Adding a political system

[Flower]

While it sounds nice and all the game wasn't really built for that lol.

[Amineri]

While it sounds nice and all the game wasn't really built for that lol.

I agree. While it is kind of an interesting thought experiment, there would have to be a lot of steps in-between now and any sort of player-influenced political system. And the level of effort may well not be worth the risk or investment by SE and the design team.

Probably what it will boil down to is this : how many players can enjoy a political system? By definition, not very many, so it would intrinsically be content designed for the few. Adding the risk that it could harm the play of quite a few, and that it is a "sandbox-style" mechanic, it likely won't ever show in FFXIV.

Dyne, you might check out Wakfu, one of the other SE MMO titles in development. They have multiple nations, player-elected governors, and laws that are set by the elected players. Might be your cup of tea.