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#1 Jan 26 2015 at 10:07 AM Rating: Excellent
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Retainer Drop Rates (Field Exploration XV) Ventures

Thought I would set up a thread so anyone who is interested in gearing their battle job retainers to 100 and sending them on field exploration XV ventures would know what they are in for. My arcanist and marauder have been going out nonstop since patch time. Nothing special, but here goes.

I have been tracking my rewards and am attempting to calculate drop rates for your information. What follows is my list. I will update regularly.

Note: This venture gives 5 allagan silver in addition to the following:

Ilvl 100 Arcanist
XVI Field Exploration Venture
1. 1 Saurian Skin
2. 1 Saurian Skin
3. 1 Tawny Latex
4. 1 Dodore Wing
5. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
6. 1 Uraeus Skin

Ilvl 100 Marauder
XVI Field Exploration Venture
1. 1 Uraeus Skin
2. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
3. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
4. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
5. 1 Mossy Horn
6. 1 Tawny Latex
#2 Jan 26 2015 at 10:39 AM Rating: Excellent
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Look like the same results i got.

i106 Gladiator

1: Mossy Horn
2: Hippogryph Skin HQ
3: Hippogryph Skin HQ
4: Tawny Latex
5: Hippogryph Skin HQ

Gave up right there again, went back to quick ventures and i got a nice Pastel Purple Dye from the first run. Havent gone back.

It's likely there's some kind of minion again (that will sell for a few mil in the first week) in that list at about 2%, and some super obscure material that's even rarer, but i'm not going to bother with it anymore if i'm just getting the same "trash" again most of the time as i already got on the XV ventures, the XIV ventures, the XIII ventures, the XII and even the XI ventures :/

Only thing that might potentially change my mind is if my retainer brings back Carbontwine or Carboncoats. But i severely doubt that.

Edited, Jan 26th 2015 5:45pm by KojiroSoma
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#3 Jan 26 2015 at 3:06 PM Rating: Excellent
I haven't kept track, but it looks very much like the results I'm getting on i102 CNJ: pretty much identical to XV. I keep hoping I'll log in and see an almighty new drop, but it hasn't appeared yet.
#4 Jan 26 2015 at 3:15 PM Rating: Excellent
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KojiroSoma wrote:
Look like the same results i got.


Laverda wrote:
it looks very much like the results I'm getting on i102 CNJ


I just send the drop rates out as a service. Its steady gil, I have four retainers (so the other two do quick ventures), and I really like the profit I made off of the allagan silver (stack gets me 50k), the hippogryph skin hq (after I make hippogryph leather with it, 2 skins = 17k), and the dodore wings (25k). Any bonuses are just icing on the cake, but yes, gone are the days where we got the mindflayer minion, light steel plate, and taffeta cloth (when they were rare ) in one nice package.

Agreeing with what Kojiro said, I fully expect something like drake skin to drop from XVI, and perhaps a minion (not sure which).

Edited, Jan 26th 2015 3:15pm by Valkayree
#5 Jan 26 2015 at 3:17 PM Rating: Excellent
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Laverda wrote:
I haven't kept track, but it looks very much like the results I'm getting on i102 CNJ: pretty much identical to XV. I keep hoping I'll log in and see an almighty new drop, but it hasn't appeared yet.


That's what we are finding out.. Tesee says she keeps getting mossy horns...
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#6 Jan 26 2015 at 3:26 PM Rating: Good
Sorry, dumb questions incoming, but I just started back after a year away........You can send retainers on missions? I have see any options added to my retainer since the last time I played. Is there some quest to unlock this option?
#7 Jan 26 2015 at 3:46 PM Rating: Excellent
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DrCapricious wrote:
Sorry, dumb questions incoming, but I just started back after a year away........You can send retainers on missions? I have see any options added to my retainer since the last time I played. Is there some quest to unlock this option?


Not a dumb question at all. Yeah, what he's talking about here are Retainer Ventures which are small quests you send your retainer on.

