Player Run Companies: a Rallying Cry

[Coombah]

We cant have player companies because they will ruin the final fantasy ness of final fantasy game.

remember, Final Fantasy XI didnt have a player company.

In FFXI we just run around and kill mobs in abyssea for loots.

Sorry, but putting the company in the FF game just not make much sense.

This is not XI >.> I think Player ran Companies makes alot of sense.. I liked the direction in which they was going when first annouced. It got alot of people hyped to play the game. So give them time to explain how it works before shooting it down and I think Yoshi and his team has the final fantasy concept just fine.. just need to push some more content out ^^ cough chocobos , Airships, ETC.

[Nuru]

This is not XI >.> I think Player ran Companies makes alot of sense.. I liked the direction in which they was going when first annouced. It got alot of people hyped to play the game. So give them time to explain how it works before shooting it down and I think Yoshi and his team has the final fantasy concept just fine.. just need to push some more content out ^^ cough chocobos , Airships, ETC.

Dude, he's acting. lol he figures that if he is against it, they will implement it. If he was for it, they wouldnt implement it.

[DurtiMonkeyToe]

Dude, he's acting. lol he figures that if he is against it, they will implement it. If he was for it, they wouldnt implement it.

Which is just pointless trolling considering they have already stated they are implementing it.

[Dargoth_Draconia]

That is the purpose of a troll, to post ignorant stuff to make people mad so they have to come back and run their mouths so they can get their jollies off.

[Jamel-Irief]

No mention of Public/player companies in Letter X's roadmap, so I wanted to bump this thread so it won't be forgotten.
Was hoping they would be further along in development as they was stated to the introduced in the "first version update of 2011", but I guess they are on a standby all of this summer? That would be very sad!

It's surely still the most exciting feature the new/old have ever spoken of, so let's keep the thread alive and in good spirit.

[Caidryn]

No mention of Public/player companies in Letter X's roadmap, so I wanted to bump this thread so it won't be forgotten.
Was hoping they would be further along in development as they was stated to the introduced in the "first version update of 2011", but I guess they are on a standby all of this summer? That would be very sad!

It's surely still the most exciting feature the new/old have ever spoken of, so let's keep the thread alive and in good spirit.

Here's hoping Info on this pops up after the next big patch in June. I'd be ecstatic to see it listed in the next list of goals afterward.

[Vesperia]

Here's hoping Info on this pops up after the next big patch in June. I'd be ecstatic to see it listed in the next list of goals afterward.

Yes, then perhaps we could be strung along for another seven months waiting for a feature which might not even be fun anyway.

Does the premise of a game like FFXIV even support something like a Player-Run company? FFXIV is turning into a traditional Themepark game faster than you can say "Go play World of Warcraft". And with that said, how do companies even remain relevant in a game without sandbox elements?

What I mean is, community features like Companies have little to no function in a world where players have no power (be it in the form of territorial control, politics, or economics). There is no market-PvP anymore let alone combat-PvP.

Now that I actually think about it, I just wonder how a Player Run Company can even be relevant in a PvE environment, especially the sort that SE is so adamant about creating.

[Rowyne]

ffxi's community is alot like ffxiv is. People do not do random parties anymore they stick to their LS's.

A lot must have changed since I left. I played FFXI for four years, and everyone I knew pugged (PUG = Pick Up Group). It was rare I got to do any leveling with my LS mates. Of course, that was before the level sync system.

The players are the ones who decide how the guild LS etc is set up and for what purpose, we do not need a ton of stuff to set up events. Barely anyone in WoW used the guild calander system.

Kilta, why is it every single post you make is full of incorrect information? EVERYONE in a raiding guild in WoW uses the in-game guild calendar. It is indispensable for setting up your weekly raids, and is accessible both in game and from the online Armory.

Many of my friends I used to play with back in FFXI complained that LSs didn't feel like real guilds that you find in other MMOs. That feeling is even worse in FFXIV.

The point the OP is trying to make is that he's hoping we get something more robust than what you've aptly termed a private chatroom. So do I.

[Rannie]

Spoke with Yoshida and got confirmation that Player Companies are still in the works.

(I like how the post above and this flow together so naturally)

AWESOMESAUCE! that's great thanky!

[Dragon]

I would like to hope that the large changes they are making to the battle system are not just auto attack. And I agree with you, group activities are important, almost more important than the battle system itself. However, without proper groundwork for us to work together and support each other, the gameplay is limited and uninteresting. It's not the people at that point, but the system, you know? That probably needs to be altered first, then they can add the content ontop of it for us to work together. =)

(Btw, I'm not thrilled about auto attack either. =P But that is not really the topic at hand, yeah?)

I cannot help but disagree. Content can keep things interesting even when there are things in the system people don't likeand it has done so in many MMORPGs; almost everyone in my linkshell back on Cornelia stopped playing not because of the system, but because of the lack of content. There are others that share the same sentiments too.

And everyone hated the idea when I was FOR it. I figure if Im AGAINST it, then it will actually get implemented.

All the crap i say I DONT want always gets implemented.

ROFL...