Did TRUST info in Live Letter 68 seal the fate for SQUADRONS?

[Nighthawky2010]

I'm a fan of SQUADRONS as well as the TRUSTS, but it seems with the information we received from Live Letter 68 regarding TRUSTS being implemented in old main scenario dungeons, starting in ARR, has basically sealed the fate for SQUADRONS.

I know it hasn't been confirmed. I know they have ceased doing any updates for the SQUADRONS. So will they keep both or eliminate SQUADRONS altogether?

[Saraide]

I hope they keep squadrons, i want to keep getting those buff items.

[Nighthawky2010]

I hope they keep squadrons, i want to keep getting those buff items.

I am definitely with you on that. Especially when you World Travel, those buffs come in handy.

[StriderShinryu]

I doubt they'd just remove them, but it certainly did seem to be the death knell for any actual future Squadron improvements or additions.

[ErryK]

squadrons reward items at max level that you can't get from anywhere else, so i would assume they'd stay there, but won't receive further updates.

[Jeeqbit]

Squadrons are not likely to ever be removed because they serve a purpose, which is to be soldiers that you are the captain of.

I recall Yoshi-P recently hinted in an interview that there was a big update planned but we know that the priority of the grand company ranks is extremely low so updates to it can be years apart.

[Shibi]

I really want squadron to be able to be the trust members too.

If you havn't unlocked them, then you get a generic set, but if you've unlocked them, then they can be run as trust in the glams you use. I'd love to see my little guys chatting and fighting with improved AI in pre ShB dungeons. But also to use them the old way too for the 18 hour high level rewards.

I've spent so much time on them on my old server getting a full set of lalafel to level 60, and now half way to doing it on my Materia server too (Gathered all the lalafel, and now levelling them to 50)

...I recall Yoshi-P recently hinted in an interview that there was a big update planned...

That was in the Korean interview/liveletter(one of them?) just before our live letter. Wasn't specifically towards squadron, and it ended up being trusts in pre-ShB dungeons.

[Jeeqbit]

That was in the Korean interview/liveletter(one of them?) just before our live letter. Wasn't specifically towards squadron, and it ended up being trusts in pre-ShB dungeons.

That was the one. Looks like you're right based on what it says.

Q. Why hasn’t the squadron system been updated yet?

Yoshida: We intentionally stopped updating it. One reason is we wanted to improve the quality of Trusts in EW, but there is also another big reason - since it is connected to a future update there will be an opportunity to talk about this, so please wait a little longer.

[Misplaced_Marbles]

I'm ecstatic for finally being able to avoid being tied down by other people and their bullcrap. I hope roulettes can be done with trust too, but i doubt it, which makes me sad.

Anyway, too bad squadron might not serve a purpose anymore, but it's more than worth the sacrifice.

[LeonKeyh]

I'm ecstatic for finally being able to avoid being tied down by other people and their bullcrap. I hope roulettes can be done with trust too, but i doubt it, which makes me sad.

Anyway, too bad squadron might not serve a purpose anymore, but it's more than worth the sacrifice.

That would completely disregard the point of the roulettes. The goal of the roulettes is to fill in groups for people who are attempting to run certain dungeons. It's so when I queue up for Cutter's Cry, I don't need to wait for 3 other people who also want to run Cutter's Cry. I wouldn't count on roulettes being completed with Trusts. It's more likely that they'll add the ability to run trusts with multiple people (i.e. you and your friend with 2 trust members) which would be a good addition.