Hi everyone. SquareEnix recently addressed inventory issues in the game by telling us they are looking at ways to alleviate the problem without adding to loading times. As I browsed through my bags & mules, I wondered about items I'd love to be able to trade to a NPC for safekeeping. We have several NPCs already doing this job, and it's smart because we can come back and get what we want when we actually need them.
I'm aware we cannot store augmented equipment due to the games limitations, so it's not an option. In the lists below, I have provided items & equipment which are unsendable or classed as collectibles.
The Unsendables
- Omen Scales
- Abdhaljs Items
- Equipment from Selbina High Tier Battlefields
- Mission Rewards (eg. Glory Crown, Adoulin's Refuge +1, Adoulin Rings/Earrings etc.)
- Other Equipment (eg. Alchemist's Cuffs)
- Mog Kupons/Pells
Collectibles
On our travels we pick up many collectibles. Sometimes we need thousands of an item to upgrade a piece of equipment. If you're like me, you like to plan ahead by storing them long before starting the process. All of the following items can be sent over to mules, but it's annoying to have to send thousands over, to later have to send them all back. It shouldn't need to be this way.
Here are some items I'd like to see become storable.
#1. Beitetsu/Pluton/Riftborn Boulder/Alexandrite/HP-Bayld/Heavy Metal/Riftdross/Riftcinder/Dynamis Currency/Umbral Marrow/Mulcibar Scoria etc.
#2. Lustreless, Dynamis-D, Omen cards, Swart Astral Detritus, Heroism & Delve/Vagary Items
#3. Food/Medicine (Provisions)
#4. Increase Reisenjima Stone Capacity
#5. Ammunition + Waist Dispensers
#6. Upgrade Armor Storage NPCs to include Superior & Other Equipment
1) I'm aware it's better to just trade Alex to Paparoon when you're building a Mythic, but what if you are on the Beitetsu stage of another weapon or you're hoarding Alex, but have yet to get your Vigil Weapon?
2) Self explanatory. You need many stacks of Lustreless per piece, several stacks of Detritus per weapon, along with many other items to reforge Artifact/Relic/Empyrean equipment.
3) When your friend sends you 12 stacks of Omelette Sandwiches but you don't want to keep a buffet on your main character. Think about how useful it would be to have a stockpile you can go to at a moment's notice. It'd work like the Crystal storage Moogle, but the major hurdle is dealing with the variety of items the game has. Perhaps make it so you have to pick the type you want to store and the NPC has a limit on how many types you can trade?
4) Why is this so limited? It doesn't make any sense. Quadruple capacity.
5) For the Rangers & Corsairs out there, I think it's a huge disservice to have to wait so long for our Weapons (or dispensers) to give us a new stack of ammo. We know the hardships of running out of ammunition and not being able to do anything about it. Let us stockpile ammunition and the dispensers for when we need them.
6) Remember the old armor storage NPCs in the starting nations? Many won't know they exist, because they only store regular pieces of equipment from the level 75 era. Allow us to store Superior (and others if possible) armor here, so if we need to change job we don't need to log to a mule to find the gear.
Suggestion: If SquareEnix consider adding another type of Inventory bag alongside Wardrobes, I'd suggest something which exclusively stores JSE equipment like RMEA weapons, Ambuscade capes, Reforged equipment and others. The first two cannot be stored or sent over. There are 70 RMEAs, and I believe those who spend a great deal of time collecting them shouldn't be punished by being unable to store them somewhere they can be used right away.
Their dedication should be rewarded with some support. SE mentioned further Empyrean Reforging is being planned, which only creates another problem an exclusive JSE bag would help with. The main issue behind the idea is that it would add to loading times, so I'm never expecting anything like it to happen.
With that said, I'd like to know if there are any other items & equipment you would like to see become storable. I'm willing to update this with your suggestions. I'm not expecting anything to come of this, am just curious to know how SE could help with inventory if they wanted too. Thank you.