Nation change?

[aivedoir]

Do grand companies have their own story missions like FFXI's rank missions? If I want to complete those missions together with friends, do we have to make sure to choose the same grand company?

[Shougun]

Do grand companies have their own story missions like FFXI's rank missions? If I want to complete those missions together with friends, do we have to make sure to choose the same grand company?

While I cant say 100%, how it behaved in 1.0, and how Yoshida has discussed the story in 2.0- I'd say no where it matters. You will get your own cutscenes, go to your own halls to get the quests- but then go to the same location with any group of GC members you want and fight together. (There was, and likely will be, some solo missions exclusive to a GC, but that wouldn't effect any party issue)

This is how it was in 1.0 (minus chocobo escorting which you had to unlock at a certain point for other areas).

How Yoshida designs would also be a likely to this being no issue (the duty finder would be at a loss if this wasn't true, and so would players being able to just do things - which are both key focuses Yoshida has worked for, accessibility is an obvious design pillar of his).

Maybe not the answer you wanted but I don't think a rep has said "you can do every GC quest with any other GC" or I'd just say that, still I feel confident that you will have little to no issue with friends being of different GCs.