Grand Company Update?

[Wind-Krysvein]

The trouble is, the Grand Companies are now rather obsolete both story wise and gameplay wise.

And with EW basically amalgamating the three Grand Companies into one as "the Grand Company of Eorzea", it's even more irrelevant now sadly.

I'd personally see stuff like this as more of a writing challenge than anything else.

In fact, it would play almost perfectly into my previously posted idea of introducing flashy new Allied/Grand Company Seals to serve as rewards for completing lvl 90/100/etc tasks.

All you gotta do is roll with the punches.

[Brightamethyst]

IIRC, the last time this came up in an interview the answer was something along the lines of "since GCs don't really do much right no there's no point in updating them until we decide what to do with them."

As for Squadrons, they were probably always just a prototype for trusts. The odds of them getting any significant updates is minimal.

[Wind-Krysvein]

As for Squadrons, they were probably always just a prototype for trusts. The odds of them getting any significant updates is minimal.

Gonna be real here for a bit, I would probably care more if they focused more on the non-squadron GC stuff again.

So in a way, I guess I do think they should come up with something new. Or at least fresh.

[UkcsAlias]

So in a way, I guess I do think they should come up with something new. Or at least fresh.

Some GC lvl 90 gear could be a nice alternative to the tomestone farming. It probably will still be barely used, but even glam wise it has potential. And it can also prevent the limit on the tomestones from being too disruptive. And they could simply have made some missions with the trust system as requirement here.

It doesnt always need something big. Some smaller steps in between can still be nice to keep some slower pacing, while still giving a sense of progression. And its not like doing trust missions is a realy fast way to progress either.

[Raoabolic]

IIRC, the last time this came up in an interview the answer was something along the lines of "since GCs don't really do much right no there's no point in updating them until we decide what to do with them."

As for Squadrons, they were probably always just a prototype for trusts. The odds of them getting any significant updates is minimal.

I said it before and i'll say it again...
*inhales*
NO YOSHIDA, I DO NOT WANT TO RUN A DUNGEON WITH THE SCIONS SO THEY CAN LEVEL UP AND I CAN RUN A DUNGEON WITH YISH'TOE-LA WITH NEW HAT. I LIKED MY SQUAD, I GLAMOURED MY SQUAD, I GOT TO CAPTAIN SO I CAN RNG 20k SEALS FOR A FREAKIN' BOM BOKO.
Oh well, it's not like this is the first time it has happened.
*Looks at the trashed LoV table in the middle of the Golden Saucer parking lot*
Someone should really just throw that away. :/

[Wind-Krysvein]

*Looks at the trashed LoV table in the middle of the Golden Saucer parking lot*
Someone should really just throw that away. :/

Introducing the new grand company feature: minion squads

[Wanzzo]

The story is going in a way that they can consolidate all Eorzea as one single big nation composed by the 6 city-states. I think if they are waiting for significant changes, maybe they will wait until Eorzea becomes a single thing to implement new contents and changes to actual system.

In this line, they could make some quests based on the restoration of Ala Mihgo or means to consolidate an Alliance with Garlemald or restoration of Garlemald, etc.

The faction system was created to be something to rival the empire and the tribes, but after EW, this made them a bit nonsential in both objectives. So, they need to change targets with a new menace or a means to keep pvp and squadrons alive. In order to do that, I think they will wait for major changes in the game story first. But I really think the actual format (with 3 cities only and squadron doing some dungeons) will end up at some point or have another big enemy to deal with to justify new ranks and content.

[Lihtleita]

even a new coat would be nice. the last gear drop (excluding weapons) was in HW I think

[Wind-Krysvein]

even a new coat would be nice. the last gear drop (excluding weapons) was in HW I think

Yeah, not gonna lie, even just partially dyeable allied seal elite armors would be pretty fantastic.