Thread: Trust System in 5.0

So are you ready for the Trust system in 5.0 to progress through MSQ content?

Having you considered which NPC we may get to be obtainable in the Trust System and what waifus and husbandno...I mean team members you will pick?

Originally Posted by Nabril

What is the trust system?

Trusts are NPC companions that will help players with (apparently only) low level content. The only confirmed NPCs that can be used as Trusts when they get introduced are the core group of Scions, like Thancred and Y'shtola, though I'm fairly sure the devs said they'd add more characters later.

It's a system first added into FFXI a couple of years ago designed to allow players to solo through hard party content without a party. The core of it is you collect copies of story npcs who you can summon and fill up spots in a party, and will automatically attack the enemy when you do, and effectively function as other party members. FFXI's version had npcs each with a dedicated role (some were healers, some were tanks, some DPS, and some didn't attack but were pure support only) that was set and couldn't be changed, although they did have their own unique skills and attacks that were often more powerful than what the player had access to. It was pretty much the best change to happen to FFXI, and the announcement that it's coming to FFXIV too is exciting, if a little unexpected.

I'd still prefer my old FFXIV 1.0 Path Companion to return though, but now I think that ship has sailed sadly...