Fate of the Squadrons & Squadron buffs

[Nighthawky2010]

Now that SE has fully implemented Duty Support & Trust in FFXIV, I wonder will the squadron feature be removed in 7.0.

I have been playing with Duty Support more than I ever played with the Trust but the Squadron feature is my favorite despite its takes forever to get to the rank of Captain. The Trust feature to me, is slow & boring.

I have racked up a plethora amount of different squadron buffs over the years, which I use when I Data Center or World travel, since the FC buffs are not available.

I wonder if they will remove all squadron buffs that were gained if they remove the squadron feature & will the Grand Company sell via GC seals, items that are equivalent to the squadron buffs for world & data center travel?

What do you think?

[Astrus]

Unless they want to go back and uncouple GC promotions from the squadron I don't really see them removing the system altogether, rather I think it's likely to remain in the abandoned state it's been in for years now.

If they do remove squadrons it's likely the buffs remain as legacy items if you have them, maybe some of the then-unusable ones (like recruitment bonuses) get turned into vendor fodder like they did with mainstat materia. If they're really worried about anyone then getting an unintended advantage with the buffs I feel like they're more likely to slap a level cap on the buff effect than outright remove them.

This, of course, is all conjecture but the least resource-intensive way of action is to just not touch the system again.

[Hasrat]

Why would they go to the trouble of actively removing content when they can just leave it "complete" as-is?

[Toutatis]

If they do remove squadrons it's likely the buffs remain as legacy items if you have them, maybe some of the then-unusable ones (like recruitment bonuses) get turned into vendor fodder like they did with mainstat materia. If they're really worried about anyone then getting an unintended advantage with the buffs I feel like they're more likely to slap a level cap on the buff effect than outright remove them.

what advantage? It’s the same as lvl 3 fc buffs. Useful for those not in an fc or if you have to travel to find parties plus the amount you can get per week is limited (edit: some like the food buff and crafting/gathering XP can be obtained through other means too and you can get even better when it comes to FT with hunts). They should just leave it as is + there are 3 fun emotes.

[Nighthawky2010]

Why would they go to the trouble of actively removing content when they can just leave it "complete" as-is?

Then why won't they just build on it then? Their more GC ranks to be gained It's a good feature. And Since Duty Support & Trust only focuses on the story dungeons, squadrons can be used in all other dungeons. As long as I can get squadron buffs, I guess it doesn't matter.

[Nighthawky2010]

what advantage? It’s the same as lvl 3 fc buffs. Useful for those not in an fc or if you have to travel to find parties plus the amount you can get per week is limited (edit: some like the food buff and crafting/gathering XP can be obtained through other means too and you can get even better when it comes to FT with hunts). They should just leave it as is + there are 3 fun emotes.

I love the Squadron buffs. My FC buffs are only lvl 2 which is great when I'm on my world, but when traveling, it's the squadron buff. I think I have 200 of each: the battle manual, aetherite travel discounts, food rations, & the spirit bonding.

[Hasrat]

Then why won't they just build on it then? Their more GC ranks to be gained It's a good feature. And Since Duty Support & Trust only focuses on the story dungeons, squadrons can be used in all other dungeons. As long as I can get squadron buffs, I guess it doesn't matter.

Why would they go to the trouble of actively building on it when they can leave it "complete" as-is?

It's "done" content. In an actively developed game like this, there's no end to those. Why not build on chocobo companions? Why not build on chocobo races? Why not build on the hunt log? Why not build on guildhests?

Because they're all in a "finished" state and they've moved on to other projects.

[Bladedance87]

Probably wont be removed because ppl spent mutch time to lvl those commandos. Doubt they dare to destroy this achievement.

[Alleluia]

Why would they go to the trouble of actively building on it when they can leave it "complete" as-is?

It's "done" content. In an actively developed game like this, there's no end to those. Why not build on chocobo companions? Why not build on chocobo races? Why not build on the hunt log? Why not build on guildhests?

Because they're all in a "finished" state and they've moved on to other projects.

I mean, Tamtara, prae/castrum, etc were in a "finished" state for years, too. And they're from the same expac. We have to get to Champion rank in the GCs sometime. I could see Squadrons getting an overhaul when new ranks are added. Hopefully it includes covering all the dungeons Trust doesn't. Maybe the 8 man trials, too, since there is no story reason to have scions in those (besides the one they ARE in). The Squadron could easily count as the "friends" you gathered.

[Kitty_Cat]

I think that they will leave Squadrons as they are and possibly tie any future Grand Company ranks to them in some way, that is if they ever bother to add those currently unobtainable ranks at all.

Removing Squadrons would only require new means of progressing your Grand Company rank and that doesn't make any sense.