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Retainer Drop Rates (Field Exploration XIV Ventures)Follow

#1 Jul 10 2014 at 11:10 AM Rating: Excellent
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Thought I would set up a thread so anyone who is interested in gearing their retainers to 80 and sending them on field exploration XIV ventures would know what they are in for. I do not have tracking for gathering classes since I've pretty much given up on trying to gear past fully melded level 50 gear. I've started tracking my marauder and arcanist retainers since hour 1 of the patch, so here goes...

Ilvl 88 Arcanist
XIV Field Exploration Venture (Gives 4 Allagan Silver pieces plus the following:)
1. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin (50%)
2. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin (50%)

ilvl 82 Marauder
XIV Field Exploration Venture (Gives 4 Allagan Silver pieces plus the following:)
1. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin (50%)
2. 3 HQ Coeurl Meat (50%)


More to come.
#2 Jul 10 2014 at 12:17 PM Rating: Excellent
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Miner brought be back 3 HQ Volcanic Rock Salt (same crap i got doing the XIII). Botanist brought back 3 HQ Mistletoe.

#3 Jul 10 2014 at 12:57 PM Rating: Excellent
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Pulled two more off the presses at lunch. These are new:

Ilvl 88 Arcanist
XIV Field Exploration Venture (Gives 4 Allagan Silver pieces plus the following:)
1. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin (33%)
2. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin (33%)
3. Mossy Stone Claws (33%)

ilvl 82 Marauder
XIV Field Exploration Venture (Gives 4 Allagan Silver pieces plus the following:)
1. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin (33%)
2. 3 HQ Coeurl Meat (33%)
3. Mossy Stone Sword (33%)

More to come.
#4 Jul 11 2014 at 12:18 AM Rating: Good
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I've not seen a reason thus far to stop doing Quick Ventures instead of these.

I'm sure there's one or two amazing(ly expensive) items available from it, but seeing as what a trivial feat it is for someone to get their npc from 70 to 80 (basicly give them your old i90 accessories that you replaced with i100), the price of whatever it is is going to be driven into the ground and stomped on by angry Roegadyns within a week.

Unless they bring back Sands of Time, Oils of Time and/or Unidentified Allegan Tomes, it's basicly completely useless once again :/ Heck, for money purposes, you get a bigger return on the rubbish furniture they bring back from Quicks.

edit: You'd think if i managed to type "Roegadyns" correctly this early in the morning, i'd be able to type "by" and not "my, but oh well...

Edited, Jul 11th 2014 8:32am by KojiroSoma
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#5 Jul 11 2014 at 7:52 AM Rating: Excellent
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KojiroSoma wrote:
I've not seen a reason thus far to stop doing Quick Ventures instead of these.

I'm sure there's one or two amazing(ly expensive) items available from it, but seeing as what a trivial feat it is for someone to get their npc from 70 to 80 (basicly give them your old i90 accessories that you replaced with i100), the price of whatever it is is going to be driven into the ground and stomped on by angry Roegadyns within a week.

Unless they bring back Sands of Time, Oils of Time and/or Unidentified Allegan Tomes, it's basicly completely useless once again :/ Heck, for money purposes, you get a bigger return on the rubbish furniture they bring back from Quicks.

edit: You'd think if i managed to type "Roegadyns" correctly this early in the morning, i'd be able to type "by" and not "my, but oh well...

Edited, Jul 11th 2014 8:32am by KojiroSoma


Eh, I've got two on quicks, two on XIV ventures, 8 million in my personal stash, I can afford to check it for the whole of the community.
#6 Jul 11 2014 at 4:02 PM Rating: Excellent
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Update: 7/11/14

Ilvl 88 Arcanist
XIV Field Exploration Venture (Gives 4 Allagan Silver pieces plus the following:)
1. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
2. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
3. Mossy Stone Claws
4. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin

ilvl 82 Marauder
XIV Field Exploration Venture (Gives 4 Allagan Silver pieces plus the following:)
1. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
2. 3 HQ Coeurl Meat
3. Mossy Stone Sword
4. 3 HQ Coeurl Meat
#7 Jul 14 2014 at 7:52 AM Rating: Excellent
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Update: 7/14/14

