We've had FC Airships since Heavensward and FC Submarines since Stormblood. To this day, the only additions made have been new Expeditionary Voyage locations, collectable items, and nothing else. I long for the day where the intention behind this concept was to allow FC's to travel to Exploration Instances and engage in unique battle and gathering operations. Since that intention has been abandoned, I've came up with another idea.
Allow players to also use FC Airships and Subs as mounts in the open world. It seems silly that we can build aircraft and subaquatic carriers, own them outright, but only mammets are able to use them. Depending on the combination of the components, they could potentially become 4 seaters or even an 8-seater. You could use the permission system in the FC Ranks and assign which members have the ability to summon a particular airship or sub. And since parts, once they are crafted in the company workshop, are purchasable on the Market Board, you wouldn't technically even need to own a house. You could create a tab in the FC UI that allows you to piece it together there.
If allowing them to become mounts is a bit farfetched, then how about an option that allows you to use them as a fast travel option between your FC house, or a designated docking location depending on the Grand Company your FC was founded under, to any one of the main City States (Limsa, Uldah, Gridania, Ishgard, Ala Mhigo, Kugane, Old Sharlean, Raz-At-Han and Tuliyollal)? In place of gil, they could use Ceruleum Tanks.
I would like to see more out of the FC Airship/ Sub feature and these were just my thoughts. Feel free to share yours.
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Allow players to also use FC Airships and Subs as mounts in the open world. It seems silly that we can build aircraft and subaquatic carriers, own them outright, but only mammets are able to use them. Depending on the combination of the components, they could potentially become 4 seaters or even an 8-seater. You could use the permission system in the FC Ranks and assign which members have the ability to summon a particular airship or sub. And since parts, once they are crafted in the company workshop, are purchasable on the Market Board, you wouldn't technically even need to own a house. You could create a tab in the FC UI that allows you to piece it together there.
If allowing them to become mounts is a bit farfetched, then how about an option that allows you to use them as a fast travel option between your FC house, or a designated docking location depending on the Grand Company your FC was founded under, to any one of the main City States (Limsa, Uldah, Gridania, Ishgard, Ala Mhigo, Kugane, Old Sharlean, Raz-At-Han and Tuliyollal)? In place of gil, they could use Ceruleum Tanks.
I would like to see more out of the FC Airship/ Sub feature and these were just my thoughts. Feel free to share yours.
Continue reading...