A Question about RetainersFollow

Ok, so I unlock retainers yesterday but I wasn't exactly clear on what exactly they are used for or how you use them (I was fighting a migrain at the time but didn't want to stop playing despite the pain) so any help understanding them and thier use would be much appreciated.

They are used to sell, buy and store stuff. Congrats on getting one.

How did you get it? Quest? Level?

Cheers!

You unlock it by doing the story quests.

wait a moment that markets are not linked to each city?!!! uhg. well anyway retainers also are used for account wide storage. so if u make a alt or want to mail stuff ( cuz u cant mail to alts) just store it in ur retainer.

Awesome, that's good to know, thanks guys

When you talk to the guy at the counter to hire a retainer, he has an option to let you send your retainer to the city you are currently in.

So since I already have one in Gridania's market and one in Ul'dah's market, If I went to Limsa Lominsa, I can talk to the Limsa Lominsa counter guy and ask to pull one of those retainers to Limsa's market. I am NOT required to pull to Limsa's market if I want to continue selling things or access a retainer.

There is a market tax on all goods you sell. This tax can be different in each city and it changes regularly. So one reason why you might want to sell in a different city is if the tax that day was less than the standard rate (5%).

Agreed. I had not used the Marketplace simply because on 4:3 the menu was actually off the screen. I had company this weekend so therefore missed pretty much the entire weekend, though I did manage to pop in briefly.

I can't confirm that the selling does occur in all three cities (but I'll check next Friday). But yeah, the local taxes can differ, so if you're really trying to maximize your money, you may be shuffling the retainers around a bit. It's not a big deal on 100 gil goods, but when stuff is going up for 100000...yeah.

I can also confirm that pricing stuff low definitely got people's attention. I put a HQ level 10 hat up for 100 gil and it vanished in 2 minutes.

Edited, Jun 30th 2013 3:36pm by Ravashack

I guess I misunderstood. So let me get this straight.. Reatiners will sell our things in 1 city depending on that citys taxes on said item it would be best to move retainer befor selling it. Now what got me confused.. We sell in different citys if we want to save money BUT when I wanna buy something everything everyone sells will be on the same market places regardless of city.?

I used my mules to get supplies directly from the Guild suppliers (since the Guilds are not in all the cities). Its cheaper there then on the Boards.

Now, if the Guild only sells certain materials on certain days (like in FF11) I'll have to wait until I can get to those towns to get supplies. Very time consuming.

Retainers doesn't help this issue of Guild supplies.

Yes, that's the claim. I forgot to check to see if it is working that way, which is why I can't confirm it.



There are no ward zones.

Once you hire a retainer for free, you summon a retainer with a summoning bell and you use NPC menus in the appropriate city to assign them to a city. There is no zone with a retainer army to wander through. The setup is not an "Auction House" but it has most or all of the functionality on the buyer's side that some people assume everyone packages into the "Auction House" term. The seller side doesn't have the same functionality that some people assume everyone packages into the "Auction House" term because the retainers double as your account bank. You get a menu option when you summon to choose between moving items, moving gil, selling from your inventory, or selling from your retainer's inventory. You can also get more than one retainer.

I just read up on them. Kinda shocked and a little disappointed by it. Not the retainers themselves, but the hassle to unlock them. Complete 3 instances at level 15? Even though crafts are unlocked at 10. Seems a little extreme just to sell items. Considering you can get an airship pass before you are allowed to sell items.

Bleck I can't believe they didn't learn from FFXI and WoW that not having all AHs linked is going to annoy and put off players. There is absolutely no reason for them not to be linked, at least no reason beyond holding on to poor 1.0 architecture. Sure they want gil sinks, but sheesh, two retainers for three cities is going to suck. You are going to want to sell materials and gear in cities based upon the classes therein, but to do that you'll have to constantly move your retainers about. I hate to say it, but maybe it will be like 1.0 and everyone will congregate in Ul'dah and Limsa will be a ghost town. It would make choosing a lot easier. XD

Edited, Jun 30th 2013 9:54pm by DamienSScott