Is the concept of a FC already dead?

[Seif]

FCs are fun but let's be real here. Even if you're in a very large active FC the people who can join you in some of the hardest challenges is slim.

I'm not dissing the FCs but the game content definitely is designed to be optimal only when you're in a FC that has hundreds of active high geared players.

Not really sure what's the solution to that but new dungeon designs seem promising with reactionary challenges and less team-rope-skipping

[Yukiko]

Lockouts cause a 150 man FC to become a niche FC where you got "the 8 amigos" and "the leftovers". I've seen a few FC obtain two clearing groups, but mostly I hear of secondary and third groups just failing because they got the left overs of the first group. I'm not trying to change this thread into -all about lockouts- so apologize that being my focus. But I'm very sincere in believing that it adds unnecessary extra stress and ends a determent for the community mentality at large.

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Exactly this... currently most FCs are just groups of 8 players forming a FC...
Monsterhunt? Well... Zerging with nearly no hope of getting any credit because no one is waiting...
Quests = forced soloing, you have to leave group
Chocobo = excluded from content

little to less for a FC to do together...

[LalaRu]

Our FC makes events, have fun and sometime raid together. You will be amazed but it happens also that we run useless and no tome/rare drop/whatever fancy thing events as chocobo racing in maps. When someone leaves because have other interests, he makes us a favor.

And yes, the behavior of some people to get 50 and change FC to go another FC with a free place in its static, is quite common. And as I see checking every now and then, they got kicked after some days quite often: pro FC wants pro players.

But all of this is people behavior, the mechanics have nothing to share with that.

[SendohJin]

they need to think of new ways to make FCs more viable for content.

they need to finally add alliance queues.

they should also allow people to do Frontline under their FC's Grand Company banner.

they can add Allied Seal multipliers for doing Hunts with your FC.

they are just not designing any content with FCs in mind right now.

[Aegis]

Just because you can't see them doesn't mean advantages don't exist.

By all means, enlighten me.