This is something my linkshell has been wondering since they announced the Grand Companies. I haven't seen any confirmation on this either way. Have they indicated if the future party content will be dependent on which company you join?

My linkshell is divided three ways (as you would expect) as to which company we would all choose if need be. To me it wouldn't make much sense for an entire linkshell to have to choose one, because then future members looking to join a linkshell would be limited to shells that belong to their company.

Also, they've posted on the companies page that there will be a trial period for each company before you have to commit to one forever. Does this mean the entire set of missions added in 1.18 will be playable without commitment? Or does it mean that we can try the initial recruitment quest only before making this decision?

What do you guys think?