought me back a Darklight Coreslet of Aiming.

This Ventures system is pretty cool

Yeah, I was so excited each time I saw "AAA has returned from venture". Time for surprise!!
This venture system reminds me of the Chocobo World, Pocket station in Final Fantasy VIII.

[KillyBamp]

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.

[Mordermi]

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.

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.

[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.

[Kirosuu]

how do you teach your retainer to fight primal Q_Q
mine only like to steal housing item and love to do AK ( alot equipment my retainer get for me)

[Kuwagami]

Well, some people came back with white raven pieces... Seems *a bit* broken, but heh, that's random

[L-D-Omlette]

Insult on injury, noone does some of the early primals except those getting relics to take into +2 or +3. And it's a blue moon when you see normal Thornmarch in party-finder. This is just making it 'easier' to get a primal drop that may or may not drop to begin with.

This is probably why they added the Trial Roulette. I know I plan to farm for Garuda Talons now that my queue times will shorten up.

[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

[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.