Here is a PvP related response from the live letter.
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Hallelujah.
A big part of the removing gc's was so we can make premades with friends and fc friends.
Hurray then. \ [T] /
FINALLY!!!
Did they tell in the live letter anything about when it's going to happen?
Don't remove them completely, just make it so Grand Companies aren't such a draconian restriction;
If you queue in a party with mixed Grand Companies, the leaders Grand Company is what counts.
Have matches start when 72 people queue, regardless of Grand Companies. Simply prioritize putting players in the right Grand Company.
Screw lore, the only reason I really care about Grand Companies is that I like seeing the same people over and over. I like having a fairly static team, even if I wish 50% of the Twin Adders would never queue again...
If they are worried about fixed games in FL make a 8 man wolves Den. All the people who want a FC V FC matches can go there. And have a a GM who watches the matches to see if any win trading is going on. If you get caught win trading 3 times your PVP rank is reset to 0.
Well a big deal of this is because people wants to play with their friends in their teams regardless of what GC they are in with, aka, pre-mades.
So yep, its quite poor a statement.