Why So Many Key Item Slots?

[Catwho]

Key items haven't been utilized in XIV to nearly the extent they were in XI. By the time I quit, I had well over a hundred key items. They were just items in a list that had been broken down into categories and not really objectives, but they controlled everything from access to secret doors to the bonus buffs you could choose from in Abyssea.

[Yasminou]

But, the one thing I have noticed which I am surprised no one else has mentioned is that there are 3 full grids of space in our inventories dedicated to just Key Items.

Are there really that much space for KI? What I mean is that if your inventory is set to display one grid at a time (like on PS3 or at the beginning of ARR release) instead of four, then only one grid of KI is displayed. So, can we really fill those second or third grid or are they dummy grids?
It's a legit question, I never owed more than 25 KI...

[Fynlar]

Perfect reason why some of this should be client side. If they were, then there wouldn't be this inventory space issue. Everything doesn't have to be server side.

Inventory absolutely has to be handled server side, unless you want people easily cheating their way to ungodly amounts of gear and riches.

This thread is making me think a number of you really do not know how data management works :/

[Catwho]

Inventory absolutely has to be handled server side, unless you want people easily cheating their way to ungodly amounts of gear and riches.

This thread is making me think a number of you really do not know how data management works :/

I've come to that conclusion every time I've argued with anyone regarding item storage, glamours, or housing.

[JakAlendi]

Inventory absolutely has to be handled server side, unless you want people easily cheating their way to ungodly amounts of gear and riches.

This thread is making me think a number of you really do not know how data management works :/

The inventory has to be server side, but I can't see why the full inventory data should need to be synced between client and server constantly. Server should push updates to item status to the client as needed (durability, new item acquired). Client side actions that affect inventory state (equipping an item, applying a dye, discarding an item, desynth) should be handled on a per-transaction basis (item with GUID <x> equipped in mainhand, item with GUID <y> placed in inventory slot 7).

[Geesus]

Personally I'd like to see more items IN the Key Items section that for some reason, are not. Example? Our wedding rings. Why does it take up space in our main inventory/armoury chest? You have to keep it with you to use it so it's always there in either your inventory or your chest. Move it to Key Items please.
And as far as people having so many items in their Key items. Do the quests. I still have Items I need to turn in for relic but I STILL haven't taken up the first row which is 5 items. If you have 25 items like another player mentioned, you need to do those quests and clear them out. lolol

[worldofneil]

Our wedding rings. Why does it take up space in our main inventory/armoury chest?

Because we can't glamour it/show it off if it's a key item

[odie]

I actually have filled my key items inventory before....I was pretty disappointed in my hoarding.

[Kyri]

I think its funny were told inventory has restrictions to how the game was made/ps3 ect and yet inventory is np if were paying for it each month via rent-able retainers for up to 1,050 extra spaces. So "restrictions" is really just a excuse to say "Pay for it"

[Felis]

I think its funny were told inventory has restrictions to how the game was made/ps3 ect and yet inventory is np if were paying for it each month via rent-able retainers for up to 1,050 extra spaces. So "restrictions" is really just a excuse to say "Pay for it"

retainer inventory are not part of character data, i guess. I think the only thing from retainer that is part of the character data is the info which retainer is own by the character. While the retainer data is a data for itself that is accessed by clicking on the retainer bell.

Also, just create alts as mules and use the FC safe to transfer the items.