Game is not very social to me wether in a FC or not

[Saseal]

Pretty much like others have said, I'm pretty chatty in FC chat if other people are chatty, but I go quiet once in a dungeon or raid - with exception to any pauses (waiting for people, sleeping on the floor, hesitating tanks before pulls, frozen, etc). Most of my FC willingly speak - but there's one or two thats shy and will only open up after a bit of time (well, one.... the other just hates typing and will only do so if he must).
You might want to just seek out a new FC - or maybe start your own and recruit active, social peeps

[Heskett]

Personally I've found being an attention-whore, elitist scumbag who regularly flirts with numerous people throughout all the linkshells I'm in to be the best way to socialize on this game!

[Twilite]

I'm always looking for a conversation. But it's when I'm crafting that the game feels lonely.

[Koenignovi]

I find myself more social outside of events or action based content. I find it difficult sometimes to communication via chat while in the middle of tanking something, personal limitation though. To over come that though, the FC and groups I run with use VioP to make communication more flexible.

If you want the game to be more social, you need to make it. Waiting for someone to send you a message isn't going to make that happen any faster. Unless you like talking to RMT tells haha.

[Zfz]

Is it me, or is the most annoying "look at us" conversation when FC members are in a instance party together but use FC chat to herald their accomplishments or discuss their current coil run?

No wait, it's the "verified" female player exploiting her sexuality by "pretty plz'n" her way to gil, clears, and free materia for her Zodiac. Oh, and free crafting too.

No wait, it's the incessant "I'm the offspring of the RNG gods" item linking in chat so we can all "grats" you into a false sense of self-worth and FC importance.

FC chat? You can have it.

Or you could be genuinely happy and want to share your accomplishments and lucky moments with your FC buddies, and they could be genuinely happy for you and congratulate you.

Little story for you:

A famous Chinese poet once meditated with a famous monk. After a while the poet felt he was "enlightened" and asked the monk, "what do you think of my meditation?"

The monk answered, "like a buddha."

The poet was proud. Then the monk asked the poet, "and what do you think of mine?" The poet return in jest, "like a pile of shit!" The monk smiled and didn't say anything more.

When the poet returned home and bragged to his sister about his victory, the sister sneered at him and explained, "you are the one that lost. The monk has buddha in his heart, so you look like the buddha to him; but you have only shit in your heart, so he looked like a pile of shit to you."

[Mugiawara]

"I'm the offspring of the RNG gods" item linking in chat so we can all "grats" you into a false sense of self-worth and FC importance.

FC chat? You can have it.

You seem upset...and jealous.
So nope, probably just you and all others who feel that way.

[Spawnie]

I'm very social in my FC and my LS', but I generally don't speak in dungeons. I'm not there to waste time chatting, I'm there to get stuff done.

this is me 100% :P

[Hyrist]

... Question to the general coversation.

Where do you expect to socialize?

I'm sorry but often times when I hear the complaint about the game being lonesome, or not being very social, it's because they're looking for social function in the wrong places.

I come from a VERY Social Free company in which we have a LS that allows a greater alliance of members to chat with us. Our Free Company chat is pretty quiet, because our Alliance Linkshell is the primary mode of conversation, and it's pretty constantly going.

Anyone who says they're alone on Balmung, needs look no farther than any of the continually ongoing Roleplays throughout the public areas, or the shouts in Reverants Toll for FC recruitment or, if you're the particularly masochistic type, the shouting matches inside any of Aether Cluster's Crystal Tower raids. And that's not even touching the incredibly friendly and vocal Roleplay Community Forums that is constantly trying to network people and share ideas and opinions.

You have to be doing something habitually wrong to avoid the social aspect of FFXIV's unofficial RP server. If people aren't being active on your FC, it may be time to find a new one. But don't expect people who are pushing for accomplishments in game to be typing away at the keyboard while doing it. FFXI was a very passive game in comparison to this one. It took forever to get a party, and partying amounted to pressing the right button at the right time, then WAITING till the next button came around. There was very little required motion unless you were moving to a monster, But I digress.

Also, keep in mind that a lot of people socialize on VIP programs as it's easier to do when doing other content, so joining a group with a Voice Program might help your experiences as well.

There probably should be a guide somewhere on how to be social on games like these now, because people who are out of the loop always feel as if there's nothing going on when the truth is that it's abuzz with activity beneath the surface.

[Alipoprocks]

Is it me, or is the most annoying "look at us" conversation when FC members are in a instance party together but use FC chat to herald their accomplishments or discuss their current coil run?

No wait, it's the "verified" female player exploiting her sexuality by "pretty plz'n" her way to gil, clears, and free materia for her Zodiac. Oh, and free crafting too.

No wait, it's the incessant "I'm the offspring of the RNG gods" item linking in chat so we can all "grats" you into a false sense of self-worth and FC importance.

FC chat? You can have it.

My favorite is when 7 ppl in your LS or free company sell runs. Then they put pf up for a farm. Person joins and someone says "kick that scrub! I sold t9 to that scrubbidy scrub!". or they just use chat to bash every person that joins.

[nuyu11]

Shorten.

I love your story.