How to drop Grand Company start quest?

[Mossclaw]

So, I've not logged in for a time, and have decided to join a different GC. However, I did tell the TAs that I was interested. They have currently tasked me to help with a downed airship. (which I feel terrible not helping, but I don't know if I can do that w/out then joining them)

I am _not_ a member of the TA company. All the other TA NPCs tell me so.

Can I start the Maelstrom quest to join, and if so, how?

T.I.A.

[Niwashi]

You cannot drop quests that are part of the Main Scenario. If you're past the point where you selected a GC to join, then you're stuck with that choice until you join and rank up high enough to unlock the ability to switch to another GC. (I think you'll need to get up to 2nd Serpent Lieutenant before you can switch to the Maelstrom.)

[Mossclaw]

Update:

I finally found the Maelstrom hub - they tell me they are always looking, but I'm too raw. ie: I haven't progressed far enough in the main scenario... is that specific to Limsa Lominsa?

Thank you, Niwashi, but I'm not yet a member of GC. Can't use the quartermaster, board, etc. And, the Maelstrom NPC was willing to talk to me, but see above. >.< It's hard to get back into this game.

[Nezerius]

Update:

I finally found the Maelstrom hub - they tell me they are always looking, but I'm too raw. ie: I haven't progressed far enough in the main scenario... is that specific to Limsa Lominsa?

Thank you, Niwashi, but I'm not yet a member of GC. Can't use the quartermaster, board, etc. And, the Maelstrom NPC was willing to talk to me, but see above. >.< It's hard to get back into this game.

If you've accepted the quest "The Company You Keep (<Grand Company name>)", then you've already selected the choice on which Grand Company you'll be joining. The actual GC membership comes right after completing that quest.
Like Niwashi said, your only option now is to just keep on going with the Main Scenario quest, become an official member of the Twin Adders, and then get a high enough rank to unlock the ability to switch to a different GC.

[Mossclaw]

Update: Okay. In order to figure this out I found a list of the main scenario quests (https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/w...cenario_Quests) Then intuited that the Journal would show quests completed. That brought me to "The Company You Keep" - which I am on with the Adders, even if I haven't joined them yet. There is no way to drop it, so it looks like even though I never joined, I'm forced to join, grind to 2 as Niwashi said, then leave.

My only hope is that by delaying the completion of that quest and getting a rescue mission, I may still get an out. Here's crossing my fingers!

Just saw your post, Nezerius. Thank you then. Looks like I'm stuck.

Thank you both for your help. At least now my path is clear!

[Niwashi]

The quest "A Hero In The Making" concludes with you selecting a Grand Company to join. If you've completed that quest, then your initial decision has already been made.

It's followed by "The Company You Keep", which has three versions depending on which company you selected in the preceding quest. That's the one with the downed airship you've been asked to help. (Had you chosen the Maelstrom, the airship would have crashed in Lower La Noscea rather than the East Shroud.)

The next quest completes your induction into the GC chosen during A Hero In The Making. If you chose the Twin Addders, then you'll get the quest "Wood's Will Be Done".



So while it's true that during The Company You Keep, your membership in your GC isn't official yet, you've already passed the point of choosing it. You won't get another chance to change that choice until you join and rank up enough to switch companies.