The only concrete info we have on the companys is that they are coming in some way shape or form. there has been tid bits that came out from the ebisu event and from other interviews. but we have absolutely no idea what they are and what there roll with in the game will be.

The thing that has me most excited is that we are finally going to be getting some solid info on them since they were first mentioned almost seven to eight months ago. if i recall correctly the concept of company built ships granting access to large scale pve content was mentioned some where in the span between then and now. my shell mates and i have also been thinking that some interesting pvp content could come from it as well. but little has been said in the way of offical news regaurding them other then were working on them and there coming. Still i am excited to find out about them after all this time, and from the tone of the producer letter the dev team is excited to finally let us in on what they have been cooking up