Thread: City-state switching

Was there any mention of them implementing the ability to change city state to partake in their storyline quests? I know they all end up converging after a certain point, but it'd be nice to be able to follow each citys storyline upto that point. Or have they completely discounted this from being implemented in the future?

Originally Posted by Haibel

I would doubt it. At lease the story line part, since they all run into the same story.

It would just be nice to be able to experience the other states begining quests before they all converge into one without having to reroll and level 3 different characters, just for convenience. Perhaps they'll introduce a way to view the other nations begining cutscenes somehow later on via an NPC or something..

I imagine they will not allow this until the city missions are completly finished.

Originally Posted by Haibel

I would doubt it. At lease the story line part, since they all run into the same story. .

SE didn't care about that in FFXI, nor did the players. I can't see why it'd be an issue.

It was asked at one point and they said no, there is no way to switch allegiance (and I don't think they have plans to change that, either). So choose carefully.

It was in an interview somewhere. Sorry for not linking the source. >.<

Considering there is no bonus for whichever city you choose and travel is relatively easy, the biggest factor in choosing a starting city is the story. I gave all three a trial run in OB before settling on Gridania. Like many people, I dislike the Black Shroud and don't spend much time questing or doing leves there. But I like its storyline best.

Originally Posted by Rimmer

Was there any mention of them implementing the ability to change city state to partake in their storyline quests? I know they all end up converging after a certain point, but it'd be nice to be able to follow each citys storyline upto that point. Or have they completely discounted this from being implemented in the future?

Back in the Tanaka Era it was stated that they wanted players to feel "connected" with their nation of choice and there would be NO option of changing nations.

I hope with the new team comes a new answer to this topic.

Originally Posted by Keith_Dragoon

Back in the Tanaka Era it was stated that they wanted players to feel "connected" with their nation of choice and there would be NO option of changing nations.

I hope with the new team comes a new answer to this topic.

I hope so too.. It seems as if Tanaka actually wanted players to feel restricted in everything in this game rather than connected.