It's silly to lock people out of what little available content there is. It's also utterly ridiculous the people who don't want to be able to switch Grand Companies, yet want to be able to switch race/gender upon 2.0. How is that logical at all? Realistically, if someone wanted to drop Immortal Flames to join Twin Adder, you'd think Twin Adder would welcome them with open arms. They need all the help they can get, not to mention the work you had put in before for them. Now, how does a Lalafell become a female Roe, or a male Mi'qote or any of the possible combinations that will probably be available to users at 2.0? Does not compute.

IMO, they need to let us switch GC, just charge the max amount of seals for your rank to drop out (thus severing your ties to the GC) and charge a hefty fee in gil (traitor tax) if you ever want to join them again.