Retainers and FC Housing.

[Zetsumei_Tsunarashi]

My FC has a retainer that belongs to one of the officers that sits outside so I walk by it all the time and today I couldn't help but think that this system was poorly implemented and so I just thought I'd offer some suggestions on how to make this feature more usable.

Firstly, I think that the system should be changed so that instead of placing an individual player's retainer there, the FC should be able to hire it's own retainers that can be employed by the entire FC. These retainers would not belong to any single player.

Perhaps these retainers could even replace the FC chest as the place to store items for the FC.

Since they are retainers, by nature they would also serve as a way to buy and sell items, however, unlike normal retainers whose gil is transfered to an individual, the money earned would be sent to the FC chest. So selling items from this retainer serves as a way to raise money for the FC.

Perhaps you could have a setting so that items can only be purchased by members of your own FC, so you could offer discounts to members, and create a way for players to donate money for services such as gardening activities and airship spoils. If multiple retainers can be employed you could have one set up for FC members to purchase items only, and others for more general fundraising that anyone can purchase from the MB.

If FC retainers were implemented it would help solve a number of issues including fundraising, fair distribution of gardening and airship spoils, lack of FC inventory space, and could potentially serve as another source of revenue for SE if the same system for purchasing additional retainers from the mog station is applied here as well. (I know this last bit will be controversial, and that's what discussion is for)


In summary, the current system really only makes sense for personal housing. For FC housing, I think a more robust system should be put in place that everyone in the FC can benefit from.