Ilvl 88 Arcanist
XIV Field Exploration Venture (Gives 4 Allagan Silver pieces plus the following:)
1. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
2. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
3. Mossy Stone Claws
4. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
5. Mossy Stone Claws
6. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin

ilvl 82 Marauder
XIV Field Exploration Venture (Gives 4 Allagan Silver pieces plus the following:)
1. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
2. 3 HQ Coeurl Meat
3. Mossy Stone Sword
4. 3 HQ Coeurl Meat
5. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
6. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
#8 Jul 14 2014 at 3:14 PM Rating: Good
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glad you got the Mossy's, the skins/meats were depressing. Hell, one came back with a single sack of (I forget what currency but it's only 25 gil). I felt I was wasting my ventures and my time, but I'll keep plugging away with my DoW and do quicks with my DoL
#9 Jul 15 2014 at 8:55 AM Rating: Excellent
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Perrin wrote:
glad you got the Mossy's, the skins/meats were depressing. Hell, one came back with a single sack of (I forget what currency but it's only 25 gil). I felt I was wasting my ventures and my time, but I'll keep plugging away with my DoW and do quicks with my DoL


With all the coeurlskin dropping, I'm willing to bet that waterproof cotton and mist silk also drops, but I have to keep going to find out. Already found out that sea breeze halter and bottom drops from culinarian desynthing the big two star fish, and that the unhidden leather maps drops mist silk and polarized glass. I'm betting that something good drops, I just haven't found it yet.
#10 Jul 15 2014 at 8:57 AM Rating: Excellent
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Update: 7/15/14

Ilvl 88 Arcanist
XIV Field Exploration Venture (Gives 4 Allagan Silver pieces plus the following:)
1. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
2. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
3. Mossy Stone Claws
4. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
5. Mossy Stone Claws
6. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
7. 3 HQ Coeurl Skin

ilvl 82 Marauder
XIV Field Exploration Venture (Gives 4 Allagan Silver pieces plus the following:)
1. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
2. 3 HQ Coeurl Meat
3. Mossy Stone Sword
4. 3 HQ Coeurl Meat
5. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
6. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
7. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
#11 Jul 16 2014 at 8:13 AM Rating: Decent
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KojiroSoma wrote:
I've not seen a reason thus far to stop doing Quick Ventures instead of these.


Main reason I've seen was the longer ones seem to bring back certain items much more than quick. While yes it's all random....I've yet to get mossy mats from quick ventures and constantly have from the Fields.

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#12 Jul 16 2014 at 8:21 AM Rating: Good
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Theonehio wrote:
KojiroSoma wrote:
I've not seen a reason thus far to stop doing Quick Ventures instead of these.


Main reason I've seen was the longer ones seem to bring back certain items much more than quick. While yes it's all random....I've yet to get mossy mats from quick ventures and constantly have from the Fields.


Well, sadly on that same note, i got a mossy staff just once in 3 weeks of exploration ventures >.> Opposed to the constant stream of Furniture (and fishes...) from Quicks being the more worthwhile alternative for me. But like you said, all random, values differ for everyone :)
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#13 Jul 16 2014 at 11:27 AM Rating: Good
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KojiroSoma wrote:
Theonehio wrote:
KojiroSoma wrote:
I've not seen a reason thus far to stop doing Quick Ventures instead of these.


Main reason I've seen was the longer ones seem to bring back certain items much more than quick. While yes it's all random....I've yet to get mossy mats from quick ventures and constantly have from the Fields.


Well, sadly on that same note, i got a mossy staff just once in 3 weeks of exploration ventures >.> Opposed to the constant stream of Furniture (and fishes...) from Quicks being the more worthwhile alternative for me. But like you said, all random, values differ for everyone :)


I've been getting Warwolf gear and weapons and Topazes and Rubies from Quick ventures lately.
#14 Jul 16 2014 at 11:28 AM Rating: Excellent
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Update: 7/16/14 Nothing significant yet.

