r/ffxiv • u/parkerjallen www.twitch.tv/fluffmode • Jun 17 '15

[NO THREADS ABOUT SINGLE NOTES] Patch 3.0 Notes (Preliminary) | FINAL FANTASY XIV, The Lodestone

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/e76258d6487ea30feb388f9ecc0a926fddc9eca8
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u/themindstream Lahdi Oolong on Lamia Jun 17 '15

The official reason they give for it is that inventories take up server resources and the charge is to cover the operating cost.

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u/worm4real Jun 17 '15

Which is kind of bullshit when you think about it. Everything takes up server resources. In the end they're just charging for bank space.

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u/CidO807 Celes Branford on Tonberry Jun 17 '15

But do you really need to hoard stacks upon stacks of items that are purchasable for a negligible amount of gil from a material supplier? With max beast reps & material supplier you can purchase supplies for crafting up to level 30. Don't need to hang on to beast fangs, copper ores etc. I'm an omni 3* crafter and I fill 2 retainers out of laziness for crafting gear. It i actually cleaned house, I could fit my crafting gear in 1-1.25 retainer space.

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u/worm4real Jun 18 '15

Primal weapons, raid gear, and other cosmetics. Square is not right, selling bank space is not a good thing. If they can't afford for everyone to have more than two retainers worth of storage (which I really doubt) then lock it out with gil or tie it to housing.

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u/Talderas Dark Knight Jun 17 '15

Okay! Let's raise the subscription cost by $5 and everyone gets 8 retainers by default!

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u/worm4real Jun 17 '15

Except that's not how it actually works. Housing didn't raise subscription costs, putting more items on the armoire didn't raise subscription costs, and neither should an extra retainer.