Quote Originally Posted by Firon View Post
Its funny ppl say we do apps so we wont get rude random ppl, but ppl start ls by them selves and will accept anyone @ the start... so whats the difference down the road?
Not necessarily all the time, I know when our leader started our shell he was part of a FFXIV fan forum. He knew some people on there that were very nice and they all got along. They were the core group that started the shell, and since they had already been talking with one another for quite a while from the forum they knew one another well. I knew the core group of my shell long before this shell started and I joined so I knew what I was getting into with them.

Also some shells are actually groups of friends that decide to start one together, and then add more people as they go.

Also some shells are actually groups that knew one another from FFXI and they moved over to FFXIV when this game started, so are not strangers to one another either.

But yes, some shells are started by one person who doesn't know anyone and it is started that way. Question is, do they have a forum and do they have applications? Heehee