Will we see more GC ranks before expansion?

[Violyre]

So GCs are kind of...meh at cap. Sure, you can buy gear for leveling with the credits, but for the most part, there's not too much benefit (I'll admit I don't know anything about PvP so for all I know, it could do something there.), and if you did a search for it, you'd probably find a ton of people at cap.

I think that the ranks First Lieutenant and Captain should be opened. With the expansion coming early next year, my ideas for what you can buy at these ranks, they should be added sometime mid- to late-2.5 cycle, and I know that my item suggestions will get me a bit of hatred, but if the story of our relic weapons is to continue in 3.0, then I think just before the expansion would be a good time to add atma and alexandrite (or at least alexandrite maps) to get ready for the new content. If you really want RNG to be a thing, make it a random atma bag or something. Make them cost a good bit too.

It's just a thought. Probably a bad one and one I'll get flamed to hell for by people going "the game's already too easy" or "lazy noob" despite me suggesting it because people already complain about how they'll have to run old content and this is just a suggestion for an alternative.

[Stumpedify]

Doubt it.

I imagine the GC ranks will be extended to captain in the expansion, giving us, what, 2 more ranks? But that will be all. I'd be very surprised if they unlocked the commander ranks in the expansion.

You can always use your GC seals on materials to sell on the MB -- some are surprisingly still worth a decent amount.

[Stihllodeing]

I'd love to see them sell shards. Almost every single base crafting material is available dirt cheap from NPC vendors. There are very few that are not. Then of course shards are used for almost all low level crafts. I've thought about this a lot actually.

I have no idea if this is a good idea or not. And I cannot answer your question. I hope they do?

[Felis]

I'd love to see them sell shards. Almost every single base crafting material is available dirt cheap from NPC vendors. There are very few that are not. Then of course shards are used for almost all low level crafts. I've thought about this a lot actually.

I have no idea if this is a good idea or not. And I cannot answer your question. I hope they do?

Shards should be sellable from Rowena with the newest token

[HakuroDK]

Shards should be sellable from Rowena with the newest token

That made me cringe, reading that. Please no.

Shards should be sellable by the Beast Tribes based on element, with Ice Shards being sold either by the Ixal along with Wind Shards, or by a vendor in Coerthas (since Shiva has no associated Beast Tribe).

As for the primary topic, I'm sure they will gradually unlock each set of ranks with every level increase. That way, with Heavensward, we'll get First Lieutenant and Captain (lv60). 4.0 will get the Commander ranks (lv70), 5.0 will get up to Vice Marshall (lv80), 6.0 will let you get up to Grand Marshall (lv90), and 7.0 will finally let you reach Champion rank (lv99/100).

You can see images of all of the ranks in the game here: http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen...company_ranks/

[Yumi_umi]

Being able to buy alex with gc points would be a god send.

[Zohar_Lahar]

Speaking of Grand Companies being out of date, why are the company leves, supply, and provisioning so...limited in variety?

[Korilynn]

I'd settle for making what is basically vanity items cheaper!

The Elite GC i70 gear costs more than the i100 gear O.O Let us have what is going to end up just vanity easier...or maybe more of them! I just switched GCs because I didn't realize the GCs had different outfits. *sigh* Would've been Maelstrom the whole time, but I thought they shared the same outfits with different colors

[papichulo123]

Yeah I'd like to see more gc ranks. I'd like my free company able to put more then two company actions at a time