[dev1034] News about Public Companies later this month...

[Bethor]

oh btw what does {dev1034} mean on your thread title.

the [devXXXX] numbers are supposed to be entered in the Tag-Menu once you first start a post. So the dev's can search the forums for those tags and read those posts where people are discussing.

I think the most people aren't using those tags yet :P

You have to find the correct [devXXXX] number for your post, enter it in the Tag-bar and you can start posting! XD

I want moar red posts from SE >.> They need to post some updates soon! :P

[Abraxai]

I'm of the opinion that the Public company system will be resemblant of the FFXI Conquest system. I'm probably wrong but I should hope that it brings in tactical and strategic gameplay into action, as well as quests, hunts and PvE events that would pit Players against waves of monsters to defend hamlets, or aetheryte's, or even random blips on the map.

More over than that I just hope it brings a new alternative to the Guildleve System..!

[Krausus]

thanks folks! and I agree tags are good.

[Teknoman]

Well are the public companies going to just be player's own guilds, or organizations run by non-player characters that deal out missions and quests? Either way, anything that gives us more chances to cooperate as a party/linkshell/group and take down bosses among other things is welcome.

[raseol]

I hope it will be a massive coöp experience, where all players linkshell or not can just play the way they want. Like with auto placement and such for particular quests of sorts. It will be a great step for us console players and new players to venture into the realm of mmo's. I hope it will be one of the main reasons why anyone should play this game. I also hope it will be a way to discover the world together.

My fear is that there will be too much influence from experienced players, who dictate pre-defined roles that worked in other mmo's for their particular party. It's not a bad thing, but i think new players just want to experiment themselves, especially myself, first before being ordered what to do by some random player.

[DoctorMog]

Remember conquest in FFXI?

Thats my guess.

[Meenkieblade]

>.> Personally, I think we need more info on what SE is planning on doing with Companies. All we can really do is go over what SE has posted.....and so far it only foreshadows war.

How this war will affect the game and areas has yet to even be hinted at. It would be nice if there was in-game Town Crier or something.....an NPC you could talk to and find out what the different nations are up to or something. <.<

Right now, there's nothing in the game's storyline that feels....active. Granted...I haven't seen all the story thus far yet, but I don't really have a sense of foreboding. Sure, I understand that there's some big stuff afoot....but everything is passive. It's like war can not break out until I'm a certain level or something.

Instead of these semi-silly bell-ringing events (I know they're important culturally and such, but in-game they come off as cheesy and pointless in my opinion.) how about having a whole village raised by the enemy? Mobs could be there that are high enough level no one can take them yet.

We need to see what the enemy can do.

We need to know what we can do to stop them.

(But first, there's the whole battle system and class balancing stuff to iron out...according to Yoshi-p)

To the future!
~Meenk

[Yuuki_Talamara]

the grand scale form of housing and crafting facility or atleast thats what i'm hoping

[Malakii]

I was wondering a couple people mentioned before that if in companies we do get to build airships, and use them for battle and what ever. Maybe that is why S.E. hasn't introduced airships to the other cities. Maybe the want us to create them for our companies use and those that can complete the task will have the accessbility to go to each city by the companies airship for free or compete in battles in the sky. We can only hope war in the sky will come.... Day Dreaming.... EPIC!!!! yes please =)

[raffyv]

Regarding companies.. I think that SE should limit the number of companies that can be made... We already have the Friend and the Linkshell system for any number of social groups.. I think companies should serve a different role than the usual "guilds" you find in MMOs.