possible solutions

[Penthea]

regarding your comments about an absent fc leader: pass lead until you return, if you cant trust your comrades, what kind of FC are you.

Please explain how you pass lead if your gaming machine dies or if you unexpectedly end up in hospital.

regarding your comments about member requirements: your fc has 25, I'd think it be really easy for you to maintain 8 active players per week.

Thank you for completely ignoring a real scenario I explained to you; that my fc was very quiet for a week due to Xmas, and that under the system you suggested we would have lost our house due to being classed as inactive for that week.

Your suggestions regarding fc houses are frankly extreme and give no consideration to how players act, the common constraints that may prevent them from playing for a short period such as a week, and how a healthy fc in general works.

[Gula]

Please explain how you pass lead if your gaming machine dies or if you unexpectedly end up in hospital.

I don't think he's honestly been lead of any online community. It's not like an actual corporation with the government glaring at it. It's a bunch of people sitting around gaming. A cousin of mine got hit by a car (a very bad hit) and would not be logging on to XIV for a looong, long time.

Whooops guess he loses his FC house! Silly shoulda transferred leadership XD

The heaviest sarcasm because he wouldn't be concerned about said house.

To this end, I'm glad the system moves down to next in rank followed by last online for leadership. But I think the housing timer is faster.

[worldofneil]

Please explain how you pass lead if your gaming machine dies or if you unexpectedly end up in hospital.

well then 2 months and after the fc leaders sub has been cancelled/on hold for 45 days, leadership of the FC autopasses to the 2nd in command. maybe instead of meaningless speculation just say "hey how about this? (insert idear here)"

This actually already automatically happens and has done since 2.2 (March 2014).

In the event a free company master does not log in for 35 days (Earth time), ownership will be automatically transferred to another free company member, based upon the following criteria:
1. Members who have logged in within the past seven days
2. Higher-ranked members preferred
3. Senior members preferred

* After the transfer, the former master will automatically be demoted to ordinary member status

So it transfers to the next most senior person who has logged into the FC within the last 7 days.