My selfish request: Remove GC restrictions when it comes to it's glams only

I just want to be able to wear any of the glam at any given time. It's not the fee I mind to pay to transfer to another GC, it's the time frame. Also, I'd just like to apply some of these glams all at once but again, the restriction between the sets won't let me.

Maybe in the future that Yoshi talked about doing things differently with GCs, this could be one of those.

I knew the bardings were locked if you switched but the armor is also locked in this way? Though I still don't understand why the barding is locked as it's just a dress up outfit for your chocobo.

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Originally Posted by SannaR

I knew the bardings were locked if you switched but the armor is also locked in this way? Though I still don't understand why the barding is locked as it's just a dress up outfit for your chocobo.

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Falsely representing your grand company could be a crime.

Yes please. I actually considered temporary GC jump because I like designs of Adders' fending set and axe(we really need more bardiches in the game), but then realized I wouldn't be able to wear it anyways after going back to Maelstrom.
Alternatively we could perhaps get some new glam items with same models, without the GC emblems, but dyeable instead. That would not only avoid the "lore issue" but also allow more options.

There are very, very few choices we get to make that have any impact on us at all in this game. We can't customize our gameplay at all because there is no system like a talent tree or merit points, stats are so boring we mostly ignore them which means our choice of equipment doesn't matter, our choice of race and subrace mean nothing, our deity of choice means nothing, our date of birth means nothing...but Grand Companies mean something. Even though its a small something, glamours and some leveling gear.

I would prefer that one of the few choices we get to make that has any impact at all on our gameplay stay in place.

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Originally Posted by WellFooled

I would prefer that one of the few choices we get to make that has any impact at all on our gameplay stay in place.

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I recently swapped GCs for the achievements while on my way to my forever home in the Maelstrom and let me tell you - while glamour is the true endgame, that's where the difference between GCs begins and ends, other than more or less comfort in going tot he GC's headquarters (Maelstrom why you so out of the way).
The only gameplay thing that might've changed was your squad, but as that's carried over (otherwise no one would've either swapped GCs because to hell with leveling that again, or never bothered with squads because to hell with leveling that again) there really is absolutely zero impact on gameplay.

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Originally Posted by Canadane

Falsely representing your grand company could be a crime.

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When you switched, you don't lose a single thing. Your progress with our abandoned GC remains, you keep all your seals, your position and rank will be there waiting for you - in many ways you're still a part of it.
And then they can always pull WoL shenanigans because it's not like it really matters in that sort of all out war what GC you belong to - you'll fight with the Scions and fighters from all city states, your alligence is irrelevant. And no GC would completely get their claws off of you, being the WoL. They'll suck their pride and keep you half in because the chance of you coming back, or even just giving people the impression you're still associated, is too great a boon for them to pass up on.

tl;dr I get what you're saying, but there're so many lore ways to get around that in the context of your character they might as well just do away with it. Granted, assuming you've ever earned it, I'm a Captain for both IF and TA, but I want to need to earn my Maelstrom colors before I can wear them.

They also slightly handwave the falsely representing your grand company any time you end up on a grand company team that isn't yours in frontlines via the freelancer option.

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Originally Posted by WellFooled

I would prefer that one of the few choices we get to make that has any impact at all on our gameplay stay in place.

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Despite all the "glamour is true endgame" jokes flying around, ultimately glam does not actually affect gameplay. You say race is meaningless, but some glam gear that you can change anytime somehow matters? The gameplay choice that Grand Companies were meant to be - and still are - is the side you will fight for during Frontlines. Yes you can que up as a freelancer, but that is also a choice.

Not to mention the idea I presented, makes the models available without any impact on the GC equipment.

No, my bad, belonging to a specific GC matters gameplay wise.
It effectively tripled the amount of achievements you can get, and the grind you have to do to earn them.

Knowing you can go from one GC to another whenever you want and have all of them at max rank, the glamour lock is a nonsense. Would be nice if we could be able to wear any gear and use any weapon as long as you are max rank on all.

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Originally Posted by SenorPatty

I just want to be able to wear any of the glam at any given time. It's not the fee I mind to pay to transfer to another GC, it's the time frame. Also, I'd just like to apply some of these glams all at once but again, the restriction between the sets won't let me.