Ilvl 88 Arcanist
XIV Field Exploration Venture (Gives 4 Allagan Silver pieces plus the following:)
1. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
2. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
3. Mossy Stone Claws
4. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
5. Mossy Stone Claws
6. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
7. 3 HQ Coeurl Skin
8. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin

ilvl 82 Marauder
XIV Field Exploration Venture (Gives 4 Allagan Silver pieces plus the following:)
1. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
2. 3 HQ Coeurl Meat
3. Mossy Stone Sword
4. 3 HQ Coeurl Meat
5. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
6. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
7. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
8. 3 HQ Coeurl Meat
#15 Jul 17 2014 at 2:53 PM Rating: Excellent
mine cart minion from the highest lvl miner venture.
#16 Jul 18 2014 at 7:35 AM Rating: Excellent
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Update: 7/18/14 Got a minion. Still goes for 600k on my server. Not bad.

Ilvl 88 Arcanist
XIV Field Exploration Venture (Gives 4 Allagan Silver pieces plus the following:)
1. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
2. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
3. Mossy Stone Claws
4. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
5. Mossy Stone Claws
6. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
7. 3 HQ Coeurl Skin
8. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
9. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin

ilvl 82 Marauder
XIV Field Exploration Venture (Gives 4 Allagan Silver pieces plus the following:)
1. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
2. 3 HQ Coeurl Meat
3. Mossy Stone Sword
4. 3 HQ Coeurl Meat
5. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
6. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
7. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
8. 3 HQ Coeurl Meat
9. Tiny Tapir Minion
#17 Jul 21 2014 at 8:05 AM Rating: Excellent
As far as the materia you bought to get these guys geared for XIV Ventures VS. the rewards thus far,

are you Under or Over profit wise altogether?

Let's say total money spent on retainers, Level 1 to now, VS. profits? Ballpark?
#18 Jul 21 2014 at 8:43 AM Rating: Excellent
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Gnu wrote:
As far as the materia you bought to get these guys geared for XIV Ventures VS. the rewards thus far,

are you Under or Over profit wise altogether?

Let's say total money spent on retainers, Level 1 to now, VS. profits? Ballpark?


For me its all profit, because my marauder and archanist retainers are all I run through XIV. The miner and botanist I use for quick ventures. I have an ilvl 95 tank and ilvl 99 black mage, so I just gave my retainers all my old allagan stuff.
#19 Jul 21 2014 at 9:05 AM Rating: Excellent
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Update: 7/21/14. The drop rates on rare items are really low with these new ventures.

Ilvl 88 Arcanist
XIV Field Exploration Venture (Gives 4 Allagan Silver pieces plus the following:)
1. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
2. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
3. Mossy Stone Claws
4. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
5. Mossy Stone Claws
6. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
7. 3 HQ Coeurl Skin
8. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
9. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
10. 3 HQ Coeurl Skin
11. 3 HQ Coeurl Skin

ilvl 82 Marauder
XIV Field Exploration Venture (Gives 4 Allagan Silver pieces plus the following:)
1. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
2. 3 HQ Coeurl Meat
3. Mossy Stone Sword
4. 3 HQ Coeurl Meat
5. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
6. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
7. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
8. 3 HQ Coeurl Meat
9. Tiny Tapir Minion
10. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
11. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
#20 Jul 21 2014 at 2:26 PM Rating: Excellent
Gnu wrote:
As far as the materia you bought to get these guys geared for XIV Ventures VS. the rewards thus far,

are you Under or Over profit wise altogether?

Let's say total money spent on retainers, Level 1 to now, VS. profits? Ballpark?



I have a miner that can do the highest retainer hunts. Spent a whole lotta gil to get her over melded. I bet near a million. I did not keep track but I know it was well over 700k.

If I had sold the cart minion, which is around 2million gil or 2.5 I would have made profit... but I liked the guy so much I ended up using it. So I am still under.

Edited, Jul 21st 2014 1:27pm by DownWithTheSickness
#21 Jul 21 2014 at 2:32 PM Rating: Excellent
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I haven't seen it mentioned from anyone else, but I have gotten exactly 1 mist silk, and Floss silk from my my retainers so far (Different Days).

