I tend to agree with the recommendation. I really don't understand how to choose a FC and haven't really found an easy way to research them. I just happened to be solicited (in-game) so I joined one.

I have only been playing the game for about a week though (and have never played a MMO before) - so everything is pretty new to me. Quite overwhelmed at times - other than just following the missions and tasks that the game is feeding to me.