WHY WHY WHY!!

[Gunspec]

For example when only less than 4 people have logged in within the last 30 days, all Company Actions are disabled. [...] Win-win all around.

How is it "win" to deny small groups something? When I pop a +10 gathering buff in my one-man FC, does that harm you somehow? Does my 15% chocobo xp bonus offend you?

But yeah, you just need 3 crafter dudes in your basement to progress a stage. Gather all of the mats you need in advance, snag 3 random people from your friendlist or linkshells, and get it done in less than 5 minutes.

I honestly think the restriction might be so that if one FC member contributes 90% of the materials, a lone player who only contributes the last piece of lumber doesn't get to hog the cutscene all to himself.