I'll leave the summaries to others. To your other questions:
1. It will always be on your character sheet, and it affects some dialogue in very minor ways (such as being referenced as a citizen of a city when doing a quest for it). It has no effect on your Grand Company affiliation and no functional effects on the plot or gameplay.
4. Yes, once you hit max rank in a Grand Company, you can apply for a transfer to a different one. You can change once every 30 days.
5. That depends on how you play. I use GC gear a fair amount for secondary classes. It's about on par with dungeon drops or HQ crafted gear, so it's really just an alternative way to gear up. At the high end, it's one of the easiest ways to get item level 55 gear (especially weapons).
1. It will always be on your character sheet, and it affects some dialogue in very minor ways (such as being referenced as a citizen of a city when doing a quest for it). It has no effect on your Grand Company affiliation and no functional effects on the plot or gameplay.
4. Yes, once you hit max rank in a Grand Company, you can apply for a transfer to a different one. You can change once every 30 days.
5. That depends on how you play. I use GC gear a fair amount for secondary classes. It's about on par with dungeon drops or HQ crafted gear, so it's really just an alternative way to gear up. At the high end, it's one of the easiest ways to get item level 55 gear (especially weapons).
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((about me | about L'yhta Mahre | L'yhta's desk | about Mysterium, the Ivory Tower: a heavy RP society of mages))