No Free 3rd Retainer? Really?

[zeth07]

[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.


That seems pretty ridiculous.

[Chewy2nd]

Yeah, this seems kinda odd, with the three new jobs, its needed.

[DarkDedede]

I find it even more odd that there doesn't seem to be any improvement to the retainer interface.

Working with four was enough of a chore. I can't even imagine what eight would be like.

[Chewy2nd]

Hopefully enough people make enough noise for them to add a third one, I'd be fine with just one more.

[DarkDedede]

I just noticed that note has [2.0], so it may only apply to those that do not have the expansion. Time will tell.

[Chewy2nd]

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"?

[Minicake]

I agree with this post, if SE don't give us one or two free new retainers for the expansion it'll be hard to stock things as we are already full with 4 retainers actually.

I post a similar message in my own language forum's section : http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...66#post3035566

"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"?

Do you think this is a translation problem and they want to add one free retainer for the expansion? i didn't get what you meant.

I just noticed that note has [2.0], so it may only apply to those that do not have the expansion. Time will tell.

I hope you are right !

o/

[Pterois]

yeah can't remember what interview i heard it from since there isn't much in the live letters except from 1/08/15...

"However, something that we can do is to reduce the types of fishing bait and lures that are used in the fishing spots added in the expansion, increase the maximum number of retainers you can hire and improve the user-friendliness of retainers with macros and item searching features so that it will be easier to handle a large amount of items."

But i remember hearing words that leaned very heavily towards giving us a third retainer and also increasing the amount you can hire, so one of those came true... lets just hope that other one happens now.

[Renari]

I hope you guys are right, also as for the retainer interface all I can say is addons soon (like they haven't been saying soon for over a year now).

[RhapsodyElsmeth]

This is ridiculous. I'm a crafter and gatherer. I hold on to a LOT of materials. I have a lot of DoL/DoH classes leveled. My armory chest is almost full. My retainers are filled to the max. My inventory has only one row free. I can't bring myself to get rid of mats because I know I'm going to need them, and they'll be expensive to replace. I've resorted to placing a few items up for sale for 999mil. Joke's on whoever buys crafting food for 999mil each. I know they need to wait for PS3 to be integrated out in order to fix inventory size issues. But they could give us an additional retainer or two with the new items that are coming out.

SE. Please. Don't limit us more than you already have. 1-2 additional free retainers is almost mandatory. You say the size of the areas is 2 times bigger than the old ones. How am I going to hold onto stuff if our inventories don't grow at all?