3rd Retainer by Default, please?

[Cuervo78]

No, that hasn't been implemented yet.

[raelgun]

That is horse.

Your ping, unless you live in SEA (or eastern end of Russia) is not much worse, (and often better in some EU countries) then the West coast of America.

I live in SEA and play on an NA server. My ping is not much over 280ms on a bad day, and I live nearly 3 times the distance anyone in EU does from the server.
Even with this ping, the game is extremely playable at an end game/raid level.

If your ping is over 200, in most parts of EU, then your ISP is an issue.

my ping in wow is 30 or less, I play in EU btw, anything close to 200 is unacceptable. Why should EU players play with a disadvantage when being competitive, EU has always dominated wow world first, theres a reason non of them are in 14 is because of the server locations.

[rappa]

My ping as EU player is 140-160 ms and it's fine all time. A few moments on tuesdays when a full of players play the game, to do coil.
You need watch videos about ninja NA/JP and EU ninjas, where mudra lag, low your dps and others jobs too.

The most annoying is "watching your dots and see 3 secs left => 4 secs left => 3 secs again => 2 secs..."

About the post, i hired 4 retainers i need my 5th one, my inventory is full :/

[Hammerfist]

My inventory and retainers are already always full, so I'm kinda worried for when 3.0 and its ton of new items will come out... If they won't add some extra space by then, I guess I'll have to completely give up on crafting and gathering and limit myself to using only 1-2 jobs

[Meier]

If they keep adding new jobs, items, etc they need to add more space for us. So yes, I support OP idea.^^

[Kosmos992k]

I have an idea... just give us a 3rd Retainer by default (before add'l fees).

As long as there are still two optional paid retainers in addition to whatever they give players as part of the sub (including the proposed 3rd free retainer), this would be very welcome. I have no problem with folks paying a bit more each month for the additional retainers, since it supports the additional server capacity needed to host what are essentially mule characters.

Since there are so many people paying for the 1 or 2 additional retainers service, I'm thinking that SE could in fact be generous and give players a 3rd retainer. I know for sure that I'd still want to keep the other two since my 4 retainers inventories regularly fill up and must be cleared - which ultimately means I have to farm/buy something that I discarded or sold for pennies a few weeks earlier. And that doesn't even touch the gear issues.

Frankly, there should not be purchasable retainers at all. We already pay a monthly subscription, and extra retainers for those who pay more are a massive gameplay advantage.

I completely disagree with you, there is not a gameplay advantage, there is a convenience factor. If I were unwilling to pay for additional retainers, it would not alter the gameplay at all, I would simply have to alter my priorities as to what materials and gear I keep on hand, and be a bit more organized. Having the additional retainers allows me to be a bit more lazy about my inventory space and flexible since I have the space. That is neither a competitive advantage, nor different gameplay.

[EdwinLi]

Considering they will continue to add more new Jobs into FF14, a 3rd Retainer is a good idea since with new Jobs arrive more new Weapons and possibly more armor designed to be used for the specific Job like how Ninja and Monk use separate gears at ilvl 120 and higher.

However, they may put a Venture limit to how many Retainers can go on a Venture. Most likely the limit may be placed on 2 Ventures are allowed to be active.

[Aerowaffle]

I completely disagree with you, there is not a gameplay advantage, there is a convenience factor. If I were unwilling to pay for additional retainers, it would not alter the gameplay at all, I would simply have to alter my priorities as to what materials and gear I keep on hand, and be a bit more organized. Having the additional retainers allows me to be a bit more lazy about my inventory space and flexible since I have the space. That is neither a competitive advantage, nor different gameplay.

Convenience factors are advantages. Your mount is a convenience factor, you can reach any place on foot as you would with a mount, but it's considered an advantage to use a mount over walking because you get to locations quicker.

Just as having more inventory would allow you to be less picky on what you throw away (costing potential gil in the process). Having additional retainers also gives more than just inventory space, it gives a possible advantage on the market by being able to sell more things. More retainers also means more possible items retrieved by ventures.

If the goal is to solve an inventory problem, additional retainers gives more advantages than just larger inventory. An inventory problem should be solved with some sort of new storage chest, or a few more tabs added to retainers in general.

[Delmontyb]

I have an idea... just give us a 3rd Retainer by default (before add'l fees).

I would like them to add this as a veteran reward. Free is fine, but it would be a nice gift for being subbed for so long. 2 year reward anyone?

[Neuflune]

I don't mind if people ask for a retainer for free, or if the third retainer is given free in the succeeding months. I pay for my extra retainers but those months have all been put to good use, don't see how it would be a 'spit' to my face. People who didn't pay for it back then didn't get it. If a retainer's given free later, that's just a load off my bills and I'll gladly accept it.