Do you think they'll ever remove the Grand Company Restrictions?

[Enkidoh]

Every faction has a really cool piece of gear. I can't think of a single reason for them to be limited.

Except maybe lore/world building - the Grand Companies are the volunteer militaries of the three cities, and, well, there is a reason military personnel wear uniforms (to identify each other on the battlefield). Hence, rules of war mean you cannot wear a uniform of another nation if you are not a member of that force (as in, enlisted or commisioned), as doing so otherwise falls into the false-flag concept (and all the legal and ethical ramifications that has). This is copied straight from real life, where most countries have laws prohibiting wearing of military uniforms unless you're actually a serving member of their forces.

Yes this is a video game and there is greater scope to break these real-life rules, but SE take their world-building very seriously, and thus lore is refelcted in gameplay as well, and this is merely one example. Thus, I do not see SE changing this I am sorry to say.

[Klytania]

Except maybe lore/world building - the Grand Companies are the volunteer militaries of the three cities, and, well, there is a reason military personnel wear uniforms (to identify each other on the battlefield). Hence, rules of war mean you cannot wear a uniform of another nation if you are not a member of that force (as in, enlisted or commisioned), as doing so otherwise falls into the false-flag concept (and all the legal and ethical ramifications that has). This is copied straight from real life, where most countries have laws prohibiting wearing of military uniforms unless you're actually a serving member of their forces.

Yes this is a video game and there is greater scope to break these real-life rules, but SE take their world-building very seriously, and thus lore is refelcted in gameplay as well, and this is merely one example. Thus, I do not see SE changing this I am sorry to say.

As of the end of Endwalker, aren't they all considered the "Grand Company of Eorzea" where each faction is essentially on each others side? The limitation doesn't make sense for the the current story arc.