Let us craft from Retainer Inventory

[HurtigeKarl]

Maybe you like wasting time playing the inventory game with your retainer but most of us do not. It does not advance the game, it does not make crafting more rewarding, it does not increase the value of items crafted...all it does is add an unwanted annoyance. Maybe you think they should get rid of the Aetheryte Crystals too? Or maybe even get rid of mounts entirely? I mean, distance and time to travel to an area could lead to some "interesting decisions". If its too far maybe some players will just never go.

I understand where you're coming from...you think inventory management is part of crafting. I disagree, as do most people.

Jesus christ. Note that I wrote " "dumbing down" = changing the game in such way that you have to think less and do less interesting decisions."

How are mounts changing the game so that you have to overall think less and do less interesting decisions? A decision implies that you have to choose between different options; by removing one option that evidently comes with its costs and benefits, you often simply dumb down the game.

Currently we have travel by chocobo porter: you can afk, cost little gil, but takes significant time. Travel by teleportation: costs higher gil, instant, has "favourite location" feature that introduces interesting choices. Travel by mount: cost no gil, takes significant time, limited afk ability. Return: costs no gil, can only bind to one location, has cooldown.

Removing mounts will lead to having overall less interesting decisions, i.e. dumbing down. Similar argument for removing crystals.

Rewarding in what sense? I find it a bit intellectually rewarding in the sense that I have to take more interesting decisions.

[Lasteran]

Jesus christ. Note that I wrote " "dumbing down" = changing the game in such way that you have to think less and do less interesting decisions."

I do not find clicking through 14 pages of retainer inventory to find something, interesting.

And you totally missed the point of my entire post...so I will try to dumb it down.

Travel by walking takes a long time.
Adding mounts and crystals makes travel faster.
Mounts and crystals are good.

Moving junk around between my inventory and retainer takes a long time
Not having to do that makes it faster
Not having to do that is good

[Tiraelina]

I do not find clicking through 14 pages of retainer inventory to find something, interesting.

And you totally missed the point of my entire post...so I will try to dumb it down.

Travel by walking takes a long time.
Adding mounts and crystals makes travel faster.
Mounts and crystals are good.

Moving junk around between my inventory and retainer takes a long time
Not having to do that makes it faster
Not having to do that is good

Don't have things you aren't using in your inventory, inventory space issues solved.

Stop hoarding everything you find.

I've had both my retainers full since ARR launched. I don't organize anything and it still takes me minimal time to find anything.

[HurtigeKarl]

I do not find clicking through 14 pages of retainer inventory to find something, interesting.

And you totally missed the point of my entire post...so I will try to dumb it down.

Travel by walking takes a long time.
Adding mounts and crystals makes travel faster.
Mounts and crystals are good.

Moving junk around between my inventory and retainer takes a long time
Not having to do that makes it faster
Not having to do that is good

Let's compromise: let them implement a feature that does a "Chocobo porter/teleport" analogy for retainers but with a gil fee, just like for teleporters. That's the one way to design it so that it doesn't "dumb down" the game. Those who already have organized retainers may choose to not use it, but those who have messy ones or bad memory can pay fee to have easier access.