I think the GC recruit idea is really cool, although perhaps it could also be like a 'bodyguard' you can be issued since you're such a high valued person (a person of really high GC rank). I also wish they would bring back my very well spoken miqo'te "companion" from 1.0 =( I miss her very much. I always really liked that concept that had going but thought it could've been taken so further than it was. You got to be with your NPC during the big cutscenes, but you couldn't even contact them outside that. It would have made perfect sense to be able to summon him/her to fight with you even if it was just as time-bound as XI's system.