[suggestion] Add more personalization and other details about Path Companions

[OJtheLIONKing]

Brilliant ideas here. I think the FFXI NPC was one of the best features in that game, and the Path Companion can be evolved into an even better system with these suggestions. As a minor addendum, maybe making the abilities used fully customizable would really help the companion compliment your skillset.

Nothing about the Armory system is one-size-fits-all, so companions shouldn't be either. While I'm not a programmer things like customizable appearance seem like they would be simple and relatively cheap man-hour wise to implement. I like the romance idea as well, there were always subtle shades of it with the SE-dubbed "expansion girls", and I noticed players in ffxi almost always picked opposite sex NPCs, so I think it would be a fun addition for a lot of people.

[Abriael]

yeah, I like the idea of a customization in the skillset as well. After all, the more customization and options we are given, the better

Of course I don't expect everything to be implemented at once. They can easily work on it gradually, adding one feature at a time and building up on the base.

About romance, who wouldn't want to relive a heart-warming love story like the ones between Celes and Locke, Cloud and Tifa or Cecil and Rosa in previous Final Fantasy Titles?

There's a lot of talk about bringing FFXIV back to it's Final Fantasy roots, and I think deep character interaction and romance are a big part of those roots and played a big role in drawing people towards the series. I think it's not so casual that the latest Final Fantasy titles, that toned down the romance, are also the most widely criticized for the lack of character progression and interaction.
The reintroduction of romance, IMHO, could play a factor in drawing FFXIV back towards it' roots and people back to the series.