To FC Leaders.

[CodeCass]

Quick question: when recruiting, is it wrong/frowned upon to have age as a factor? Thus far, the entirety of my 9-man FC are all 21 or older. Not that I want to exclude younger gamers, but our language/humor/values are on the mature side.

[AmyNeudaiz]

Quick question: when recruiting, is it wrong/frowned upon to have age as a factor? Thus far, the entirety of my 9-man FC are all 21 or older. Not that I want to exclude younger gamers, but our language/humor/values are on the mature side.

Not exactly, but you'll exclude a lot of people who would normally fit in despite their age. Just asking for a more mature mindset would be good enough in my opinion. Once a long time ago we found out a member was only 16 and we were absolutely shocked because he was quite mature and had a deep voice even.

[CodeCass]

Not exactly, but you'll exclude a lot of people who would normally fit in despite their age. Just asking for a more mature mindset would be good enough in my opinion. Once a long time ago we found out a member was only 16 and we were absolutely shocked because he was quite mature and had a deep voice even.

Thanks for that! And that is great advice! I think that would be a much better way to go as well.

[IoneNightshade]

Quick question: when recruiting, is it wrong/frowned upon to have age as a factor? Thus far, the entirety of my 9-man FC are all 21 or older. Not that I want to exclude younger gamers, but our language/humor/values are on the mature side.

I'm one of the leaders of my FC/Community and I can tell you that age really isn't a problem at all. We were founded by a group of 6 of us that are all over the age of 25. We have had a lot of experiences with younger folks in the past and know that it is really not for us.

We chose to keep the age limit at 21. We currently have about 35 active members and that's our target number. We're staying small for the purpose of building friendships. If you recruit well, present yourselves in a positive light, and really make an effort to be the kind of member you would want in the FC then you'll be fine. Just remember that everything you do as a leader needs to be in the best interest of the group, not you. Remember your members come first and without them, you're just a lonely guy with a tag.

Having a unified goal is helpful, so maybe look at what you would like to be and model the FC after that. My goal is for our FC to be seen as a positive member of the Behemoth community so we host server-wide events and try to help at any time we can. Hopefully that gives people the idea =)

Anyways there's a lot to leading an FC and it's a challenging job. It's also a rewarding one when you get it right and all your members are just happy to hang out with each other.