Has SE totally dropped any more development of the Adventure Squadron?

[Angelhearth]

There's only som diffuse mentioning here and there that the squadron only gets new content in the last patch before the next major patch, but to me it seems it has been totally abandoned. Anyone know anything?

[Drox]

I'm sure whenever they decide to add in a new attainable grand company rank they'll make us do something with it again, or expand upon it.

[ItMe]

Not yet
Here's hoping they update Grand Companies soon too.
I imagine they'll probably be related.

[TheMightyMollusk]

I half expect it to be increased up to level 70, after which Trusts take over the same role.

[Vahlnir]

I think they put the focus more on Trusts in Shadowbringers. Maybe we'll see another update in the future. Maybe we won't. Guess we will see. Personally, I'd rather they expand on the Trust system. The adventure squadrons are a dang mess.

[Vickii]

I half expect it to be increased up to level 70, after which Trusts take over the same role.

This. I levelled recently using NPCs and there’s a big gap between 60 and 70. Just give them some SB content to do and then retire them and continue with trusts.

[Jirah]

unless they add GNB or DNC weapons to GC like every other weapon has i really dont care as i dont even have mine leveled enough and the whole thing sounds like a bizzare thing to have in a MMO

[Angelhearth]

I kind of prefer the squadron over the trust, simply because the squadron has their own home, while the trust is a bunch of characters you've met on your journeys, but you don't have any place to hang out with them. If you had, I would much prefer the trust. In addition you can't choose so much, they aren't all available for all dungeons, so you can't kind of pick your favorites and keep to them. I know it's silly, but I kind of get close to the adventure squadron, which I don't do with the trust (I once kicked a squadron member and I felt like hell for several hours hehe).

[Kyrj]

I'd prefer squads over trusts because it feels like the squads are actually doing something. Trusts feel so damn weak and slow that I'd rather run my face through a beltsander. At least running my face through the beltsander would stimulate my brain, the same cannot be said about Trusts.

[TinyRedLeaf]

I kind of prefer the squadron over the trust, simply because the squadron has their own home... I know it's silly, but I kind of get close to the adventure squadron, which I don't do with the trust (I once kicked a squadron member and I felt like hell for several hours hehe).

Not strange at all, because we're given so little information on each potential recruit, that means we have maximum freedom to come up with our own "head-canon" for them. At least, I know I do. Some of the odder recruits are just begging for more background, like the ones who come with special glamour (reindeer guy, for example). And that in turn means I've become quite attached to them.

You know what would be brilliant? If official backstories are created for each recruit, for us to learn through interacting with them, kind of like how the Post-Moogle quests were done. I doubt this would happen, though. It's more of a nice-to-have rather than a must-have.