Trust Suggestions

1. Please only use ciphers when the NPC is not readily available to contact (Zeid, Lion) or when we really don't have any bond with them (Valaineral, Mihli). I like the cutscenes where NPCs reminisce on our times together.

2. Don't shy away from stiff requirements for certain NPCs like Prishe or Nashmeira, such as beating their entire mission lines. Give us real cutscenes for them wherein they repay us for all we did for them.

3. I've said this before, but it's worth repeating: when Aphmau/Nashmeira is added, please unlock Mnejing and Ovjang as trust NPCs in the same event. We could summon them separately if we want, or all together.

4. Please consider beastman trust NPCs. We are actually already able to summon beastmen: Choplix, Tsoo Haja, Da'Vhu, and Gadzradd. It would be really cool if the mostly useless quests to obtain the beastman summoning hats also unlocked a cipher for the NPC in Trust Magic form.

Question about Curilla for everyone here.

Spoiler alert!

Is it just me or should her skill be Savage Blade +1?

After all she lost her eye doing that exact WS against Trion back in the day, and it was so strong it shattered Trion's sword (with one of the pieces hitting her eye.) So shouldn't she use an overpowered version of Savage Blade instead of using Swift Blade?

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4. Please consider beastman trust NPCs. We are actually already able to summon beastmen: Choplix, Tsoo Haja, Da'Vhu, and Gadzradd. It would be really cool if the mostly useless quests to obtain the beastman summoning hats also unlocked a cipher for the NPC in Trust Magic form.

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I like this idea. d(^^d)

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Speaking of Trust, it would be very nice if eventually NPCs had dialogue between them.

Just imagine how much fun it would be having Shantotto, Ajido and maybe someday Yoran-Oran in the same party. XD

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* Point the First: Allow Trust Alter-Egos to be summoned in a party

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Agreed. So glad they're working on this but it doesn't hurt to remind them how much it's wanted.

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* Point the Second: Reduce/Remove small group EXP Penalties

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Frankly, I don't understand why there's an EXP penalty for having more people in a party to begin with. If anything, there should be a EXP bonus as an incentive to party up.

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*Point the Third: Allow Trust to be used Mission Battlefields

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I'd like to be able to use them everywhere, honestly. As far as incentives for partying with people go, the incentive is that you'll likely be able do higher difficulties and, therefore, get more rewards and get them faster with people than with a bunch of uncontrollable NPCs. To me, that's what the whole of Trust magic is for. It's to facilitate immediate play and to help make progress on your goals while not being as effective as human controlled party members.

I'd love to see more cut scene only NPC's added. Cornelia and Semih Lafihna would be wonderful additions. It's a shame that more hasn't been added for Cornelia as it stands, she has such a unique look.

I'm not sure if this has been requested yet, but I would really like to see a blue mage trust. Yah...

Alright, I am not sure how well received this suggestion is going to be, and I doubt it will happen anyway, but here it goes.

How about trust NPCs of character's from different Final Fantasy. Make BC type battles against say which ever character it is. Doesn't just have to be main characters. It could be back up characters or bad guys as well. Or you have to fight the main antagonist at a chance of some of the ciphers from which ever game. For example, Fight sepheroth and have a chance to get, cloud, tifa, vincent, red XIII ciphers. Or which ever ones they want to add. I have always liked the idea of putting characters from other final fantasies in an online game. whether they be involved in quest lines, main story etc. But since we have this trust system, it would be one hell of a treat to have characters from other final fantasies as trust NPC's. of course it does not have to go down in BC battles to get these ciphers, however, if they do add these ciphers, I would think they wouldn't just hand them to us like they have done with the others.

On a side note, and this one may be more likely due to the character appearing in multiple titles, but how about gilgamesh. We already have a Big Bridge in the adoulin area. Now all we need is Gilgamesh. "Battle on the big Bridge" fight for a Gilgamesh Cipher would be awesome. An he appears in different realms of final fantasy, which is why I say he may be more likely then other characters.

This would be a huge treat for long time final fantasy fans like myself and I am sure, many others as well.

For trust a sch. The three we could have:

Ulbrecht. His AoE ability of elemental magic would be cool but he is dead.

Schultz: The perfect sch. It would be great to see what the trapped sch in time has to offer.

Erlene: She would be perfect. What new stratagems has she developed as she researched Embrava.

While they are at it fix Zied! In the Bastok mission fights he separates into three. HE should be able to do that in trust. Also please give him spinning slash! After all he used one hand to wield a great sword to save the senator, yet he cant swing the sword for spinning slash?

It's nice that AoE blood pacts now effect trust npc's, but could you also make spirits recognise them as party members (light spirit won't buff/cure them)? And make avatar's favor effect them too (tried to use diabolos refresh on shantotto but it didn't work).

Add a setting to ballista and brenner: allow trust npc's on/off. Would be awesome to see these famous NPC's fight each other.
Team sandoria, trion curilla and excenmille vs team bastok volker Naji and ayame!

I agree that having an exp penalty for groups with other players is a problem, it's not really needed anymore the way the game is now and as someone said in a previous post, it disincentives people to actually socialize in this MMORPG, which is not what FFXI promotes.

I love trust magic though, and I am shocked and appalled that the following characters have not been requested yet!!

-Mayakov
-Lehko Habhoka

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