Do you think the Qiqirn Black Markets will be used to buy GC gear eventually?

[Drazzan]

I agree. Let us take a look at two items quickly.

The first
"Flame Sergeant's Choker"
Magic Attack Potency +20

Fantastic piece of armour, for those who are in Ul'dah. Me? I'm in Gridania. The highest neck piece I can get in the game is Magic Attack Potency +10, the "Serpent Sergeant's Choker" gives Attack Power +27; is this fair for players who can't obtain it? Not at all.
So I'm screwed out of 10 Magic Attack Potency because I was told "Agree with the company who's ethos agrees with yours". Hell; it's only a neckpiece. But wait there is more:

Ring:
"Storm Sergeant's Ring"
Attack Magic Potency +10

The only other ring in the game to give Attack Magic Potency is the Mage's Ring. Which at the time of writing is worth anywhere between 400,000 and 700,000 gil. Not to worry. I'm with Gridania, surely I'll have something fairly decent? I mean "Flame Sergeant's Ring" also gets Attack Power +10. So I /must/ have something comparably good.

"Serpent Sergeant's Ring"
HP+35.


Oh...

[Jacien]

I doubt it, the closest we'll get is when the Companies unite under one flag to deal with the terror, odds are we'll have something like "The Order of Eorzea" in the next update which is a grand company composed of all 3 GC that may offer gear stats that we might not normally be able to get from our own GC.

Sure I'm assuming but odds are the Grand Companies will unite under one flag(temporarily) since everything seems to be coming down to the city-states to work together to deal with the Empire threat.

There's a name for that already, the Eorzean Alliance. Last time it was formed, Ishgard was part of it, but not anymore.

[Jacien]

So is my idea a good idea or best idea?

[SirOleas]

Kind of related question...but not really; I just didn't want to create a whole new thread for this.

Do the bonuses from GC gear sets apply to older GC gear items?
For instance: Will a Flame Sergeant's Sash count as one of 3 Flame gear?

I ask because only the newer items released have the bonuses on them, but the requirement is "flame gear" only.

[Haibel]

Kind of related question...but not really; I just didn't want to create a whole new thread for this.

Do the bonuses from GC gear sets apply to older GC gear items?
For instance: Will a Flame Sergeant's Sash count as one of 3 Flame gear?

I ask because only the newer items released have the bonuses on them, but the requirement is "flame gear" only.

I believe any armor you buy from your GC except the patirot stuff counts