Retainer Spiritbonding

[HakuroDK]

Hey folks! The title speaks for itself. How about having a retainer spiritbond items? Let's say... 5% every hour of ventures, so 20 hours worth of ventures generates 100% spiritbonding.

Thoughts?

[Genesis-xyx]

If they implemented such a thing, I would suggest a slower rate for spirit bonding, but yes please! Always drives me nuts that they get the 1% then stay there.

[MilesSaintboroguh]

Unless they can adjust how fast binding is depending on ilvl, we would have people use their retainers as spiritbinding mules for high level gear.

[Wobble]

They should be spiritbonding to be honest...

[Jynx]

It opens avenues for players to have a distinct advantage in terms of money making depending on how much they pay to play the game.

I can't agree with this suggestion.

[MilesSaintboroguh]

It opens avenues for players to have a distinct advantage in terms of money making depending on how much they pay to play the game.

I can't agree with this suggestion.

Yep, that's the other problem too; people who have multiple retainers beyond the default 2 would have a huge advantage since they can turn their retainers into materia factories AND gather whatever materials they find in ventures. Reeks too much of pay 2 win.

[HakuroDK]

Yep, that's the other problem too; people who have multiple retainers beyond the default 2 would have a huge advantage since they can turn their retainers into materia factories AND gather whatever materials they find in ventures. Reeks too much of pay 2 win.

Compromise: Default Retainers are the only ones who can spiritbind. Extra retainers can't. So once a player gets their first two retainers, they can spiritbind. They can be, like "A-Class Retainers" while the extras earned through paying extra on subs are "B-Class Retainers" and have fewer options available.

I'm just sick of swapping out gear that has, like, 70% spiritbind that I will never use again and missing out on the potential materia.

[MilesSaintboroguh]

Compromise: Default Retainers are the only ones who can spiritbind. Extra retainers can't. So once a player gets their first two retainers, they can spiritbind. They can be, like "A-Class Retainers" while the extras earned through paying extra on subs are "B-Class Retainers" and have fewer options available.

I'm just sick of swapping out gear that has, like, 70% spiritbind that I will never use again and missing out on the potential materia.

Then finish spiritbinding?

[Duelle]

It opens avenues for players to have a distinct advantage in terms of money making depending on how much they pay to play the game.

I can't agree with this suggestion.

People using retainers to spirit bond = more materia in the market = lower prices. I'm not seeing much of an advantage.

Would be nice since it would give me a reason to craft stuff without having to set time aside to grind mobs just to spirit bond when I could be doing other things. Like run dungeons and PvP.

[Nep_Nep]

Are you sure they're not already doing it? Cause I put stuff on my retainers and send them out and suddenly things are 100% spiritbonded.
I know cause I got an aythernite(spelling) ring. I never used or equipped it.(No use for it cause none of my gathering/crafting classes are at 50)
I put it up there and left it and when I suddenly took it back it was 100%. I left it on for a long time though.

Maybe they don't do it. But I could have sworn some of my items that I never used hit 100%. ._.