Do you think they'll ever remove the Grand Company Restrictions?

This system is a relic of a time when the game was pretty bare-bones, but is completely irrelevant today, and serves only as a headache.

The nonsense gear restrictions, and arbitrary time limitations imposed when switching are all silly and don't do anything to make the game better, not to mention lore-wise Grand Companies aren't important anymore.

I do agree it shouldn't be a harang to unlock and get your chocobo. Going to the three starter cities is also...padding ish. But I do not want the things I do use deleted. The grand company has gear, loot boxes, materials, and a bunch of other things I use regularly. I wont say the other thing because square has forgotten it and I want it to stay forgotten because they will take it away because no fun allowed.

Edit: Oh and it a stop gap though a silly one but one that makes another hurdle for bots to go through to purchase a house.

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Originally Posted by Faafetai

I do agree it shouldn't be a harang to unlock and get your chocobo. Going to the three starter cities is also...padding ish. But I do not want the things I do use deleted. The grand company has gear, loot boxes, materials, and a bunch of other things I use regularly. I wont say the other thing because square has forgotten it and I want it to stay forgotten because they will take it away because no fun allowed.

Edit: Oh and it a stop gap though a silly one but one that makes another hurdle for bots to go through to purchase a house.

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Sure I don't want them taken away, just have them updated, especially for Endwalker players, the GC still treat you like a nobody adventurer who is ranking up and fighting in their pseudo civil war thing.

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Originally Posted by Klytania

Sure I don't want them taken away, just have them updated, especially for Endwalker players, the GC still treat you like a nobody adventurer who is ranking up and fighting in their pseudo civil war thing.

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Aye, the only time they kind of treat differently is in very specific dialogue. There was the mistbeard hullbreaker quests where they mention your ranking, and only random times I think during the story. Unsure if they do later on, but when first doing titan hard or extreme they say your ranking with them. It gets sad when getting into some of the quests if you are from other grand companies because you are just an adventurer again. I was hoping after The Ghimlyt Dark after being invited to peace talks you would be considered a General or something. The writing seems like it wants our characters to want to be called an adventurer to be left alone or something like that, but I would even accept Titansbane catching on >.< I might just be spoiled with other games, and for the most part the continuity throughout quests can get really amazing. For example Ampador hard with the teaser for shadowbringer, and some side quests connecting. There are some examples that are similar to the grand companies. There is a quest line in tail feather where you help a bunch of hunters. Later when you speak to them doing to Vath beast tribe quests they just refer to you as some random shmuck. It was like all of them forgot everything. At least the moogle still refers to me as their best post person.

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Originally Posted by Faafetai

Aye, the only time they kind of treat differently is in very specific dialogue. There was the mistbeard hullbreaker quests where they mention your ranking, and only random times I think during the story. Unsure if they do later on, but when first doing titan hard or extreme they say your ranking with them. It gets sad when getting into some of the quests if you are from other grand companies because you are just an adventurer again. I was hoping after The Ghimlyt Dark after being invited to peace talks you would be considered a General or something. The writing seems like it wants our characters to want to be called an adventurer to be left alone or something like that, but I would even accept Titansbane catching on >.< I might just be spoiled with other games, and for the most part the continuity throughout quests can get really amazing. For example Ampador hard with the teaser for shadowbringer, and some side quests connecting. There are some examples that are similar to the grand companies. There is a quest line in tail feather where you help a bunch of hunters. Later when you speak to them doing to Vath beast tribe quests they just refer to you as some random shmuck. It was like all of them forgot everything. At least the moogle still refers to me as their best post person.

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I just think the dynamic between the 3 GCs doesn't make sense as you get farther into the MSQ.

I don't see a spoiler marker so warning for anyone who hasn't done Endwalker.

It's like "Hey I just flew to the edge of existence and saved every being that will ever live can I wear this hat from the other grand company that doesn't even really exist anymore because we combined them all? Oh No? O-Ok..."

Didnt realize people would care to switch. I just stayed with Maelstorm and called it a day. Dont give 2 cents about the other smelly GCs and their uniforms.

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Originally Posted by Atelier-Bagur

Didnt realize people would care to switch. I just stayed with Maelstorm and called it a day. Dont give 2 cents about the other smelly GCs and their uniforms.

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lol, fair enough, but there are some neat items that some have that others don't, and you can't get them if you don't switch.

I just wish the devs would give Ishgard a grand company we can join.

And Ala Mhigo, too.

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Originally Posted by Soge01

I just wish the devs would give Ishgard a grand company we can join.

And Ala Mhigo, too.

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Its definitely a forgotten system. We still don't even have the maximum rank.

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Originally Posted by Klytania

Its definitely a forgotten system. We still don't even have the maximum rank.

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True. Though Gold Saucer was in the same boat for many years. Hopefully Grand Companies will get the same treatment.

And upgrade to the system allowing us to at some point during one of the expansions allowing us to just be a freelancer for all the companies would be nice. Like how you can be for PvP.