You can unlock the feature by completing the quest An Ill-conceived Venture

There's a version of this quest in all three main cities. Check your map for the quest marker. I don't remember exactly what the quest entails, but I think it was pretty simple.
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#8 Jan 28 2015 at 10:52 AM Rating: Excellent
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Updates: Got something I didn't see in XV, the Cashmere Fleece. Not exactly prize worthy, but something to let me know they didn't carbon copy XV and run with it.

Note: This venture gives 5 allagan silver in addition to the following:

Ilvl 100 Arcanist
XVI Field Exploration Venture
1. 1 Saurian Skin
2. 1 Saurian Skin
3. 1 Tawny Latex
4. 1 Dodore Wing
5. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
6. 1 Uraeus Skin
7. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ

Ilvl 100 Marauder
XVI Field Exploration Venture
1. 1 Uraeus Skin
2. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
3. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
4. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
5. 1 Mossy Horn
6. 1 Tawny Latex
7. 1 Cashmere Fleece


Edited, Jan 28th 2015 10:52am by Valkayree
#9 Jan 29 2015 at 3:10 PM Rating: Good
Archmage Callinon wrote:
DrCapricious wrote:
Sorry, dumb questions incoming, but I just started back after a year away........You can send retainers on missions? I have see any options added to my retainer since the last time I played. Is there some quest to unlock this option?


Not a dumb question at all. Yeah, what he's talking about here are Retainer Ventures which are small quests you send your retainer on.

You can unlock the feature by completing the quest An Ill-conceived Venture

There's a version of this quest in all three main cities. Check your map for the quest marker. I don't remember exactly what the quest entails, but I think it was pretty simple.



Thanks, I will definitely be checking that out :) I had been getting venture currency from lev quests and wondering what it was.
#10 Feb 03 2015 at 8:33 AM Rating: Excellent
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More of the same...

Note: This venture gives 5 allagan silver in addition to the following:

Ilvl 100 Arcanist
XVI Field Exploration Venture
1. 1 Saurian Skin
2. 1 Saurian Skin
3. 1 Tawny Latex
4. 1 Dodore Wing
5. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
6. 1 Uraeus Skin
7. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
8. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
9. 1 Cashmere Fleece
10. 1 Mossy Horn
11. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
12. 1 Uraeus Skin
13. 1 Cashmere Fleece

Ilvl 100 Marauder
XVI Field Exploration Venture
1. 1 Uraeus Skin
2. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
3. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
4. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
5. 1 Mossy Horn
6. 1 Tawny Latex
7. 1 Cashmere Fleece
8. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
9. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
10. 1 Mossy Horn
11. 1 Mossy Horn
12. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
13. 1 Tawny Latex

#11 Feb 09 2015 at 12:06 PM Rating: Excellent
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Still more of the same... Either we are dealing with rare items that are 1% or less, or nonexistant.

Note: This venture gives 5 allagan silver in addition to the following:

Ilvl 100 Arcanist
XVI Field Exploration Venture
1. 1 Saurian Skin
2. 1 Saurian Skin
3. 1 Tawny Latex
4. 1 Dodore Wing
5. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
6. 1 Uraeus Skin
7. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
8. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
9. 1 Cashmere Fleece
10. 1 Mossy Horn
11. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
12. 1 Uraeus Skin
13. 1 Cashmere Fleece
14. 1 Uraeus Skin
15. 1 Uraeus Skin
16. 1 Mossy Horn
17. 1 Uraeus Skin
18. 1 Uraeus Skin
19. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ

Ilvl 100 Marauder
XVI Field Exploration Venture
1. 1 Uraeus Skin
2. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
3. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
4. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
5. 1 Mossy Horn
6. 1 Tawny Latex
7. 1 Cashmere Fleece
8. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
9. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
10. 1 Mossy Horn
11. 1 Mossy Horn
12. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
13. 1 Tawny Latex
14. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
15. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
16. 1 Tawny Latex
17. 1 Saurian Skin
18. 1 Tawny Latex
19. 1 Tawny Latex

Overall Stats - N=38

34.2% - 13/38 - 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
18.4% - 7/38 - 1 Uraeus Skin
15.8% - 6/38 - 1 Tawny Latex
13.1% - 5/38 - 1 Mossy Horn
7.9% - 3/38 - 1 Saurian Skin
7.9% - 3/38 - 1 Cashmere Fleece
2.6% - 1/38 - 1 Dodore Wing
#12 Feb 09 2015 at 12:12 PM Rating: Excellent
My archer is now iLvl 100, so I can start reporting my data from him starting today.
#13 Feb 09 2015 at 12:18 PM Rating: Excellent
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Catwho wrote:
My archer is now iLvl 100, so I can start reporting my data from him starting today.


