Like many other MMORPGs on the market, Final Fantasy 14 makes use of Free Companies (guilds) as a way for players to come together and knock out some of the more challenging content in the game or simply create a community to hang out. But, in typical Final Fantasy 14 fashion, Square Enix has taken things a step further and implemented ranks for the Free Companies and a way to increase rank.
Increasing a Free Company's rank requires time, effort, and several members to speed things along. But the rewards for investing in all of these things are more than worth it.
How to Rank Up
A Free Company's rank increases as Company Credits are earned. After reaching a set number of credits, the Free Company will automatically rank up. Of course, having more members will make the grind to level 30 go that much quicker. There are a variety of ways to earn Company Credits:
- Inviting new members
- Crafting anything High Quality
- Gathering anything High Quality
- Undertaking supply and provisioning missions with your Grand Company
- Completing FATEs
- Completing Duties
- Completing Quests
- Earning Achievements
Free Company Ranked Perks
Increasing the rank of a Free Company will unlock a host of perks once certain milestones are met:
- Rank 1: Company Chest
- Rank 2: FC Crest Customization (4,034 Credits)
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Rank 3: Company Chest Expansion (14,769 Credits)
- Increases the number of company chest compartments to three
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Rank 4: Gear Customization (36,389 Credits)
- Allows addition of the company crest to gear
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Rank 5: Company Actions (64,691 Credits)
- Allows access to company actions
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Rank 6: Land Acquisition (98,228 Credits)
- Allows for the purchase of a plot for FC housing
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Rank 7: Crest Expansion (145,555 Credits)
- Allows for further customization of the FC crest
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Rank 8: Action Expansion (198,117 Credits)
- Allows for access to level two company actions
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Rank 10: Chest Expansion (360,000 Credits)
- Increase the number of company chest compartments to four
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Rank 12: Action Expansion (590,000 Credits)
- Increase the number of inactive company actions to 12
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Rank 15: Chest Expansion (1,020,000 Credits)
- Increase the number of company chest compartments to five
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Rank 18: Action Expansion (1,560,000 Credits)
- Increase the number of inactive company actions to 14
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Rank 20: Action Expansion (1,970,000 Credits)
- Increase the number of inactive company actions to 15
Free Company Actions
Free Company actions are buffs that affect every FC member for 24 hours. An FC must be rank five to use level one buffs. Rank eight will unlock level two and three buffs. The actions are purchased from the OIC Quartermaster in each Grand Company office using Company Credits. Note that only two buffs can be active at once.
- A Man's Best Friend: Increases XP earned by companions
- Helping Hand: Increases XP earned through crafting
- Mark Up: Increases Wolf Marks earned
- Reduced Rates: Reduces teleportation fees
- Seal Sweetener: Increases Company Seals earned
- Jackpot: Increases MGP payout
- In Control: Increases Control
- Proper Care: Slows gear wear
- That Which Binds Us: Increases spiritbonding speed
- The Heat of Battle: Increases XP earned through battle
- What You See: Increases Perception
- Brave New World: Increases the attributes of all Disciples of War or Magic members under a certain level
- Earth and Water: Increases XP earned through gathering
- Meat and Mead: Increases duration of food effects
- Eat from the Hand: Increases craftsmanship
Free Company Housing
Reaching rank six unlocks the ability for an FC to purchase housing. At the time of this writing, there are four housing districts: Mist, Lavender Beds, The Goblet, and Shirogane. A fifth, Ishgard, is incoming with patch 6.10. Unfortunately, these plots are limited and very much in demand.
While finding a plot is a large enough problem, the other is the expense. A small housing plot costs between three and four million gil, a medium plot is between 15 and 20 million gil, and a large plot is between 40 and 50 million gil. And that's just for the land. If a player is lucky enough to get a plot, they must then purchase a Construction Permit. A Small Cottage is 450,000 gil, a Medium House is one million gil, and a large mansion is three million gil. Expensive and hard to obtain, housing is considered some of the hardest content in the game.
Final Fantasy 14 is available now on PC, PS4, and PS5.