Quote Originally Posted by Xatsh View Post
XIV is not a guild centered game. It is based on solo/statics.

A free company in essence is nothing more then a chat channel with benefits.
There is no way to do guild level events.
There is no way to do scheduled events.
There is no way to run a guild bank.
There is no way to have an organized lotting system
There is no way to promote the mentality of Guild over self
There is no way to enforce policies set by the guild
There is no advantage with clearing content from being in a guild
There is no Guild related content at all in that matter

If people remove housing and guild buffs from the equation what is the purpose of being in a guild vs a small static/ls.

There are no advantages to being in a guild in XIV in all honesty. It is why loyalty does not really even exist it seems in this game outside a core group of friends. You cannot really run a guild in XIV, all you can do is run a social group. Even the top guilds are not really guilds. They are collections of highly skilled statics which is not a guild.

If you disagree with that. Answer this is it more effective to do the hardest content in this game by involving everyone in your guild or is it more effective to form set groups of 8 people of similar skill and playtimes. If you answer the 2nd... that explains the problem with guilds in this game. XIV is a 100% pure joke when it comes to guilds in a mmo. It is probably the area the fails in more hardcore then most. Only AAA mmo with a worse guild system are TESO and SWToR.
1.So its not possible to create a pick-up group from within a FC and do something together in-game? It's not beneficial to pick from a group of people you're familiar with? There is only content for solo or statics?

2.What is wrong with a chat channel with benefits? That's essentially what a "guild" in any game is.

3.Guild level events? I assume something you have a narrow definition of?

4.Can't schedule events? Perhaps you need a new FC or access to your FC board.

5.No way to run a bank? Then what are the permissions that restrict who has access to the bank for?

6.No organized lotting system? What are these odd boxes I see that say "need", "greed", "pass" every time loot drops?

7.No way to promote guild over self? Then how did my small FC selflessly save and pool all their gil til we had a medium plot?

8.No way to enforce policies? Did your FC master remove his ability to demote/kick members?

9.No advantage to clearing content with guild? So your saying that getting the people you run content with better gear doesn't help you at all?

10.No guild related content at all? You mean you are always forced into doing content with random players in duty finder despite being in a FC?

11.Hypothetically removing housing and buffs would make FC less beneficial, good thing they exist.

12.No advantages to being in a guild in FFxiv? OK so... getting to know a community of people to play with regularly has no advantages? Getting to know people you can chat with is useless? The FC actions are 100% useless? Having a house to use as a headquarters for FC activity isn't cool?

13.All you can do is run a social group? AKA guilds.

14.So in your mind a "guild event" MUST consist of more then 8 players at a time? Just because that's your idea of a guild event doesn't make it the FFxiv way. Do hunts if you want to get everyone involved.

So after calling into question the validity of every statement you made, I suggest you quit playing FFxiv. You obviously don't care for the game or the people you play it with. At the very least you should learn to frame your opinions as such, and not as facts.

I think the FC system is good as it is. I enjoy having a house and FC actions. I enjoy seeing the same group of friends each day. I enjoy sharing the FC chest with them. I enjoy the FC board so I can post times we'll do things. I enjoy the drive to earn gil a FC house provides, gives crafting a purpose. Most of all I love the fact that this game is still fairly new and expanding in all areas including FC and larger scale content.