Advice for recruiting for free companies from someone who isn't in one.

[KaivaC]

I have been in FCS where all the core members are on discord, and no one talks in the game, ever. Trust me, you lose members when you do that, because not everyone wants to use voice chat to socialize, because people often monopolize voice chat and form cliques, because some players don't like it because they don't want their gender or age known, or because they don't want to be contacted outside of the game. So if your newbie pops in, and no one talks in it, or every time you run something the core members are on discord, why bother?

The issue in particular that I'm taking is that you are sort of demonizing discord. Sometimes, it is a pain to have to put down the controller to type during runs (PS4 player). Other times, I just want to check in with either my forum mates or my FC friends when I'm not near my game. ...Maybe I should ask you to clarify something. Is the point you made about FCs that exclusively use discord, or FCs that happen to have a discord available?

edit: Aha...well, looks like you won't have to worry about a follow up post. I just hit my daily post limit.

[RiyahArp]

The issue in particular that I'm taking is that you are sort of demonizing discord.

I don't think theres separation as much between occasionally and exclusively. people will over time go to exclusivity because of the intimacy of voice chat. Or at least it is a big danger.

Anyway, this whole thread will just fall on deaf ears. The people who are doing blind invites and such are just going to keep doing it, because they're just casting a wide net. Quantity over quality, and keeping whatever sticks. It can be an effective method of recruiting, but not one that I'm fond of.

well, i do owe this board some constructive posting, so let it fall if so.