I like this idea a lot actually. In addition to it, I've love to see DOL and DOH get pouches and packs which can hold more inventory for certain things. Like a miner could go and buy and ore bag, and it adds an extra slot on the inventory. Just saying since this idea combined with many more inventory extensions later on might be needed. Since from the Famitsu article with crafters having to "focus" on one craft, it just sounds like "we don't want to give more inventory till later", so we'll need ways to get around inventory now, and maybe when a level cap increase happens, or chocobos for raising or something, we'll actually get more inventory :/

Say no to npcing all the time while mining or crafting. My retainers are both at 100/100 too :/ Next I'm going to fill my mule and his two retainers.