They just choose to tie all modes to Grand Companies atm, but they don't even need to, they are just worried about match fixing which is stupid. They could simply go for a mode like say, the Adventurers' guild or the Ironworks put up a training program open to all and poof, no more lore c***kblock. I don't expect the next FL to be GC tied anymore, everyone is fed up with this system. I actually like the idea of GC teams, it adds rivalry and salt which I find to be fun, until a GC is so dominant or overpopulated that getting a match becomes nearly impossible anymore.