Linkshell Retainer

[Haraldsson]

I agree Grey. FFXIV seems to have a strange unbalanced feel.

By "unbalanced" I mean that, the game play is group driven (e.g. PVE requires multiple players to band together). However, the "guild system" is structured in a way that keeps players separated, and individual.

In the current guild system it is near impossible to get any real group effort momentum. This is because the current system requires that all players must be not only online at the same time, but also in the same location in the FFXIV world.

[Synthesis]

This is because the current system requires that all players must be not only online at the same time, but also in the same location in the FFXIV world.

To be online is not worth of discuss further. Its something common in the gamel. I picked up LS with same time zone.
Anyway the second thing - same location - is also no problem. People will just port there and here, when they need but ya, anima is not enough in its current state, and its when problem will appear to get party together. Anima can be wasted pretty much if you wanna play a lot on the weekend a lot, then people are not willing to join or travel because of anima. What would help again (over and over) is alternative method of fast traveling -> Chocobos in the first place, airships.

I woould also welcome system notice that ship in direction La Noscea <> Uldah is coming to the port, when it will go away, in what time it will return. And its current state - like ship is boarding passangers atm... so on. Would also help a lot.

[Haraldsson]

To be online is not worth of discuss further. Its something common in the gamel. I picked up LS with same time zone.
Anyway the second thing - same location - is also no problem. People will just port there and here, when they need but ya, anima is not enough in its current state, and its when problem will appear to get party together. Anima can be wasted pretty much if you wanna play a lot

Being in the same time zone does not mean that everyone can be online at the same time, and as mentioned above, anima use puts a stop to being in the same place whenever it's convenient.

So being in the same place, at the same time, is fairly difficult for the average player. If everyone had a group that played everyday at the same time, all the time, then there would be no purpose for a guild at all.

The purpose of guilds are to make it easier for players to support one another, in spite of time availabilities, and in game locations. That is why a guild bank system would be a great addition to FFXIV.