I'm bumpin' me a thread!

In line with Abriael's original post and others who have posted in this thread, I too feel that path companions are they are right now are a missed opportunity for some actual RPG elements in FFXIV. Not to sound antagonizing, but didn't ANYONE over at SE Japan even HEAR about Bioware?

While I don't necessarily agree that we need to outright change the level of gear customization that path companions use(although it couldn't hurt), I feel that there should definitely be a higher level of connection between the player and their chosen path companion, and this could be achieved through the various means introduced in the OP like allowing us to "romance" our path companions, maybe going on background story quests relating to the chosen companion(and this could be different for each companion), as well as allowing us to call on them for some regular adventuring.