Has there been any word about increased inventory space?

[Riepah]

Hi there.

One of the biggest questions about Heavensward that's been on my mind for several months, is whether or not we'll get more inventory space to make up for the flood of new items. I've had inventory space issues for the longest time, and with the expansion around the corner, I just know I'll be in major trouble if there's no increase.

I've heard rumors about a free extra retainer for everyone, I heard they'll increase the armoury chest size a while *after* Heavensward comes around, but were there any official statements about anything like this?

[Evergrey]

Not what I have heard of... But I think I read that we might get another retainer.

[Riepah]

But I think I read that we might get another retainer.

I think I read that same thing, but I've no clue where I read that. Do you happen to remember? Because I can't tell how trustworthy that source was at all.

If possible, I'd like to know a good bit before Heavensward comes out so I can adjust. If they give us more room, everything's peachy - if they don't, I must cut ties with some of the stuff I store in time, because otherwise there is no chance I can enjoy Heavensward at all.

[Saccharin]

Not what I have heard of... But I think I read that we might get another retainer.

Yip, I think that's what is happening. Apparently it's easy to add a new retainer than to increase the space on existing ones.

[Twilite]

I think there's something wrong with how this game's item management is, if you run out of space from 4 retainers + player inventory. I'm constantly having to delete mats I don't use anymore to free up space.

[Gralna]

I'd really like some kind of glamour catalog/library, currently using up over 100 slots of inventory on items I constantly cycle through for glamours, that's even with throwing out a lot of items I like, but rarely glamour.

However for crafting mats, I find I can easily keep most of what I need on 3 retainers, course I don't store mats I can buy from vendors, since they are super cheap to buy. Also with mnk/min/bot/fsh retainers, I can have them gather 90% of all the mats I'll ever need.

One of my biggest concerns atm though, is the armory. With 3 new jobs being added, it's going to be getting really full for people who use all jobs/classes, especially for weapon armory.

[MageBlack]

I'd really like some kind of glamour catalog/library, currently using up over 100 slots of inventory on items I constantly cycle through for glamours, that's even with throwing out a lot of items I like, but rarely glamour.

I like this idea, like a bestiary. Have a log that records all armor purchased, found, or crafted that you can look through, try on, then glamor. This would save space in inventories but we couldnt equip it for stats and would still need to have the item if we wanted to equip it. I just wonder if this would make it harder or easier for the write time back to the servers.

[KisaiTenshi]

I like this idea, like a bestiary. Have a log that records all armor purchased, found, or crafted that you can look through, try on, then glamor. This would save space in inventories but we couldnt equip it for stats and would still need to have the item if we wanted to equip it. I just wonder if this would make it harder or easier for the write time back to the servers.

It would have to be a different mechanic entirely. Like with the Armoire. Anything you "drop into" the glamour Armoire would have to be completely repaired first, spiritbond reset, and unable to be removed from the Armoire without the "key" (to prevent items from being accidentally thrown away, or account-stripped.) Then when you want to change the glamor of an item you just use the key with the gear you want to switch and you get a more generic catalog of "item available for glamour/item not yet stored"

What causes latency in the game is the actual keeping items in the players inventory. With the wearables, the other players can't see the glamour items themselves (when you examine the player), only the name of the item glamoured onto it if you wait a few seconds. So as far as everyone else is concerned, you're wearing the glamored item. From your perspective you're wearing the glamored item with the stats of the underlying item applied to it. It takes up no additional space because the number of objects you're wearing is unchanged. Likewise if a "catalog" is available, those items in the catalog can't arbitrarily be removed, so there's no disk syncing concern.

[MageBlack]

It would have to be a different mechanic entirely. Like with the Armoire. Anything you "drop into" the glamour Armoire would have to be completely repaired first, spiritbond reset, and unable to be removed from the Armoire without the "key" (to prevent items from being accidentally thrown away, or account-stripped.) Then when you want to change the glamor of an item you just use the key with the gear you want to switch and you get a more generic catalog of "item available for glamour/item not yet stored"

What causes latency in the game is the actual keeping items in the players inventory. With the wearables, the other players can't see the glamour items themselves (when you examine the player), only the name of the item glamoured onto it if you wait a few seconds. So as far as everyone else is concerned, you're wearing the glamored item. From your perspective you're wearing the glamored item with the stats of the underlying item applied to it. It takes up no additional space because the number of objects you're wearing is unchanged. Likewise if a "catalog" is available, those items in the catalog can't arbitrarily be removed, so there's no disk syncing concern.

Ok, cause I wasnt even thinking like a separate inventory, more of just a list of items you have come across/earned. Like a bestiary. you don't have to capture one to have it and its information listed in your "book" you just have to fight one. But I do agree it would need a separate and new interface. I just hope this would help. I know its my biggest problem. I'm a gear whore, I use my character like a dress up doll and play with gear all the time. I'm afraid to throw anything out for fear it will be the perfect item I need to "get that look".

[thunderbreak]

I think retainer inventory space is being increased.