FC Alliance System... Where is it?

[Thayos]

Off and on, we've heard mentions from the development team about Free Company Alliances, yet we've heard nothing concrete about when these will be implemented into the game.

We need these ASAP.

The problem with this game's community isn't a lack of players, but a lack of mobility. The FC system encourages people to remain in small, fractured FCs that have already invested in housing and racked up points.

Linkshells are good situationally -- such as for hunts -- but in this game, they're not the same community hubs as they were in Final Fantasy XI. Free companies are the primary community hubs here. Until the FC alliance system is implemented, the game's community will be unnecessarily hamstrung by built-in incentives to remain isolated (such as housing).

We need the FC alliance system to encourage people to form more cohesive groups.