GC Squadron thread/suggestions

[Khalithar]

So after doing a bunch of challenges and getting some of the recruits and training them up I decided I'd post some of my ideas and thoughts here on what we have so far and compile the things that I found to work.



Challenges that yielded recruits for me

1. Completing the 5 FATEs in 5 different regions yielded me an Elezen male THM dps recruit. Completing 10 unique FATEs yielded nothing.

2. Crafting 20 HQ items got me a Lalafell female CNJ recruit. 30 items in total did nothing.

3. Doing 3 minigames in the gold saucer got me a Female Midlander GLD recruit, 100 MGP challenge yielded nothing.

4. Wondrous Tails and Player Commendations gave me nothing.

5. 3 dungeon roulette got me a Female Miqote Pugilist DPS recruit. 5 dungeons in total yielded another DPS recruit, a Male Roe Pugilist

Deployment

It appears that even if you have a full crew of 8 NPC's, you can still only send out four at a time.

The ones that aren't out can be trained for an hour to let them gain exp and up their stats but the system reveals that the NPC's have a stat cap until they undertake a special mission to raise that cap. I haven't seen any special mission pop in to my log yet though.

Each mission shows the minimum stats recommended for it but it's too early to tell if you're guaranteed success if you're over those stat requirements or if it's just a minimum required for a decent chance.

Suggestions so far

1. Let us send out all of our NPC's at once.

2. Give us some short duration missions with smaller rewards.

3. Instead of the stats and the second in command NPC telling you if there is a good chance of victory or not, give us a very clear visual display of the % chance of success of a mission. There is no reason to hide this information.