I can factor you in if you can get me some consistent stats.
#14 Feb 09 2015 at 3:19 PM Rating: Good
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Looking around most of the websites, it doesnt seem like anyone reported the "big money item" yet.

This can mean two things:

1) People are selfish and dont want to share what they got (unlikely, but possible)

or

2) There's no big money drop or pet included (yet). SE might have figured that the Fleece, Latex and Skin were "valuable" drops and should be what it was all about.

Either way, it's not looking good :/
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#15 Feb 09 2015 at 3:30 PM Rating: Excellent
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KojiroSoma wrote:
1) People are selfish and dont want to share what they got (unlikely, but possible)

"Selfish" is such a loaded term. Given how cutthroat it can be selling stuff on the Market Board, I wouldn't blame anyone for trying to maintain a competitive advantage (through knowledge of potential drops) for as long as possible. The surest way to crash a market on an item that you are still trying to sell is by having more people enter the market.
#16 Feb 09 2015 at 6:23 PM Rating: Excellent
Sooooo here's the start of my data:

iLevel 100 Archer Field Exploration XVI
1. Mossy Horn
2. Dodore Wing
3. 3 Hippogryph skin HQ

Edited, Feb 13th 2015 12:21am by Catwho
#17 Feb 10 2015 at 2:18 AM Rating: Excellent
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Just to add to this I have a CNJ and BRD both 100+ and have done these every day since patch and I have only seen the drops above and nothing else yet but I'll keep going and post if I get anything different.
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#18 Feb 19 2015 at 10:03 AM Rating: Excellent
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Still more of the same... Either we are dealing with rare items that are 1% or less, or nonexistant. Strongly thinking about going back to XIII ventures.

Note: This venture gives 5 allagan silver in addition to the following:

Ilvl 100 Arcanist

27. 1 Tawny Latex
28. 1 Dodore Wing

Ilvl 100 Marauder
XVI Field Exploration Venture

27. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
28. 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ

Overall Stats - N=52

34.6% - 18/52 - 3 Hippogryph Skin HQ
21.1% - 11/52 - 1 Tawny Latex
15.4% - 8/52 - 1 Uraeus Skin
11.5% - 6/52 - 1 Mossy Horn
9.6% - 5/52 - 1 Cashmere Fleece
9.6% - 5/52 - 1 Dodore Wing
5.8% - 3/52 - 1 Saurian Skin


Edited, Feb 19th 2015 10:04am by Valkayree
#19 Feb 19 2015 at 11:25 AM Rating: Excellent
My botanist brought back a Floss Silk from a XIV venture, which promptly sold for a million gil.

I think the gathering retainers have made me a lot more money than my iLvl 100 archer has Smiley: frown Between the chance at a valuable minion, the ability to send them to fetch specific ingredients for crafting (hello electrum ore) instead of Quick Ventures, and the small odds of getting something good from the overnights besides the minions.... I think they are honestly a better investment than the battle classes. Especially since the battle class ones all seem to bring back the same things.
#20 Feb 20 2015 at 4:34 PM Rating: Decent
*Edit because my message belonged in another castle.* (Is lucis worth it, perhaps? Can't remember.)

I scored the mini mining cart minion from a XVI today. It's hard to accurately guess how many I've done. But Venture XVI are all I've done since I've been 420 gathering. So maybe 60-100? Before it dropped.

The rest of the time I get 408 gathering matts. HQ (One time I got shroud soil grade 3)

Edited, Feb 25th 2015 4:14pm by Squander
#21 Feb 23 2015 at 9:05 AM Rating: Excellent
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Squander wrote:
One thing people haven't' pointed out yet is that you can get the books after you get lucis.


True, that's is what I did with blacksmith... but I think this message belongs in another castle.
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