More information please

[Arcell]

No system launches perfect though I'll be very happy if Companies launch in a good state. Yoshida's stance on many issues is that he doesn't want to put it in the game unless it has a reasonable purpose. In one interview I believe he said he wanted to make sure players had some reason to interact with companies before putting them into the game. That alone puts him ahead of the old team I think.

If the company system launch doesn't go well at least we can influence it and give suggestions on improvements. Even if the launch of companies does go well, we can still offer suggestions so it's hard to lose here.

Betelgeuzah has a point though, no matter how things are now the big day is PS3 launch. That is the most important day in the past, current and future history of FFXIV as it is the game's second chance.

[Shikyo]

Betelgeuzah has a point though, no matter how things are now the big day is PS3 launch. That is the most important day in the past, current and future history of FFXIV as it is the game's second chance.[/QUOTE]

And when is the ps3 launch? you mean if there is a ps3 launch

[Haraldsson]

I am excited for companies! I have great hopes for this concept. Things that have been lacking in the LS could be fixed with these companies (guild bank).

Having a company store and other company owned living spaces, or outposts, give players a true feeling of ownership in the game.

Also it will really build on player teamwork.

[Nyaku]

Something I'm curious about, is everyone has assumed the company system to be a large scale linkshell/guild system (including myself). Although, looking back on the small amount of info SE has given about it, it looks like a one group per city thing. I can't quote the location of where this was said cause... don't wanna look for it >.> sure it was put somewhere on these forums, but Mr. Yoshi-P worded it saying there would be company leaders in each city and companies would be established in each city.

This has me slightly worried about what these actually are and that a large amount of people are going to be let down after hyping themselves up about what they are. I realize that the director said info will be released before the patch but, could info on this point be established, at the very least? It would be very good to know in advanced if this was to be a guild type system or just a 3 company (one per city) type of system, cause the latter option would seem to be less interactive but just more depth on the game world. As to where a guild system would greatly expand on actually person to person interaction and group gameplay.

[Aratharn]

Something I'm curious about, is everyone has assumed the company system to be a large scale linkshell/guild system (including myself). Although, looking back on the small amount of info SE has given about it, it looks like a one group per city thing. I can't quote the location of where this was said cause... don't wanna look for it >.> sure it was put somewhere on these forums, but Mr. Yoshi-P worded it saying there would be company leaders in each city and companies would be established in each city.

This has me slightly worried about what these actually are and that a large amount of people are going to be let down after hyping themselves up about what they are. I realize that the director said info will be released before the patch but, could info on this point be established, at the very least? It would be very good to know in advanced if this was to be a guild type system or just a 3 company (one per city) type of system, cause the latter option would seem to be less interactive but just more depth on the game world. As to where a guild system would greatly expand on actually person to person interaction and group gameplay.

They also did say, when first introduced, that there were public and private (LS-owned) companies.

What intrigued me as well was how it was mentioned your private companies would have LS specific goals and the ships would "allow access to multiplayer areas".

However that was under the previous management, so who knows how much that has changed.

Either way I'm more anxious to find out the details.

[Laughlyn]

Something I'm curious about, is everyone has assumed the company system to be a large scale linkshell/guild system (including myself). Although, looking back on the small amount of info SE has given about it, it looks like a one group per city thing. I can't quote the location of where this was said cause... don't wanna look for it >.> sure it was put somewhere on these forums, but Mr. Yoshi-P worded it saying there would be company leaders in each city and companies would be established in each city.

This has me slightly worried about what these actually are and that a large amount of people are going to be let down after hyping themselves up about what they are. I realize that the director said info will be released before the patch but, could info on this point be established, at the very least? It would be very good to know in advanced if this was to be a guild type system or just a 3 company (one per city) type of system, cause the latter option would seem to be less interactive but just more depth on the game world. As to where a guild system would greatly expand on actually person to person interaction and group gameplay.

Hm, interesting reading here.

Like you said, companies /city... so we might look at something much in comparisson to FFXI's "Nation" control, but well more kinda "City" controlled areas in FFXIV.
(not sure the general term of "Nations" applies to this game)

If so i hope it offers a little bit more than just plain city "Control", or that would get boring real fast.

[Frebaut]

Hm, interesting reading here.

Like you said, companies /city... so we might look at something much in comparisson to FFXI's "Nation" control, but well more kinda "City" controlled areas in FFXIV.
(not sure the general term of "Nations" applies to this game)

If so i hope it offers a little bit more than just plain city "Control", or that would get boring real fast.

I have a feeling it will be like this.

[Sonic_the_Hedgehog]

I think company is being use more in a military sense. Perhaps you declare your allegiance to one of the city-states and become a member of their "company". Therefore I think we'll see some kind of Conquest or Campaign type system.

[Weffrey]

I can't wait to find out what companies are! I hope they add some really fun activities to do.

[Sorel]

So if Grand Companies are the pseudo-corporate para-military groups .... what are Factions then?? How will the two be different?

What would be incredibly disappointing to me is if Grand Companies turn out to effectively just be another 3 Factions.