Retainer Services in Golden Saucer Please!

[Katsushiro]

Yeah, that about sums it up. lol

[Xaimera]

Would like this also! ^^ sometimes I like to hang out there all day but hate that I have to teleport somewhere just to check my retainer ventures lol.

[Katsushiro]

I know, I just like the atmosphere. xD But totally agree, hate teleporting to check ventures. ;/ And think of all the missed limited-time events! lol

[BreathlessTao]

...yeah, no. Just no. Still getting my teleport canceled sometimes, on account of the place being "full". Add retainer bells in there, and it's gonna be like a homeless center. Just no, thank you.

If anything, I say boot the AFKers. As popular as GS is, I'm surprised this hasn't been implemented right off the bat. In fact, I'm not sure why it's been removed from the game, in general - too many times I want to log in and I'm forced to wait because the world is full. And I know I see people AFK rooted to the very same spot, quite often throughout the whole day. -_-

Also, apparently there is an NPC somewhere that complains about a no-pets-allowed policy? That should also be an actual thing. Not only no pets (and by pets I mean minions), but no actions either - I really can't understand why we're able to cast spells and execute actions inside a casino. It's not only "behind the scenes" logic either, it's that childishness of so many people who feel the urge to spam the s××× out of Holy or Blizzard or whatever - in the middle of a GATE or at the Cactpot Board where there's such a huge crowd of people anyway that the game struggles to load everyone in. Damn stupid and annoying. (Yes, I am aware of the settings, I know we can turn others' effects off, but I don't think anyone should be forced to such a hassle because of one zone only.)

[Fancyfeast]

no thank you.

i'm glad the market board sitters have to leave GC to do their undercutting.

[Grimmel]

Someone made a thread a while back suggesting they add this and Market boards. Do people NOT remember how bad Gold Saucer was at launch and a few days after? People who went into chocobo square to get started on racing couldn't even exit into the Gold Saucer it was THAT bad. Now you want to revert it back to how bad it was?

Gold Saucer is NOT meant to be the Holy Grail of places you must be 24/7 in FFXIV.

No, No, No. Twelve forbid if anyone else agrees with OP's suggestion after my post.

[Katsushiro]

Someone made a thread a while back suggesting they add this and Market boards. Do people NOT remember how bad Gold Saucer was at launch and a few days after?

I'm assuming that was because so many players were already playing when GS opened, and many of them were extremely excited about it, so they all rushed in like battering rams to get the first cacpot tickets and have the best chocobos. I really didn't care, and only first checked out GS a few days ago, so guess what: I had absolutely no idea there was ever a lag or capacity problem. And I imagine that Saturdays get pretty busy, but otherwise I've never had a lag problem, never had a capacity problem, and have never felt like "there are too many people here" since setting foot in GS (and I'm now almost a daily participant).

Why was there ever such a huge problem with server capacity after 2.0 went live back in the day? Because of all the players rushing in, adhering to their uncontrollable excitement... not because of game elements that improve our characters' quality of life. ;/ My point is... since a few weeks after 2.0's launch, and a few days after the launch of GS, have the issues honestly been as bad? To be perfectly honest, I haven't noticed what you're talking about at all.

[Katsushiro]

(Yes, I am aware of the settings, I know we can turn others' effects off, but I don't think anyone should be forced to such a hassle because of one zone only.)

What about being forced to teleport out and check ventures only to find out you can't get back in? lol Would you consider one then? >.>

i'm glad the market board sitters have to leave GC to do their undercutting.

I'm glad too... but I'm asking for a retainer summoning bell, not a market board... -.-

[Katsushiro]

And I guess, if it really is just about server space, why not increase it to allow for retainer summoning because the GS is obviously so popular? (Kind of like *cough* the release of 2.0 *cough*) There are tested solutions to this kind of problem, so if the summoning bell sourness is really all about maxing out GS's capacity - perhaps it's time to think about an increase? After all, I'm hoping SE will be expanding server capacity for Heavensward anyway because of all the anticipation and related initial server stress they're sure to get. The same people who flooded 2.0 and the GS at first will be the same ones bogging down servers and spamming aoe in Ishgard when 3.0 releases. Be prepared. (But I'm willing to bet there'll be both Summoning Bells and Market Boards in that area.) >.>

[Gillionaire]

Because of all the mad-men rushing in, adhering to their uncontrollable excitement... not because of game elements that improve our characters' quality of life.

Please, do not lump up an entire gender and trivialize them. Let's use a gender neutral term. May I suggest, mad-people?