Why do people hesitate about merging Free Companies?

[Madjames]

Im going to start an FC in around 3 months from now. Me, my wife, my friend of 5 years in wow, and my friend of a year from SWTOR/Wow are going to be joining it. Im going to be the FC leader and my wife the co-lead. Other then that, I could care less who joins or not. We are not hardcore and are happy to just pug endgame stuff. Other then that, we have no interest in joining any other FC at all. The reason? We all have been burnt way to many times in wow by power hungry guild leaders/friends that shouldn't even be called that If others want to join us and have some fun, that's fine. None of us will be subjected to being able to be booted. None of us will need to worry about the guild leader and his small elitist group of people, disbanding the whole guild just so that small elitist group can go join said large FC/Guild to go to hardmodes that none of us are interested in. All of us will be in charge and the guild/FC will be ran how we want, and not someone else.

[AccountBanned]

All of us will be in charge and the guild/FC will be ran how we want, and not someone else.

and not to totally disagree with your logic

but you found your wife...you found that friend in wow that you've played with for 5 years...and the other friend.... You've found people that enjoy the game and interests that you enjoy. You gave these people a chance to come into your life and things worked out well, right? We've all been burned when reaching out for relationships for whatever reason but what if we just gave up and never tried...You wouldn't be married right now if you gave up

There's FCs out there that have elitists in it...maybe FCs that only have 1 elistist and maybe some that have nothing but.... However, there will be some that have people just like you that are looking for people just like you to be friends with in the game for years and years.

[Madjames]

My small group will not take that chance. Its either we are in charge and not subjected to the boot, or being put on the side lines for a raid because said FC/Guild already has its main "group" and you are screwed or we stay guildless. This has been expressed more times then I can count by my friends, my wife, and myself. You may think that's retarded but hey, that's how we are. If there are others who want to join and have fun then they can join us. I have been a guild leader since 1997 in Ultima Online. The few times I have handed over the reigns and joined someone else, and followed someone else I have been burnt and that will never happen again. The small group that we are is more then enough to keep us playing as long as we are in charge. The minute my wife, me, and my friends who are going to be officers are not, is the very minute that the FC/Guild goes down hill as has been our experience.

[DSN]

You really seem to want all these groups to merge with yours, yet outside more people you really haven't given anyone a compelling reason to do so? What do we do about our FC Bank? Is your's 100% empty because maybe ours is 100% full?

Why do we have to give you reasons why we don't want to join you? You never made the offer attractive to start with.

Maybe if there was a reason to merge with your FC outside more people they would consider it, if #'s are all that matter why don't we have 1 giant FC and put everyone in it, you could shout whenever you needed help with something and well someone inadvertently would have to be on the same content as you right?

Your logic is flawed in thinking we did something or are playing wrong by not wanting to merge with or join you.

Crystal Tower is also supposed to be DF friendly so why do I need a FC of 50+ people to do it? I raid Coil ... not with my FC with random friends from a LS who asked if I wanted to come along, so what is this requirement of a FC in order to raid?

[zakalw3]

I could care less who joins or not.

It's "I couldn't care less" not "I could care less".

If you "could" care less then you care, the point is you're saying you don't.

That one always bugs me.

Oh, and op, how about you offer to merge but to hand the leadership to the smaller guild? Ie: you join them? If what you want is simply a bigger group of players and not just a larger roost to rule, this shouldn't be a problem.

[RemiRoss]

Oh, and op, how about you offer to merge but to hand the leadership to the smaller guild? Ie: you join them? If what you want is simply a bigger group of players and not just a larger roost to rule, this shouldn't be a problem.

Well done, sir.

[AccountBanned]

It's "I couldn't care less" not "I could care less".

If you "could" care less then you care, the point is you're saying you don't.

That one always bugs me.

Oh, and op, how about you offer to merge but to hand the leadership to the smaller guild? Ie: you join them? If what you want is simply a bigger group of players and not just a larger roost to rule, this shouldn't be a problem.

It always shocks me when grammar teachers come on forums...everybody knew exactly what he was saying man.

If we had a 4-7 person FC we would gladly merge with a larger one. However, we're at 40 and so it makes little sense for us to merge into a 4-7 person...don't you think?

[sycotictoad]

I would gladly merge as long as I keep my FC leader rank.

[zakalw3]

It always shocks me when grammar teachers come on forums...everybody knew exactly what he was saying man.

If we had a 4-7 person FC we would gladly merge with a larger one. However, we're at 40 and so it makes little sense for us to merge into a 4-7 person...don't you think?

Education is shocking to you? I wasn't being mean, I was simply sharing some knowledge. Sorry that offends you.

And it shouldn't matter even if you have the larger FC, if all you want is more people then offering them the leadership shouldn't be an issue at all.