Good idea to have mining/botany retainers while working on my first 50?

[Spawnie]

This would not work as your retainer can only gain levels in class you yourself have leveled, for example in order for your retainer to get to level 20 as miner you need to have leveled miner to level 20. Also your retainers (miner/botany) can only gather mats that you yourself have gathered.

doesnt botanist/miner/fisher retainers cap 5 levels under ur botanist/miner/fisher levels?? unlike if ur retainer is Dow/Dom caps same level as urs?

[Estellios]

doesnt botanist/miner/fisher retainers cap 5 levels under ur botanist/miner/fisher levels??

Yes, until your character gets 50 in that class.

[Spawnie]

Yes, until your character gets 50 in that class.

ooooo didnt know that xD so retainers are capped 5 levels until u max??