Changing Grand Companies

Hello! Is this the right forum for this? I wanted to know if anyone could answer a question for me quickly!

I am in Maelstrom and want to change to Adders so I could play with my friends in Frontlines. But I was wondering..!

I know when you change Grand Companies you lose a lot:

My Grand Company rank will start from ground zero
I can't wear any of the Maelstrom specific gear / chocobo barding

But what happens with PvP? Im almost rank 50, I assume my rank will start all the way down at 0 again? Does this mean that if I get to rank 50 with Maelstrom, wear the griffin healer set... then switch to Adder, I wont be able to wear the griffin set anymore until I get all the way back up to rank 50 as an adder in pvp?

Will I still be able to summon and ride the Maelstrom PvP pony?

also, I know I wont be able to access my GC seals. But do I also lose my Wolf Marks and hunting Allied Seals?

If you change, everything resets. You start at rank 1, you cant wear maelstrom gear, you cant wear your pvp gear you earned (this is really stupid) but I don't know about the ponie, I still think you can use it.

If you change back later you will be where you were before you changed

I would assume you keep your allied seals and wolf marks

99% sure Wolf Marks and Allied Seals don't get touched, can't answer the rest.

i don't think the mount is actually restricted, the game only restricts gear.

The "haha you lose all this stuff you worked for" crap when changing GCs really needs to go away.

You lose everything, I did the exact same thing a while back and was so upset that I had to start from scratch. I cant remember if you need to be a specific GC level to re-enter frontlines or if its already unlocked you can jump right in. The GC restriction is the worst thing (aside from personal housing) that this game has done.

Yes, you are PvP Rank 1, cant use any Malestrom equipment, your GC points with Malestrom stay there but are greyed out and you start over with Adder GC points. Pretty much anything linked to the GC itself is unusable. If the Mount was earned through the achievement, I think it will still be ride-able, unless it specifically says its a Maelstrom mount.

SE really needs to address this. PvP should nto have restrictions like this, especially in a franchise where PvP isnt a big selling feature, why would they limit it so severely. Make it as open as possible so people can try it out without worrying about any major choices like this.

You'll still have your mount (won't be able to equip Maelstrom things on him tho), and I'm pretty sure wolf marks and allied seals will still be there though.

And yes, I definitely agree the PvP ranks and such being tied to the GC absolutely must need go away. Because it is terribad. Horrible. Awful. Very very incredibly restricting and I do believe it factors in to alienating people from PvP - as if the Frontline GC restrictions weren't enough to do that............

What happens if you are wearing GC-specific or rank-specific gear when you switch? Does it suddenly fall off?

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Originally Posted by Nyalia

What happens if you are wearing GC-specific or rank-specific gear when you switch? Does it suddenly fall off?

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I would think so. You'll find it in your inventory / armoury chest. Not sure actually since I've never tried that, but... had a shield glamoured once when I switched, and after that the glamour was not displayed. (If your bird has GC saddle equipped though, it'll stay on him until you change it.)

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Originally Posted by BreathlessTao

I would think so. You'll find it in your inventory / armoury chest. Not sure actually since I've never tried that, but...

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I highly doubt this would happen, because what if your inventory is full? Would you get the "Unable to obtain ______" message? That would be poor.

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Originally Posted by Nyalia

What happens if you are wearing GC-specific or rank-specific gear when you switch? Does it suddenly fall off?

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It will either unequip you and stick it in your inventory or, if there is no room, would tell you that you cant change until you remove it.

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Originally Posted by Nyalia

What happens if you are wearing GC-specific or rank-specific gear when you switch? Does it suddenly fall off?

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well does it really matter? who uses that gear for anything and do you never intend to job change or upgrade your gear?

it might block you until you unequip it (like trying to reset your retainer's class) but i find that unlikely.

If you change nothing get reseted. Your progression in the old GC get saved and your progression in the new GC get loaded. If you change to the new GC the first time then yes, you start at the starting line.

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Originally Posted by Nyalia

I highly doubt this would happen, because what if your inventory is full? Would you get the "Unable to obtain ______" message? That would be poor.

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the same what happen if you have job specific gear on (like AF) and you want to unequip your job crystal while one of your armory chest slots is full.

you cant change the company as long as you wear gear of your old company

you have to take everything off first

But if you're rank is 2nd Lt. In Adders, and switch companies, you still keep that rank, right?

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Originally Posted by Kyonika

But if you're rank is 2nd Lt. In Adders, and switch companies, you still keep that rank, right?

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If you switch GCs you lose access to your old GC's Seals, Equipment, and Rank. A 2ndLT Maelstrom will lose access to all PvP ranks, Storm Seals, Maelstrom Equipment/Barding, but still actually retain the rank and Storm Seals in a "hidden" section that you can't access unless you switch back to the Maelstrom.