Question regarding Free Company membership

[Zumi]

I don't even get the purpose of free companies they seem to be the same thing as linkshells.

[Alhanelem]

I don't even get the purpose of free companies they seem to be the same thing as linkshells.

They're not. Linkshells are just chat channels. Free Companies are like guilds in other games, with special benefits and privileges. Linkshell members do not have to be in the same free company and free company members do not have to be in the same linkshell.

Typically guilds have things like a guild storage system where people can put items that any guild member can use, sometimes they have a guild HQ or special meeting place of some sort, and some games have special content that you can only challenge with members of the same guild.

We've all been used to treating linkshells like guilds but linkshells have always offered nothing more than chat capabilities. Free companies aka guilds do much more than that.

[Zenaku]

They're not. Linkshells are just chat channels. Free Companies are like guilds in other games, with special benefits and privileges. Linkshell members do not have to be in the same free company and free company members do not have to be in the same linkshell.

Typically guilds have things like a guild storage system where people can put items that any guild member can use, sometimes they have a guild HQ or special meeting place of some sort, and some games have special content that you can only challenge with members of the same guild.

We've all been used to treating linkshells like guilds but linkshells have always offered nothing more than chat capabilities. Free companies aka guilds do much more than that.

yep we can get house for our FC set each member with diff ranks like Noob,member,legacy,leader and when you have a guild bank you can make noob that can't get any item members can only get item from tap 1,2 Legacy can get any items and leader can change the rules.

So only members who you put under noob can only donate items and have to ask other for items. This is a good idea when you have a new member joining and your not sure if they be a good fit or just want to be in your FC to steal all your items lol. "You can change the names of the title as you wish mine are just examples"

Linkshell would just be chat just for casual/social people and FC would be for raids and i can't wait it seem like they doing a great job with the system.

[Zumi]

They're not. Linkshells are just chat channels. Free Companies are like guilds in other games, with special benefits and privileges. Linkshell members do not have to be in the same free company and free company members do not have to be in the same linkshell.

Typically guilds have things like a guild storage system where people can put items that any guild member can use, sometimes they have a guild HQ or special meeting place of some sort, and some games have special content that you can only challenge with members of the same guild.

We've all been used to treating linkshells like guilds but linkshells have always offered nothing more than chat capabilities. Free companies aka guilds do much more than that.

They could just add the same guild features to linkshells and not have to create a new name for it.

[Klefth]

They could just add the same guild features to linkshells and not have to create a new name for it.

But then people would complain for going from having multiple linkshells to being restricted to just one.

[Alhanelem]

But then people would complain for going from having multiple linkshells to being restricted to just one.

Yes. It's better that these are kept as seperate systems- Keeping them independent is advantageous- you can use a linkshelll to communicate easily between a network of friends who don't all belong to the same guild instead of having to use tells. linkshells will still be ideal for that and for looking for group amongst past contacts, while you use your guild for regular events/raids/PvP/whatever.