[dev1137] Caravan Security

[Kiote]

This is great, it will really split the towns back apart from each other. Good move SE, people will now start to be in grid, LL, and not as much in ULDAH. Hate how Uldah has become the center for everything.

Actually, it just means you won't be able to do things with friends you meet after you join a company..

[Kiote]

This is exactly why we should not have been restricted to a single company..

[Estellios]

Chill out people. You can do company quests and guildleves with people from different companies, and you in fact get some undisclosed bonus for doing them with other companies. It's been said a lot of times before. Caravans being restricted will make sure that these things arent swarmed like behests used to be.

[Lienn]

This is exactly why we should not have been restricted to a single company..

I agree...i think it should be like in FFXI, where you do have access to other cities content, but with some penalty...maybe less reward or a higher price...but i guess the word that is ruling the dev team right now is "Restriction". I feel like they aren't willing to really let players play however they want...its more like when taming dogs...you put collar and keep them until the dog is already conditioned to the way you want...then you can just remove the collar and pretend the dog is free to do whatever it wants because it will just keep doing stuff as it was tamed to.

I do think this restriction will, instead of splitting players into cities it will just cluster everyone even more in Ul'dah...it was a very fortunate comparing it with behest...because that is exactly what will happen...while Thanalan behests are/were (more like "were"...there's a while since i saw people actually doing behest like the old days when it was a prime content) full all others would stay there an entire day without a single sould doing them.

[Sephr]

Or, it'll just mean everyone will join Ul'Dah's company.

The whole 'playing with friends' thing isnt that much of an issue, just join the same company? Also, I'm not expecting this to cover a lot of different content types.

[Holland]

You will still be able to do Content with other players of other Grand companies... Just like Darkhold and Toto-rak............. This is a good change. For the repeatable quests to be Grand company restricted will have us playing with different players each run most likely ^^ I like it!.

[Teknoman]

I really REALLY hope people join different companies and dont just flock to one. Especially since each company has different rewards that are closely tailored to certain classes.

[Griss]

I agree...i think it should be like in FFXI, where you do have access to other cities content, but with some penalty...maybe less reward or a higher price...

I have to agree with this.

I primarily spend my time in and around uldah. I love the town, and I love the thanalan badlands. but unless there is a bigger selection of gear and weaponry down the line from the immortals i have to sign up with the maelstrom. that means spending time in and around limsa, and i hate that place with the intensity of a thousand suns.

not to mention that my friends are in the same boat. well at least with being basically rail roaded into joining a particular company due to rewards. I don't particularly know how much they like/dislike the company or area's they cover.

I know this sounds really mercinary of me, but thats how it rolls in the adventure game. You go where the better rewards are for you. Ideology be damned.

[Starlord]

This is great, it will really split the towns back apart from each other. Good move SE, people will now start to be in grid, LL, and not as much in ULDAH. Hate how Uldah has become the center for everything.

I totally agree, its a great step in splitting people up from the Confined Ul'dah, and I highly doubt EVERYONE is going to do Immortal Flames so this is a Positive in the right Direction Great move SE

[Kiote]

Or, it'll just mean everyone will join Ul'Dah's company.

The whole 'playing with friends' thing isnt that much of an issue, just join the same company? Also, I'm not expecting this to cover a lot of different content types.

What about people you meet after you join a company?

What about people who adamantly believe a different company is better?

What about people who are new and get pigeon holed because everyone is telling them what company they need to join so they can play with them?

One of the best parts about FFXI was the rivalry between Countries. But it was only good because if your friend was from a different country you could still help them. More importantly you could change countries at any time. Yes there was a penalty but you had the option.