Pay for your inventory.

[Chasely]

There's a saying: 'A fool and his money are soon parted.' Luckily for SE, quite a few of them seem to be playing this game.

[lokinmodar]

I'm happy to pay for extra storage , at the end of the day it's to keep servers clean of clutter.

RMT is no clutter then since they pay for their accounts ^^

[MatthiasS]

Um, have you all tried not being poor? :^)

The rich don't stay rich by wasting money.

[Aeyis]

Then they should've designed a system that is more manageable on the data side... A retainer alone equals a close to full character data thanks to appeareance and ventures.

There are various ways that are less storage intensive then retainers:
- Allow more (or better all) gear in Armoire.
- Craft Mat Tab - Save ItemID and Amount. (Look GW2)
- Higher Stack Size for Crafting Mats (WoW increased most crafting items from 99 to 250)

You mean from 20 to 200, but yeah your point still stands.

[Catwho]

I decided I won't be buying any more retainers than the 4 I already have. Inventory is a bit stressed, but that's because I'm a glamour addict. But it's not un-manageable. One rule I imposed on myself is only storing HQ versions of common lowbie crafting items (and even higher level ones) - because I'm either carrying the NQ version on hand for the most common things, or I can buy it from an NPC in about a minute if I really needed it. The exception is my giant pile of gems, ingots, and ores because I'm a primary goldsmither and one retainer is dedicated to holding all my rocks. (She also gets all my materia.)

4 retainers lets me have one of each gathering type and gives me adequate storage. I really don't need any more than that.

[Lewtskie]

The rich don't stay rich by wasting money.

And the rich certainly didn't get there by just sitting on what they had.

[Adire]

And the rich certainly didn't get there by just sitting on what they had.

Pretty sure they didn't get there by impulsively blowing and easily parting with their money on entertainment either.

[Gyson]

It's kind of amusing to see all the supposed "rage quit on principle" posts. Why?

1. Paying for extra retainers is not a change: it has been in the game for quite a while if not from launch.
2. No one has to pay for the extra retainers: if you were enjoying the game without buying them before, you can keep enjoying it without buying them.

So previous to HW, we got two retainers for free and had the option to rent two more.
Now, we get two for free and have the option to rent six more. That's the only change.

What possible "principle" justifies quitting because the number you could rent went from 2 to 6?

Because a massive amount of items has been added to the game (particularly for crafters) with no additional way of storing them except to pay a higher monthly subscription fee.

Why is the annoyance surrounding that so hard for you to understand? You're acting like your statement covers all the changes, but it doesn't.

[Lewtskie]

Pretty sure they didn't get there by impulsively blowing and easily parting with their money on entertainment either.

And all work and no play makes people really like complaining about pointless things.

[Adire]

And all work and no play makes people really like complaining about pointless things.

Not sure what you're trying to say with that, but okay.