[DEV1006, DEV1018] How to improve retainers?

[Abriael]

While this thread
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ath-Companions

...isn't specifically about retainers, I believe at least the cosmetic/personalization improvement suggested could and should apply to retainers as well.

[Lienn]

While this thread
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ath-Companions

...isn't specifically about retainers, I believe at least the cosmetic/personalization improvement suggested could and should apply to retainers as well.

I agree 100%! Retainers should be customizable...not only dressing the stuff he's selling, but being able to change its default armor too. IMO retainers should be an advanced version of the fellow NPC from FFXI, being not only usable for battle but also to deal with anything regarding the city it is since it also has inventory and gil.

I even sent them suggestions about a way for retainers to become leve giver for the player so the guildleve system would really become an "wanted board" but, other than current leves and eventual new faction leves, being 100% player-made. Like you assign the material and a retainer to place a leve. When someone complete it, he goes to the inn, deliver to the assigned retainer and that's it.

[Dras6fin]

A Safe Zone for Retainers out in the field:
the retainer will not participant , just carry a basket or something to hold more items then sort into storage after.

Retainers are Helpers, so temporarily magical summoning them next to you would be a nice feature, however this probably can't be used more then once a day or twice per day. They don't have to participant in battles or gather directly with us players(maybe in the future they could) just having them nearby so we can pass/take items in storage right then and their, more so then having to teleport/running back to a city to get to them.

also when logging into the game FFXIV have a Picture/Info of Retainers somewhere in there with our profile as well.