Free Company Information

[Okipuit]

Good evening!

Ogre Okipuit here with a bit more information and clarification about Free Companies!

As you may have heard, you'll need at least 4 people to create a free company and of course you can add more over time. We haven't finalized the details yet, but we're planning on allowing at least 100 members to join an FC.

As for the relationship between grand companies and free companies:

• By requesting permission from a grand company, a free company can become a subsidiary of that grand company.
• Despite the fact that free companies are subsidiaries of grand companies, you do not need to be members from the same Grand Company in order to found or join an FC.

We also plan on making it possible to place your free company's crest on certain equipment.

Current LS features will be carried on to Free Companies and it will be possible to delegate leader rights. As for Linkshells, in A Realm Reborn they will be treated as chat channels.

Note: Sorry about the post misfire earlier!

[Shougun]

Someone needs to stand in the main city and hand out a general chat and trade channel linkshell...

EDIT: I cant find the translation I got the below feeling from, but If what I say below is true then some counter measure should be taken. IF not what below then clarification on why you are aligning and what it means would be super

Brought this up in Rein's thread (where Okipuit posted as well) but is there anything being done for the misshap that will happen when people start talking about FC, GC, and themselves?

Once a LS talks about going FC they will talk about picking their aligned GC. And everyone will want the GC they dont belong to, and someone is going to end up screwed out of a GC or out of a "guild" (basically).

I hope that we can either one time reset our GC*, or some how with great effort (not free or easy) align the FC to more then one GC. Otherwise alliances will be broken and enemies will be made lol.

* I'm sure people would like to pick new towns (GC) as well, most of us picked Ul'dah just because thats where everyone was at and wanted to be able to do content easier.

[normalforce]

Once a LS talks about going FC they will talk about picking their aligned GC. And everyone will want the GC they dont belong to, and someone is going to end up screwed out of a GC or out of a "guild" (basically).

I'm not sure if follow this. How will they end up screwed?

[Shougun]

I'm not sure if follow this. How will they end up screwed?

Ok so from what they have said previous your free company can align itself to one grand company. This will let you do things with that grand company that you would normally not be able to do because that grand company wasnt your grand company.

The thing is, there are three grand companies and only two you can be a part of (1 from FC, one from yourself).

So assuming a perfect distribution of players chosen grand companies (1/3 to each company) when your LS goes to make a FC and align itself to one GC.

Bob is a part of imperial flames IF
Tim is a part of the Twin Adders TA
and Jake is a part of the Maelstrom (?) M

Your FC decides to align itself with TA. Bob and Jake get to use a new GC. Tim is not going to get anything new (TA + TA = still TA).

[alexhatesmil]

Ok so from what they have said previous your free company can align itself to one grand company. This will let you do things with that grand company that you would normally not be able to do because that grand company wasnt your grand company.

The thing is, there are three grand companies and only two you can be a part of (1 from FC, one from yourself).

So assuming a perfect distribution of players chosen grand companies (1/3 to each company) when your LS goes to make a FC and align itself to one GC.

Bob is a part of imperial flames IF
Tim is a part of the Twin Adders TA
and Jake is a part of the Maelstrom (?) M

Your FC decides to align itself with TA. Bob and Jake get to use a new GC. Tim is not going to get anything new (TA + TA = still TA).

I don't really think it's going to work like that. On an individual level, we'll probably still only be able to be affiliated with one GC.

[Shougun]

I don't really think it's going to work like that. On an individual level, we'll probably still only be able to be affiliated with one GC.

What's the purpose of aligning your FC then?

Not saying your wrong, but it doesnt seem logical to me to align a FC to a GC pointlessly.

Then again it could just be how SE wants it.

[alexhatesmil]

What's the purpose of aligning your FC then?

Not saying your wrong, but it doesnt seem logical to me to align a FC to a GC pointlessly.

Then again it could just be how SE wants it.

It might just be a lore aspect. Or maybe FCs will get different bonuses from aligning with the different GCs.

[PSxpert2011]

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Feels weird you can create a LS from thin air but a Free Company needs permission from a "non" free (grand) company.

It makes perfect sense, just let you mind go... except it and embrace it! Let the force flow through you and the power of the universe will reveal itself to you....

Good evening!

Ogre Okipuit here with a bit more information and clarification about Free Companies!

As you may have heard, you'll need at least 4 people to create a free company and of course you can add more over time. We haven't finalized the details yet, but we're planning on allowing at least 100 members to join an FC.

As for the relationship between grand companies and free companies:

• By requesting permission from a grand company, a free company can become a subsidiary of that grand company.
• Despite the fact that free companies are subsidiaries of grand companies, you do not need to be members from the same Grand Company in order to found or join an FC.

We also plan on making it possible to place your free company's crest on certain equipment.

Current LS features will be carried on to Free Companies and it will be possible to delegate leader rights. As for Linkshells, in A Realm Reborn they will be treated as chat channels.

Note: Sorry about the post misfire earlier!

I do thing that the prerequisites are very fair. Way to go FFXIV devs, this is very good structuring.

Player A [LL,Maelstrom]>>> founds Free Company<insert name here>
Party or Linkshell members are:
>> ~Player B [Grid.,TwinAdder]
>>>>> set privileges...
>>>>>> <Player FC Rank>
~(possible to invite?)

>> ~Player C [Uldah,ImmortalFlames]
>>>>> set privileges...
>>>>>> <Player FC Rank>
~(possible to invite?)

>> ~Player D~Z[any city/ grand company]
>>>>> set privileges...
>>>>>> <Player FC Rank>

[Shougun]

It makes perfect sense, just let you mind go... except it and embrace it! Let the force flow through you and the power of the universe will reveal itself to you....

lol! +1'd XD

According to the 2.0 document features of FC will be released through phases, I wonder what all will be available to us in the first few phases (ranks, guildbank (said to be released later- in the document), summons, ect, ect). Being this SE first real guild (that I know of) its exciting to see if they will try to push the edge for what guilds mean and do. (Obviously giving guilds powerful summons is a unique step compared to the average mmo)

[BotenAnna]

Good evening!

Ogre Okipuit here with a bit more information and clarification about Free Companies!

As you may have heard, you'll need at least 4 people to create a free company and of course you can add more over time. We haven't finalized the details yet, but we're planning on allowing at least 100 members to join an FC.

As for the relationship between grand companies and free companies:

• By requesting permission from a grand company, a free company can become a subsidiary of that grand company.
• Despite the fact that free companies are subsidiaries of grand companies, you do not need to be members from the same Grand Company in order to found or join an FC.

We also plan on making it possible to place your free company's crest on certain equipment.

Current LS features will be carried on to Free Companies and it will be possible to delegate leader rights. As for Linkshells, in A Realm Reborn they will be treated as chat channels.

100 is an extremely low limit and difficult to manage. I really hope this ends up being much higher.