When will more Grand Company ranks be added???

[Parodine]

Unlikely as they've repeatedly said they want you to do dungeons to get higher ilevel gear. They're not going to give it away free with seals.

I stand by my statement. You'll get more ranks when they raise the cap. There are actually more ranks that we don't have access to than we do. You can see all the unavailable ranks if you click on your own rank in the character screen.

I don't think it's unlikely as the myth cap will be going away. They'll basically be handing people ilvl90 gear at that point. I don't see why they couldn't implement an i70 GC gear so as it's not completely irrelevant. It seems silly that they won't be implementing new ranks for what, a year? Since they won't be raising level cap til the expansion.

[Skyhound]

since they said new jobs will come with a level cap raise

They actually said the opposite. New jobs/classes will be released in patches, separate from the level cap raise that will come in expansions.

[Naberrie]

They actually said the opposite. New jobs/classes will be released in patches, separate from the level cap raise that will come in expansions.

I'll see if I can dig up the quote.

Yoshi: First of all, we are planning a new race for an expansion pack. For the classes and jobs, we will introduce them through patches because all of the Legacy players have level 50 jobs anyway. When we introduce new classes and jobs we will probably increase the level cap at the same time.

Ergo: new classes = level cap raise which would likely also bring new GC ranks.

This is just guess work on my part based on what Yoshi's said, by I stand by it.

[gtasthehunter]

I want an item to reset chocobo skill points! i think i see it costing like maybe 10k seals

[Nekodar]

I'll see if I can dig up the quote.

Yoshi: First of all, we are planning a new race for an expansion pack. For the classes and jobs, we will introduce them through patches because all of the Legacy players have level 50 jobs anyway. When we introduce new classes and jobs we will probably increase the level cap at the same time.

Ergo: new classes = level cap raise which would likely also bring new GC ranks.

This is just guess work on my part based on what Yoshi's said, by I stand by it.

More recently it was said level cap will come with expansion pack I believe.

[Eardstapa]

I'd assume the ranks perhaps have something to do with Frontlines...

[Nekodar]

I'd assume the ranks perhaps have something to do with Frontlines...

Hopefully not. Should not be required to do PvP to rank up.
Requiring GC rank to do frontlines however...

[Alkimi]

I'd assume the ranks perhaps have something to do with Frontlines...

Well in a recent interview we did get this:

Yoshida: Now that the threat of the Garlean empire is gone, the focus of each city-state has begun to shift. You'll begin to see a more unpleasant, selfish side of Eorzeans now that they have gone through the experiences of the Seventh Umbral Era.

Seems to me that as time goes on the GCs will drift further apart, becoming more hostile to each other in preparation for Frontlines stuff. It won't be all out faction based based PvP of course, since that's not this game's focus, but Frontlines may just be an ongoing 3-way battle for control of a certain new region in the game

[Vladislav]

I hope when SE decide to add more ranks , they will also add more "importance" to GC's as it was in 1.0

[Gardes]

They can add more ranks and then add a battle activity cloned from treasure hunt for the GC.

-Players go to the GC base and receive a military order every X hours
-Form parties and set out to problem areas
-Patrol around for garlean army
-Find them and eliminate them
-Repeat for as many dispatch orders available among players
-Return to the GC and report and receive high ranking seals
-Exchange high ranking seals for a 3rd alternative endgame gear (allagan/myth/gc)

Maybe add a medal system too for minor out of battle boosts (movement speed boost in uldah if you're a high ranker in uldah, affiliated npc shops sells things cheaper, etc).
Bring back companions from 1.x too. This time you get one as your subordinate from the GC.