Temple Knights as a Grand Company

[Zohar_Lahar]

Would you want them to make the Temple Knights the Grand Company of Ishgard, letting players switch to them and have PVP presence, etc.?

[KaijinRhada]

I can't say it would help at all with PvP queues so I wouldn't be sure so on its practicality on that front, but story and aesthetic wise, I am beyond ready to throw my lot in with an Ishgardian Grand Company.

[o3o]

They would have to redo all of frontlines before this could ever be a thing.

So I don't see it happening any time in the near future or even at all. But things could always change.

[Ashkendor]

I think Ishgard has a lot to sort out before they start their own Grand Company.

[o3o]

Also on top of why I don't think this will ever happen.

If every expansion brings us to a new nation or city state. You will have people asking "when will space whale land be a grand company?" Every single time.

[dynus]

I can see there being a grand company formed, but not one you can join right off the bat, if at all. Mostly because the Grand Companies seem to be the backbone of the Eorzean alliance, and for one City-State not to have one is odd. Perhaps it would be like the Crystal Braves, only, you know, not corrupt.

[meischoice]

It's going to happen in the future, don't worry about it. /em crosses fingers

[saber_alter]

Also on top of why I don't think this will ever happen.

If every expansion brings us to a new nation or city state. You will have people asking "when will space whale land be a grand company?" Every single time.

have them drop in as mercenaries, filling in spots in the other gcs. or have the temple knights replace a gc that doesn't have many people queueing, to speed up queue times for the others.

[Khalithar]

I'm a huge fan of Ishgard, I'd be ecstatic if they made the Temple Knights a free company. Back when I played FFXI I was a proud Elvaan from San D'oria. Ishgard to me is essentially San D'oria 2.0, if I could have an ishgardian faction to join I'd do so in a heartbeat, I'm still waiting for a housing area in Ishgard as well for that very same reason. Some Ishgardian armor sets, an officer's uniform that isn't that coat and ridiculous looking hat, their style of weapons and armor? I wouldn't care if I had to start over at the lowest rank and had to work my way back up.

That being said though, because of the PVP thing I highly doubt we'd see a fourth grand company added, I feel as though if they ditched the PVP it would be much more feasible. But I already know the PVP is here to stay so I'm not going to get my hopes up. But I can still dream! Maybe they will add some more stuff when they add the new GC content that Yoshi said was coming.

[AlphaFox]

Think the one issue with that as far as PvP goes is would they still lose the ranks? Cus I can't see people jumping ship to a new GC knowing they will be booted back to rank 1.