Quote Originally Posted by Avraym View Post
I think for the most part the majority of the population will chose Ul'dah as the company of choice, given that its the central hub and most convienent NPC locations.
Highly unlikely.

Each company will have it's own distinct type of available equipment most likely (like they do now), and that alone will spread out the player base between the three. A big part of picking a company is going with one that will supply you with equipment that fits the classes you play.

For example, let's say you play a Conjurer. Why would you join the Immortal Flames when all the conjurer gear is in the Twin Adders?

1.19 will, if anything, spread the players out through the other city-states with the implementation of airships and chocobos. People won't feel so tied down because they won't have to rely on anima to cover vast distances.

As far as not being able to participate in other nations escorts, that doesn't bother me personally. It's not meant to be some huge important event. It's just something you can do with a few random people every now and again for some seals and EXP.