In the past month I decided to leave the Free Company (FC) I was part of for 7 years to start my own and let me tell you I ended up having so many questions because it feels like such a different game.
Though it was relatively easy for me to single-handedly Rank up my Free Company before we were able to invite any members, I was somewhat prepared for tasks I would want to complete such as Submarine and Airship exploration. So, being that I already had an idea about what resources would be required to launch these expeditions I began the process of stockpiling our Company Chest with resources.
Now, I’m sure we all know just how annoying it can be to get to a Company Chest being that they are by default only located in your Free Company home and by all the Grand Company bases and since I’m most frequently in my personal housing Crafting or Gardening I began to question if it was possible to place a Company Chest in my house.
Although I don’t plan on using our Company Chest for personal use, there are plenty of times that I want to quickly pass items to another FC Leader and would prefer to not use Moogle Mail due to the 5-item limitation and because of the high likelihood that the player I’m trying to mail has either a full inbox or has too many unclaimed items in their mailbox… you know who you are. So, to help smooth things out I was curious if we could use a Company Chest as our drop-off.
It’s pretty common for players to spend the majority of their time in their personal housing. Given how much time a player spends trying to make it seem homely and appealing to them it’s not surprising. Then stack on the hoards of Gil a player would need to spend to fully furnish it, it would simply make sense to try to make sure you try to make everything as accessible as possible there.
Now, I’m aware that I’m someone who tries to optimize much more than the average player, trying to avoid as much inconvenience as I can, though I’m sure if you’ve landed on this post you’re much like me.
So let’s chat about the Company Chest and what you can do with it!
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WHAT IS A COMPANY CHEST?
For players who don’t have an FC or aren’t leaders of their FC you might be unaware of what a Company Chest is. Essentially this is a free storage compartment, much like a Retainer’s Bags that is shared with all members of your FC.
Though at first, this may seem unsafe as you may not be able to trust all members of your FC, permissions can be given based on the Rank you provide Members including the ability to see only certain compartments of the Company Chest or even the ability to only deposit items and Gil into the Chest. That being said, players can also check what items have been added or removed from this container at any point in the Free Company Menu, adding an extra layer of security with text prompts even being displayed in FC Chat as members interact with it.
While players will need to Rank up their FC to gain extra storage space, the Company Chest is extremely ideal for exchanging company assets, especially in large quantities.
DO YOU NEED TO BE PART OF AN FC TO USE A COMPANY CHEST?
Yes, to engage with any Company Chest players must be a member of a Free Company. Though players will be able to see Company Chests in their default locations it will not have the option to interact with it.
On somewhat the same note, players who are members of an FC can interact with any Company Chest and will see the resources that are correlated with their own Free Company. There is no way to snoop on another Free Company’s resources.
HOW DO YOU GET YOUR OWN COMPANY CHEST?
Company Chests can either be crafted with an Amorer or can be purchased off of the Market Board. There are no NPCs that sell them and the resources required are relatively easy to obtain meaning that they shouldn’t be too expensive.
Looking at the EU Market Boards Company Chests are selling for between 11,000 Gil to about 50,000 Gil depending on the server.
If players want to craft their own Company Chest from scratch they will need the following resources:
20 Cobalt Ore
14 Iron Ore
8 Electrum Ore
2 Bomb Ash
54 Fire Shards
35 Ice Shards
10 Wind Shards
6 Earth Shards
These intermediate crafts are:
10 Cobalt Ingots
2 Steel Ingots
2 Electrum Ingots
The actual recipe for the Company Chest Requires:
5 Cobalt Plates
2 Steel Hinges
2 Electrum Ingots
To do all of this you will need at least level 47 on the Blacksmith, Goldsmith and Armorer, though you will not need a Master Recipe Tome and will not need it to be High Quality.
SO CAN YOU PLACE A COMPANY CHEST IN YOUR PERSONAL HOUSING?
Yes, you can place a Company Chest in either a House or an Apartment. It should be noted that only one can be placed, meaning that you cannot have one on each level of your House, so placing it somewhere like your front door may be the best idea if you want to do this very quickly.
While a Company Chest can still be placed in your house if you are not a member of an FC or if you do not have permission to see or deposit items, there will be no benefit for you and is mostly for FC members who share tasks like building parts for Submarines and Airships or use their personal housing plots for tasks like communal Gardening.
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