No Free 3rd Retainer? Really?

[krazyrs]

This is ridiculous. I'm a crafter and gatherer.

^^ this
2 retainers = crafting mats
1 = gear i cant put in my armoir (srsly why cant myth go in it yet?)
1 = random things i may need later

[Aeyis]

JP notes have this note
"※3人以上のリテイナーを雇用するためには、モグステーションから「追加リテイナー」のサービスにお申込みいただく必要があります。

"Employing more than 3 retainers requires the 'hire extra retainer' service at Mog Station."

Very likely a typo on the English side

Edit: apparently it might mean "3 or more"?

It means 3 or more. (unfortunately)

[ClaTheNinja]

I too am appalled that there is no extra Retainer obtained through gameplay in Heavensward. Putting your players on a tight leash with strict storage space in the hopes they will pay for more space is a dirty Free-To-Play trick that has no place in a game with a base price and subscription fee. I don't mind there being optional additional paid Retainers, but it is disrespectful to your loyal fans who have subbed for months upon months (AKA already given you dozens upon dozens of $$$) to not provide us with at least one Retainer in Heavensward to go along with all the new items that we will find throughout our new journey.

This is EXACTLY why people were started to sweat when you added microtransactions. You promised us it wouldn't be gameplay-related things. But now you are holding gameplay-related elements hostage behind microtransactions, and it really makes me worry about the future of this game.

[Danieros]

Dear Square Enix, with the addition of 3 jobs and 10 levels of more equipment and materials, the need to provide a 3rd retainer free of charge is very high, especially since you have given us the possibility to purchase four more, it acknowledges the increase inventory size we need but gives the middle finger to the ones that do pay for additional retainers.

[Culfinrandir]

I was/am incredibly annoyed that we didn't get the 'promised' third free retainer. I already paid for two extra but, after a day of Heavensward realised I'd need at least one more. There's so many new items to gather & obtain it would be foolish to dispose of them before I even know their uses.

I'm not even a glamour horder, it's nearly all crafting & fishing stuff.

[Sakuraluna]

I don't feel right about this either. I was hoping for some way of expanding inventory along with the new jobs, but as is, I feel stuck needing more inventory but I can't make myself feel good about upping my monthly sub just to have something that should have been included with the expansion itself. Guess for now I'll just make do with the four I have.

[Radial]

What a joke. Have to pay 30+ bucks a month if you want an mmo with a proper bank system.

[EvinnaReed]

Yeah I'm annoyed about this. Why would the Japanese say a third retainer but the English say two? Ugh.

[Cutriss]

Implement the Glamour log and this becomes less of a problem.

I guess it's fairly easy now to know why they haven't implemented a Glamour log ($$$ for retainers).

[BooskiBoo]

If they allowed crafting materials to stack to "999" or up "9999" like crystals can, it would easily help solve this problem . But that would be being overly optimistic.