Maybe in the future that Yoshi talked about doing things differently with GCs, this could be one of those.

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I'm sorry to read that you feel that way but I disagree. The differences are already minimal, if there were no restrictions whatsoever there is no point in even having GCs, which in turn would interfere with something that is important lore-wise. I think what we have now is already a very good compromise which favors the players. I mean you're asking them to remove the ONE THING (more often people work for) that makes them unique.

However is SE caves in....

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Originally Posted by Canadane

Falsely representing your grand company could be a crime.

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My selfish request is that the town guards chase you and lock you up if you wear gear from a GC you're not currently affiliated with while in town.

What can i say. I'm Gridanian at heart.

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Originally Posted by Satarn

Despite all the "glamour is true endgame" jokes [...]

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What do you mean, "jokes"? This is a statement of fact.

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Originally Posted by Iscah

What do you mean, "jokes"? This is a statement of fact.

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No, glamour is for casuals. The real endgame is obviously housing, because only the 1% can do it.

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Originally Posted by Satarn

No, glamour is for casuals. The real endgame is obviously housing, because only the 1% can do it.

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Glamour your character... glamour your house... take your digital thing and make it look nice. All the same true endgame.

The Grand Companies are Military Factions. Their glam is rightly locked unlike role gear which should be much less strict.

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Originally Posted by Transient_Shadow

The Grand Companies are Military Factions. Their glam is rightly locked unlike role gear which should be much less strict.

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Military factions you betray every single time Freelancer pvp queues net you as anything other than your current GC. And if they can forgive you for actively fighting against them, why can't they forgive you for wearing other coats?
And it makes sense they'll forgive you for the Freelancer bit because any GC would be outright moronic to put their foot down with the Warrior of Light. Oh don't like it? Fine, this human super weapon is going to sign up with a different GC that would allow it.
And then you remember that in the first place, Scions of the Seventh Dawn - which your character very much is - aren't supposed to show too much loyalty to any single city state nor their affiliated military powers. So GC affinity itself, as well as most PvP, really kind of breaks lore-wise if you squint at it too hard. It was weird enough when you got there at level... 20? in the MSQ, it certainly doesn't make sense now that you are Eorzea's military might, and you not turning on the other GCs is ultimately up to your good will. I'm sure those GCs would sleep better at night if you weren't affiliated with the third GC, but here we are

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Originally Posted by BillyKaplan

And then you remember that in the first place, Scions of the Seventh Dawn - which your character very much is - aren't supposed to show too much loyalty to any single city state nor their affiliated military powers. So GC affinity itself, as well as most PvP, really kind of breaks lore-wise if you squint at it too hard.

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This basically. Grand Company affiliation is cool if you look at your character as a rando adventurer, but it makes no sense whatsoever as soon as you take the MSQ into account. We had an entire questline about having to move the Scions HQ, just to avoid association with a city state and then another one, showing how taking outside help makes us vulnerable to exploitation. Not to mention how WoL can somehow hold a high military rank - which would normally come with lots of responsibilities - while still doing all WoL things.

And again, you can join leave and join GC as you please, be max rank on all and you are also an exception. You can still "officially" represent a GC while using other GC's weapons and glamours, you are the WoL after all ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Considering they added in the various lieutenant's items, that serve no real purpose other than glamor, I don't think that they're going to remove those restrictions any time soon (see example of the Maelstrom set below)

I'm with the original posting that I would like to see them gone since I want to wear the Maelstrom's gear, but also want to stay in the Immortal Flames, if for no reason other than their GC hall is so much easier to get to than the other two.

https://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/acc...c029be2683.jpg

Thing is, removing the restrictions and still needing to rank up are not mutually exclusive. They can't even use the squads as an excuse because they go with you anyway. So if I want MAelstrom glamour, I still need to rank up for it and earn seals.
The only thing I can think of why they're not going to do that is because they won't know which GC seals to give you when you run roulettes and do fates. But all they need to do is make a setting out of it, I mean the flag already exists, just expose it to us users.

While I wish there were less glamour restrictions, I don't really have an issue with restrictions on your grand company equipment.

I would love to be able to use the glams I've earned. I mean, I've earned them, why can't I wear them when I want ?