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Originally Posted by Klytania

lol, fair enough, but there are some neat items that some have that others don't, and you can't get them if you don't switch.

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I wish you'd called me out on insulting other players GC's hahaha

Yeah I dont much care for it personally, but would be fine if people could just go with whatever without hassle.

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Originally Posted by Klytania

Its definitely a forgotten system. We still don't even have the maximum rank.

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Yeah it's strange how the visible ranks go up to Storm/Serpent/Flame Champion but do not actually progress beyond captain. I think the only reason they could feasibly give us is "oh the higher ranks have more obligation to the grand company and we don't want to saddle players with that" or something like that.

Its so annoying that i can collect all 3 horses but only use 1 at a time

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Originally Posted by Reimmi

Its so annoying that i can collect all 3 horses but only use 1 at a time

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Stealth brag, I like it

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Originally Posted by Atelier-Bagur

Didnt realize people would care to switch. I just stayed with Maelstorm and called it a day. Dont give 2 cents about the other smelly GCs and their uniforms.

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To be Fair, Maelstrom has that Kickass Jacket.
But I also love the Adder Tree Bark Armor.

Wish I could have them both, but never leave the Immortal Flames :(

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Originally Posted by Zanarkand-Ronso

To be Fair, Maelstrom has that Kickass Jacket.
But I also love the Adder Tree Bark Armor.

Wish I could have them both, but never leave the Immortal Flames :(

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Every faction has a really cool piece of gear. I can't think of a single reason for them to be limited.

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Originally Posted by Klytania

Every faction has a really cool piece of gear. I can't think of a single reason for them to be limited.

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Except maybe lore/world building - the Grand Companies are the volunteer militaries of the three cities, and, well, there is a reason military personnel wear uniforms (to identify each other on the battlefield). Hence, rules of war mean you cannot wear a uniform of another nation if you are not a member of that force (as in, enlisted or commisioned), as doing so otherwise falls into the false-flag concept (and all the legal and ethical ramifications that has). This is copied straight from real life, where most countries have laws prohibiting wearing of military uniforms unless you're actually a serving member of their forces.

Yes this is a video game and there is greater scope to break these real-life rules, but SE take their world-building very seriously, and thus lore is refelcted in gameplay as well, and this is merely one example. Thus, I do not see SE changing this I am sorry to say.

i sure hope so

just make a one-off quest or something where you gotta reach captain of all 3 because they have shown little intent/desire to add ranks further than that. especially since they have the grand company of eorzea now

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Originally Posted by Enkidoh

Except maybe lore/world building - the Grand Companies are the volunteer militaries of the three cities, and, well, there is a reason military personnel wear uniforms (to identify each other on the battlefield). Hence, rules of war mean you cannot wear a uniform of another nation if you are not a member of that force (as in, enlisted or commisioned), as doing so otherwise falls into the false-flag concept (and all the legal and ethical ramifications that has). This is copied straight from real life, where most countries have laws prohibiting wearing of military uniforms unless you're actually a serving member of their forces.

Yes this is a video game and there is greater scope to break these real-life rules, but SE take their world-building very seriously, and thus lore is refelcted in gameplay as well, and this is merely one example. Thus, I do not see SE changing this I am sorry to say.

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As of the end of Endwalker, aren't they all considered the "Grand Company of Eorzea" where each faction is essentially on each others side? The limitation doesn't make sense for the the current story arc.

The Grand Companies haven't been relevant in years. Mostly because we haven't even been in Eorzea for the MSQ since Stormblood, but even before then, our GC membership has literally never meant anything, other than choosing where we first meet Biggs and Wedge. It'd be nice to see it actually matter at some point, but I'm not counting on it.

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Originally Posted by Klytania

Its definitely a forgotten system. We still don't even have the maximum rank.

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IIRC this came up in an interview a while back and the answer was something along the lines of "since GCs don't really do anything right now there's no point in adding more ranks until we decide what to do with them."

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Originally Posted by Soge01

I just wish the devs would give Ishgard a grand company we can join.

And Ala Mhigo, too.

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Ishgard has a standing army so it doesn't need adventurers and mercenaries the way the others do.

Ala Mihgo doesn't have the infrastructure for such a thing. They're only recently freed and without a real central government it's still just the rebels and local militias (and for the REALLY big problems they just call the WoL back.)

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Originally Posted by Brightamethyst

IIRC this came up in an interview a while back and the answer was something along the lines of "since GCs don't really do anything right now there's no point in adding more ranks until we decide what to do with them."




Ishgard has a standing army so it doesn't need adventurers and mercenaries the way the others do.

Ala Mihgo doesn't have the infrastructure for such a thing. They're only recently freed and without a real central government it's still just the rebels and local militias (and for the REALLY big problems they just call the WoL back.)

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I'm sure something will happen eventually. Maybe make some harder content tied to GCs with cool gear? Like maybe a tutorial system to get would-be casual players to dip their toe into savage or something?