Changing GCs

[Camate]

I'm never leaving the Adder but I have some GC gear from Limsa and Ul'dah from1.0 I that can no longer wear/use. Is there a way to turn these items (or even some no longer needed Adder items) into Serpent Seals?

Yes! We actually mentioned this previously, but you have two options.

You can hang on to them in case you ever do switch to the respective Grand Company, which will allow you to use them once again. Or you can trade them in for Grand Company seals via Expert Delivery Missions, which will be unlocked once you reach the right Grand Company rank.

[kidboom]

Yes! We actually mentioned this previously, but you have two options.

You can hang on to them in case you ever do switch to the respective Grand Company, which will allow you to use them once again. Or you can trade them in for Grand Company seals via Expert Delivery Missions, which will be unlocked once you reach the right Grand Company rank.

That means these GC are like a job or class. You earn seals to go up in rank. But when you switch to another, you start over. Then if you switch back to the original GC, you'll have your Rank restored? Is that correct?

[Amsai]

How quick is the turnover to be able to change GC again. Say im a serpent and I change to a storm and then wantto change again to serpent?

[HitsuMaruku]

As an alternative to JillyBean's suggestion, I would like to see a cutoff for GC items from Recruit ranks where the gear obtainable is excluded from the equipment restriction.

I specifically stayed as a Recruit in 1.0 with each GC until I could get all the seal rewards and equip-able items I could before committing to the Flames.

Unfortunately, I now cannot use my Flame Private's Robe (previously Ul'dahn Robe) with my Serpent Private's Crook (previously Gridanian Crook) as I used to; the result of this is that I have literally a dozen or so items which I cannot use at any given time. Further, while I've noticed that some items have identical items in each GC (Storm Private's Crook, Flame Private's Crook), other items do not (Flame Private's Robe).

I really like the exclusivity of GC items while still being able to switch between them, and while some would like to be able to turn in our unusable items, I would like to continue using the items for which I worked so hard in 1.0.

[Chek]

Thank you for the information!

[Victor]

So to summarize, are there any penalties or negatives of switching between GC's multiple times?

[MercuryD]

While I appreciate that we can change, I think the Second Lieutenant rank is a bit too high... No matter how much you spam FATEs, there is nearly no way that you could reach the point of being able to change with any kind of speed. I agree with having a threshold at which you must be in order to change but I feel that the current is just too high.

[PetiteMalFleur]

While I appreciate that we can change, I think the Second Lieutenant rank is a bit too high... No matter how much you spam FATEs, there is nearly no way that you could reach the point of being able to change with any kind of speed. I agree with having a threshold at which you must be in order to change but I feel that the current is just too high.

There are other ways to earn seals, and they are very profitable for that purpose. With just a little effort it can be done without constantly spamming FATE missions to earn seals. Within a few hours I had ranked up once, and purchased all my company gear. I love that switching between GC is no trivial thing. It seems very thematic that switching requires a great deal of forethought and purpose.

[Remeil]

I'm curious is if you switch while still on the main story quest, would it restart the story? Or would you continue from that point in the story in the new company, or do you have to play through the whole story for that city first before changing companies.

[Rekujen]

Is there any-way whatsoever without reaching max rank to change? I derped out and confirmed the wrong company (i was half awake) would a GM bother helping with this situation or am I screwed.