Retainer Amount Increase

[Tempting]

[2.0] Players can now hire up to eight retainers.
* Players are normally limited to two retainers per character. To hire additional retainers, please use the optional retainer service (NA: http://sqex.to/4Aq / EU: http://sqex.to/nLj ) available on the FINAL FANTASY XIV: Mog Station.


So...they aren't giving us a free one instead allowing us to purchase 4 more additional retainers?

Please tell me I am reading this wrong....lol

[reillyblair]

nope a good ol money grab lol

[TitaniaZero]

According to many your have read it right. And from the sounds of it, it is very disappointingly true.

[VoltaAsura]

Why can't they announce these kinds of things BEFORE people preorder? =/

[Rhas]

Why can't they announce these kinds of things BEFORE people preorder? =/

What difference would it have made? Would you really not order the expansion pack just because of that?

[Vydos]

Why can't they announce these kinds of things BEFORE people preorder? =/

I'm sorry. I couldn't help it lol. But seriously though, no marketer would want to do something that silly. Release info that could influence sales = leave it to the last moment. As an another example, still no dev response on the entire Au Ra horns linked to face type.

Yes, most of us would still buy it. But bad publicity can still lower sales by a small margin.

[Evergrey]

Someone mentioned that the note is for 2.0 and that maybe in 3.0 you'll get a 3rd one free.
Although that was just someones personal thought and as things are right now it sounds more that you're stuck with 2 free ones.

[Ashkendor]

The way I see it, it's no different than it is currently. *shrugs*

I don't see what the big deal is.

Someone mentioned that the note is for 2.0 and that maybe in 3.0 you'll get a 3rd one free.
Although that was just someones personal thought and as things are right now it sounds more that you're stuck with 2 free ones.

The "[2.0]" beside it simply means you don't have to purchase the expansion to access it.

[Atlaworks]

The way I see it, it's no different than it is currently. *shrugs*

I don't see what the big deal is.

If there are so many new items that they can't list them in the patch notes, what does that say about our far more limited inventory space as of the moment?

The amount of space may be no different, but the amount of things to fit in that space has grown.

[Chambers]

If there are so many new items that they can't list them in the patch notes, what does that say about our far more limited inventory space as of the moment?

The amount of space may be no different, but the amount of things to fit in that space has grown.

He understands the inventory situation he posted

I cried tears of joy for my retainers' inventory space.

in another thread.

Not sure why he's feigning ignorance here.

Edit: I've seen in other threads claiming the Japanese notes say we will have 3 free retainers (with the option to purchase additional retainers for a maximum of 8) when the expansion rolls out.