Retainer System Improvement

[Xoo]

Since we all have come to love our fun-filled Market Wards, and are always eager to hear that same snide comment they have for us each time we just want to drop off some excess bone chips, I think it's time we gave them a bit more responsibility in trade.

Being that they hold a cache of items that we intend to sell, I am wondering how difficult it would be to implement a system where the retainer volunteers new inventory into its bazaar. Prices set to everything in its inventory set prior would automatically move into the bazaar as a slot is cleared.

As far as which items would take priority, I could agree that the item/stack of items with the greatest total value should take precedence. Of course, because we're all about customization and pleasing everyone, the system can be toggled on or off.

[Estellios]

This is a great idea. With the bag system they could implement retainer inventories, they could theoretically make it so you arrange your wares and they would be put up for sale in that order with the next item down the list taking any available spots.

[Jinko]

Since we all have come to love our fun-filled Market Wards.

We have ? I hate it as much as ever.

I think the meteor should kill all retainers for one and replace them with moogles.

Remove the wards from the game, move the moogle to the players housing where players can access the market features to sell and buy items.

Make the market user interface like a standard AH on any other MMO where you can sell and buy from the same interface (different tabs)

Yoshida - its time you nixed this horrible marketward, sure it's got better over the last 6-7 months but its still a horrible mess which takes 20-30 mins to check and sell items.

[Xoo]

I hear ya - I also wish they'd just scrap it for an Auction House. But, it doesn't seem that's going to happen, so I thought of a way to take better advantage of the situation. Instead of having to constantly monitor our retainer's bazaar, as I said, just pre-price your wares and have them sell themselves.

I'm surprised this hasn't gotten more responses, but it really doesn't surprise me; It's not a goobbue mount, it's something rather useful.

[leomike35]

Love the idea and they could also give us a merchant linkshell that they can send us a tell reporting that an item sold. Something like "you would be pleased to know that the merchandise has a buyer." Then follow with what sold and for how much. That would make retainers more life like. Also let them level up and gain access to a quest that we could do to increase their inventory space.

[Felis]

Also let them level up and gain access to a quest that we could do to increase their inventory space.

+1
There was (or still is) certainly a level up system planned for the retainers. They have already Level 1 listed in the retainer list.

[Skies]

Love the idea and they could also give us a merchant linkshell that they can send us a tell reporting that an item sold. Something like "you would be pleased to know that the merchandise has a buyer." Then follow with what sold and for how much. That would make retainers more life like. Also let them level up and gain access to a quest that we could do to increase their inventory space.

Actually I do believe there will be a system to notify you when stuff is sold in 2.0... There was some dev commentary and if i'm not wrong if you look at the concept SS it's right there in the micro-menu. But then again the commentary was a good while ago so I might be wrong

[Jinko]

Love the idea and they could also give us a merchant linkshell that they can send us a tell reporting that an item sold.

We will get mail in 2.0 to tell us when retainers have made a sale, so at least that's coming.

I don't want to see the gathering suggestion implemented, many of us have worked hard to level out gathering classes, this would be like a slap in the face and I don't think you should get to gather if you aren't actually doing it.

If I had to make some suggesting it would be:-

Move the price history to the retainer side and have it display when you choose an item for transaction.

Add an average price at the bottom of the price history for the last 20 days.

This would speed up the listing of items dramatically

From my other post

[Delsus]

These are some good ideas, also how about when a retainer is not in the wards you could send them gathering for example, and thier level directly influances what they can get, I know STO has missions you can send your crew on and if they succeed you get energy credits/dilithium/exp etc etc, a similar system could work well in FFXIV with retainers, or possibly when you get GC ranks you could be given some recruits to do a mission for you and in a few hours they go back to your GC HQ and you speak to an npc and get any rewards.

[Xoo]

The biggest complaint I still have about the wards is, if you have multiple items you need to check the price of, you're bound to running back and forth from your retainer. I wish they would also implement a system where you can check the price history of an item in your retainer's inventory from your inventory.