Grand Company Classes

[RemyDanger]

I think it would be a great feature, and a lot of fun for the individual player, if at the end of each Grand Company, when you attain general rank, that you're able to undertake class quests with the Grand Company leaders, and learn their individual classes, or jobs.

Raubahn could teach Berserker, a dual wielding sword DPS class.
Merlwyb could teach Dualist, a dual wielding gunner DPS class.
Kan-E-Senna could teach Geomancer, a magical Tank class.


I haven't really thought about specifics at all, I just really think this would be a great addition, and a huge drive to complete each GC.

[Wintersandman]

I think it would be a great feature, and a lot of fun for the individual player, if at the end of each Grand Company, when you attain general rank, that you're able to undertake class quests with the Grand Company leaders, and learn their individual classes, or jobs.

Raubahn could teach Berserker, a dual wielding sword DPS class.
Merlwyb could teach Dualist, a dual wielding gunner DPS class.
Kan-E-Senna could teach Geomancer, a magical Tank class.


I haven't really thought about specifics at all, I just really think this would be a great addition, and a huge drive to complete each GC.

I completed all the GC's but it would be a nice reason to have them increase the GC ranks. Have to get to Rank x to be able to unlock the class. They already have the infrastructure for it, just needs to be implemented.

[RemyDanger]

Yeah, I completed two of the three. I saw they said in the new live letter that they're looking at alternative ways, besides just collecting company seals, to attain new ranks. The final rank could be completely leveling the job you earn from that GC. It would really make the story more personal.

[justinjarjar]

While lorewise, cool (and kinda makes sense), the grind would be a major complaint form players. Since with the current system it is meant for you to use on GC (and if you lvl up more it is all for aesthetic and achivs). Also a lot of people are tied to one GC (Flames for life) and the idea of sellswording or switching for a job they want would turn a lot of people off. I think if they switched the system of GC's (for example be able to help a GC that is not my own) and unlock jobs that way or make switching easier on the player it might be a fun idea to put more relevance in GCs again. It might not be something they want to lock jobs behind.

[Rufalus]

Raubahn could teach Berserker, a dual wielding sword DPS class.

This makes sense, he's the perfect man to dual wield, with all those arms he has.

[Jandor]

This makes sense, he's the perfect man to dual wield, with all those arms he has.

One sword in one hand, one sword between his teeth .

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I think if it was GC based it would have to be the same class for all companies. I'd go with...

General: DoW, Class-only, wields a GC/FC banner on a pole as a weapon.
Mostly just exists as a fun diversion like Fisher. Can be used in the open world as a sub-par DPS with good support skills, people leveling it seriously would be doing it for its nice 'shout' and 'sticking flags in the ground' buffs and debuff cross-class skills that are open to all jobs.
There would be a range of shouts and flags at various levels that would be locked to tanks, dps, healers, crafters and everyone. (I threw crafter in because I think it would be funny to party up with a crafter and then stand behind them shouting 'craft harder!' and waving a flag at them.)

Anyway, that's my half-baked idea.

[CodeCass]

This makes sense, he's the perfect man to dual wield, with all those arms he has.

Too....damn.....soon.....

[RemyDanger]

Yeah, okay. So he's down an arm. But he probably still remembers how to fight like he use to!

But I do see the point that if it's a different class for each GC that people would be upset to switch in order to unlock said class.

Having them wield a GC banner as a weapon, and posing buffs by planting into the ground would be a lot of fun. haha

[Jandor]

Activates "Stop getting hurt morons!" *waves flag frantically* *10% party wide damage reduction activates*

Activates "Now! How do you like it! *pokes enemy with flag* *10% physical damage resist debuff*