Retainer dispatch fails silently under overcrowded conditions.

[Teakwood]

Hello! This isn't exactly a -bug- as much as it is a problem with the User Interface; I hope this is the right place to put this.

In conversation with my handsome and talented retainer, I requested 'Dispatch your retainer to the Market Wards', and then selected 'Ul'dah', then 'Crystalier's Ward' - a ward that was absolutely full, as I'd found out trying to set him there in person a few moments previously.

Dutifully, he saluted and informed me that he would not fail me! While I appreciate the retainers' can-do spirit and undying loyalty however, to my dismay I determined that this statement was false; the Crystalier's Ward was full, and my NPC had not been placed properly within the ward. However, no indication was given to me that my retainer had been unable to do his assigned task - not even an apology note scrawled on vellum slipped under my inn room door!

I'm assuming that this 'fails silently' glitch is a bug and not intended behaviour; I'm posting this a) to let people know that, if they're using the (wonderful!) new dispatch functionality, they need to then double-check to make sure their retainer is set up where they ought to be, and b) to hopefully bring this to the attention of the dev team so that an error can be indicated upon failure to set up in a Ward due to congestion.

Thanks!

[Teakwood]

Hm. Further troubles abound!

I set my loyal retainer to the Middle Tailors' Row, and double-checked to make sure he'd actually wound up there.

A few minutes later, I went to the Middle Tailors' Row, went to find my retainer- he wasn't there! Checked the retainer's location via the UI, and he was back in the Dunes, despite previously having successfully entered the Middle Tailor's Row.

I'm not really sure at this point how to guarantee that my retainer actually winds up successfully bazaaring! But I just wanted to add that even double-checking the retainer location can apparently be misleading.

[Jinko]

Yea this is a slight problem, I'm sure it will be dealt with in the coming patches.

[Roaran]

It was mentioned in the patch notes that this would happen, so I assume they know about it.

[Chairo]

On a side note my Retainers are not appearing on the items list that they are selling not sure if this takes time but both of my retainers are in their wards but are not popping up in the search or the items list of available sellers.

[Teakwood]

...huh.

Upon reviewing the patch notes, this -is- mentioned rather clearly. I feel silly now.

Thanks, Roaran! ^^; (For what it's worth, most of my LS wasn't aware of this, either, so...)

[Jinko]

SE please considering adding something like the picture below so that players are aware before hand if the ward they are trying to place their retainer in is full or not.



Also can you add icons to the mini map to indicate which NPC's sell what.