I have gotten ~6 different Mossy stones (different weapons), and I was able to get the key ingredient to the Thavnavian Summoner book as well from the XIVs.

I haven't seen the minion, but I will now wait patiently for it to show up:).
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#22 Jul 22 2014 at 8:41 AM Rating: Excellent
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rfolkker wrote:
I haven't seen it mentioned from anyone else, but I have gotten exactly 1 mist silk, and Floss silk from my my retainers so far (Different Days).

I have gotten ~6 different Mossy stones (different weapons), and I was able to get the key ingredient to the Thavnavian Summoner book as well from the XIVs.

I haven't seen the minion, but I will now wait patiently for it to show up:).


Nice luck! Was the mist silk / floss silk from the XIV, or from a quick venture?

Edited, Jul 22nd 2014 9:43am by Valkayree
#23 Jul 22 2014 at 8:42 AM Rating: Excellent
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Update: 7/22/14.

Ilvl 88 Arcanist
XIV Field Exploration Venture (Gives 4 Allagan Silver pieces plus the following:)
1. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
2. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
3. Mossy Stone Claws
4. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
5. Mossy Stone Claws
6. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
7. 3 HQ Coeurl Skin
8. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
9. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
10. 3 HQ Coeurl Skin
11. 3 HQ Coeurl Skin
12. Mossy Stone Claws

ilvl 82 Marauder
XIV Field Exploration Venture (Gives 4 Allagan Silver pieces plus the following:)
1. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
2. 3 HQ Coeurl Meat
3. Mossy Stone Sword
4. 3 HQ Coeurl Meat
5. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
6. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
7. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
8. 3 HQ Coeurl Meat
9. Tiny Tapir Minion
10. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
11. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
12. Mossy Stone Claws


Edited, Jul 22nd 2014 9:42am by Valkayree
#24 Jul 23 2014 at 8:20 AM Rating: Excellent
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Valkayree wrote:
rfolkker wrote:
I haven't seen it mentioned from anyone else, but I have gotten exactly 1 mist silk, and Floss silk from my my retainers so far (Different Days).

I have gotten ~6 different Mossy stones (different weapons), and I was able to get the key ingredient to the Thavnavian Summoner book as well from the XIVs.

I haven't seen the minion, but I will now wait patiently for it to show up:).


Nice luck! Was the mist silk / floss silk from the XIV, or from a quick venture?

Edited, Jul 22nd 2014 9:43am by Valkayree


They were from the XIVs. It was funny because I got the Floss silk the day after my Mist Silk sold... So I ended up buying another Mist Silk so I could craft the Sleepy cap.
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#25 Jul 24 2014 at 3:12 AM Rating: Excellent
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Forget the name of the skin, but my DoW brought back a single NQ skin that sells for 20k+ on Ultros. I think it was some type of saur skin, but I won't be able to confirm until the next time I log in. It was from a XIV venture.
#26 Jul 24 2014 at 8:48 AM Rating: Excellent
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Update: 7/24/14.

Ilvl 88 Arcanist
XIV Field Exploration Venture (Gives 4 Allagan Silver pieces plus the following:)
1. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
2. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
3. Mossy Stone Claws
4. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
5. Mossy Stone Claws
6. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
7. 3 HQ Coeurl Skin
8. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
9. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
10. 3 HQ Coeurl Skin
11. 3 HQ Coeurl Skin
12. Mossy Stone Claws
13. Mossy Stone Sword

ilvl 82 Marauder
XIV Field Exploration Venture (Gives 4 Allagan Silver pieces plus the following:)
1. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
2. 3 HQ Coeurl Meat
3. Mossy Stone Sword
4. 3 HQ Coeurl Meat
5. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
6. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
7. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
8. 3 HQ Coeurl Meat
9. Tiny Tapir Minion
10. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
11. 3 HQ Hippogryph skin
12. Mossy Stone Claws
13. 2 HQ Coeurl Skin
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