Retainer Compendium -- My Retainer out-dps' pugs

[TheDirtyHobo]

I didn't try it, but is there anything preventing both of your retainers from being the same class? I don't remember the selection being grayed out or anything on the second retainer.

[Kirbyprime]

Which venture and level was that from?

[Korialstrasz]

Unless we're looking at two very different things, I'd say they all come from the lvl 26 botany ventures.

[Kirbyprime]

I pretty much already guessed it's 26-30 mining/harvesting, but need to make sure before I put it in.

[Buffy]

Yah, it was level 26, I had just dinged. Going to make crystals so much easier to obtain.

edit: Also miner 26 has same thing.

[Rocl]

So something I didn't realize but with gathering ventures (and I imagine battle-gather i.e. skins) your retainer always brings you X# of the item, but there's a chance of HQ.

Like I assigned a 30-parsley venture and got 20 nq, 10 hq parsley

[Niiro]

Yah, it was level 26, I had just dinged. Going to make crystals so much easier to obtain.

edit: Also miner 26 has same thing.

With 400 GP ready you could get 12 crystals from a single node...

Afk 4 mins and get 12 more >_>

[Rocl]

With 400 GP ready you could get 12 crystals from a single node...

Afk 4 mins and get 12 more >_>

As a whole the system seems to be anything you do yourself is better time spent. That is, I'll probably get more than 7 apkallu eggs an hour if I went out and farmed them, but I can't farm apkallu eggs in Coil! TWO BIRDS ONE STONE! Quick and Exploration Ventures are likely the only ones 'worth' doing for 'venture content'

[Niiro]

Quick and Exploration Ventures are likely the only ones 'worth' doing for 'venture content'

That and fishing, really.

Maybe unspoiled nodes too because they can be annoying unless you set aside time to be unoccupied for them.

[Kirbyprime]

I imagine if they ever do the whole Retainer via Libra app it will be much more useful.

[Niiro]

I guess, but in a game where the economy is so inconsequential and saturated it's more of a neat distraction than anything.

Get to play dress-up with your retainers and play roulette with quick exploration for giggles.

[Orophin]

Yah, it was level 26, I had just dinged. Going to make crystals so much easier to obtain.

edit: Also miner 26 has same thing.

Can't wait till my Botanist is high enough to start farming crystals. Running hella low making Prisms >.>

Really interested to see what opens up at level 50. If they can farm clusters I'll be in heaven. They can farm hidden items like seeds so I wonder how that will apply for level 50 stuff.

[Qeomash]

I imagine they will be able to gather unspoiled node items, but can only bring back 2 or 3 instead of 15.

[Cutriss]

Someone is gonna have a level 50 retainer return with a High Allagan weapon and then the shitstorm is gonna begin.

White Ravens.

[Niiro]

That would be an awesome shitstorm of pure butthurt from stupid legacy players.

[Lyall]

My contact time during the week drops off sharply because of work/life, but what level do you unlock Quick Exploration? I've been tossing my tokens at the 18h one before bed so it'll be done when I get home, but I'd love to start sending my retainer out to start pillaging people's FC houses. I'm guessing/hoping level 10?

[Day]

Yeah it's 10.

[Lyall]

Thanks. Scanned the first page, posted the question, then found my answer on the second and intended to come edit that in. I should reach that tonight; here's to hoping she's going to practice leveling THF.

[Day]

If you do like one of the big ventures it will take you from like lvl 5-9 or something like that. At least mine jumped like crazy. I did the hunting until I was about to log off and sent mine on the long venture until lvl 10.

[Lyall]

Yeah, I think I was either 6 or 7 before logging last night. Worst case, I'll be more diligent with the 1h ventures before going to sleep tonight.