The problems and restrictions at launch and continuing ever since has meant that 50% of my friends quit the game and those that remain are separated by servers, this continues with the restrictions put on the free transfers. The only way those that remain can get together and form a FC with friends is to wait and hope for less restricted payed transfers. Otherwise joining a FC with complete strangers how is that different from Puging. I talk to my friends on facebook and run instances with random players. I do make new friends and that's what friends list is for but I can't commit to a FC until I know that where I am is where I will be in a months time and very few people in my experience have decided that.