PSA: Purchasing a Personal Room can result in being unable to leave a Free Company

[Niwashi]

A player can be kicked from the fc even if they have a personal room, right? Then why can't they leave on their own... So stupid.

That had been another problem when personal rooms were initially introduced. A player couldn't (at the time) be kicked out of an FC if they had a personal room. SE fixed that corresponding issue, and I really thought they had fixed it in both directions at the time. Apparently not. So an abusive member can no longer use their personal room to prevent their FC leader from kicking them out, but an abusive FC leader can still use it to prevent members from being able to leave.

This should have been fixed a long time ago.

[ExKage]

SE realized people didn't want to be stuck in dead FCs (just because lead left) so they put an inactivity timer in. They've added the ability for leaders to kick members out even with personal rooms.

People should be able to leave FCs if they have personal rooms.

I can just imagine the debacle if there was someone considered "popular" in an FC whose leader turns out to be a petty egomaniac who wants to hold the popular a prisoner.

[Nephera]

SE realized people didn't want to be stuck in dead FCs (just because lead left) so they put an inactivity timer in. They've added the ability for leaders to kick members out even with personal rooms.

People should be able to leave FCs if they have personal rooms.


I can just imagine the debacle if there was someone considered "popular" in an FC whose leader turns out to be a petty egomaniac who wants to hold the popular a prisoner.

thats less a matter of if and more a matter of when.

[Velynea]

Just as people should be allowed to kick their FC members for whatever reason, whenever, and wherever; FC members should be allowed to leave exactly the same way. Whenever, wherever, and for whatever reason! I know this was probably not SE intention to do this, but seeming some people abuse the feature, I do think it should be addressed to avoid further complications.

[Lolli282]

Thank you for posting this thread. I will NEVER buy a room at my FC until this is fixed I'll just save up for a house no one can use against me instead (even though I will probably never be able to afford one).

[Kaiser-Ace]

Simple fix, remove the restriction.

If you're in an FC that has a House, the FC House should be accessible to ALL members at ALL times. This should not be something that can be toggled.

And I was not actually aware it was something that could be.

Good thing I actually know my FC offline. Having actual friends ingame solves A LOT of FC BS issues.

[Kaiser-Ace]

That had been another problem when personal rooms were initially introduced. A player couldn't (at the time) be kicked out of an FC if they had a personal room. SE fixed that corresponding issue, and I really thought they had fixed it in both directions at the time. Apparently not. So an abusive member can no longer use their personal room to prevent their FC leader from kicking them out, but an abusive FC leader can still use it to prevent members from being able to leave.

This should have been fixed a long time ago.

Come to think of it, isn't that a ToS violation?

[ExKage]

Come to think of it, isn't that a ToS violation?

Pretty sure holding someone in an FC against their will is a way to disrupt someone else's gameplay.

[Arrelaine]

Unfortunately, I suppose the GMs didn't see it that way.

[Kaiser-Ace]

Unfortunately, I suppose the GMs didn't see it that way.

It's be on YOU to provide the GMs of Malevolent Intent and/or Harassment.

I personally don't even want to know how many BS reports are filled with zero grounds to file them.

Proof trumps hear say just like IRL.