So since we're adding submarines...

[Nezerius]

This isn't the case for every fc. Certainly in mine more than just one person supplies everything.

But I admit it's annoying to have to get three other people to progress a craft. I hate bothering people when they want to do other things. I'd settle for a party of two.

While I get that there's FCs out there that gather the supplies as a group, that doesn't mean that an actual light party is required to turn them in. You can just run into the company workshop and throw materials at the machine.
The complaint is about the requirement to progress through a craft, which is essentially just one person interacting with the console thing, and three others just standing around. There's no group interaction in these cutscenes.

They should either:
Remove the requirement, allowing players to go through the progress cutscenes regardless of the amount of people in the workshop -or-
Allow players to work on a craft in its entirety, without all those phases to progress through, then have a completion cutscene that requires a light party.

[crc0427]

I don't mind the 4 people required for a company craft. It is, after all, a company craft. Can't have everything handed to us or it really wouldn't be a fun game.

[Elamys]

I don't mind the 4 people required for a company craft. It is, after all, a company craft. Can't have everything handed to us or it really wouldn't be a fun game.

But there's nothing about the light party requirement to progress specifically that's actually a group activity. It is one person pressing some buttons at the console while everyone else stands around. They don't even have to be in your FC. Either make that part interactive in some way or get rid of the requirement. It's asinine that I have to round up 3 people to just come stand in the workshop while I press the buttons because only one person needs to actually do anything.

[Nezerius]

I don't mind the 4 people required for a company craft. It is, after all, a company craft. Can't have everything handed to us or it really wouldn't be a fun game.

Except the only part of those company crafts that require a light party, are the cutscenes to progress from phase to phase. There's literally no group interaction in those cutscenes, it's just four characters standing around, looking at a miniature in a globe that changes slightly.

[Dragonrage53]

Its not that hard to find 3 people to sit around in a small room while you toll at a terminal to make your airship/submarine. Yes there's a lull in active times and sometimes it can be challenging. That being said its a FC activity that dosen't stipulate everyone's in the same FC meaning its a group activity not a solo activity. If your in a 1 or 2 person FC that's the price you pay, sometimes pick your demons or they will pick you.

[Sairys]

I feel that changing this in would kinda be in the opposite direction of the 4.2 changes to housing. The annoyance/difficulty/pain of needing 4 people is an incentive to get more people into your fc so that it's easier to find some people to hang out for the time to craft.

[SendohJin]

This need to stay with the new rules. Not only that but also should require that the other three players are from your FC as well.

yup, i'm okay with this.

[Wintersandman]

Except the only part of those company crafts that require a light party, are the cutscenes to progress from phase to phase. There's literally no group interaction in those cutscenes, it's just four characters standing around, looking at a miniature in a globe that changes slightly.

It's not like it takes a long time. I built Carby house in less than 10 minutes. They can AFK go get a drink, get a snack, get that must needed BIO, play with their dog/cat/bird/alligator, or craft things themselves.

[Nezerius]

It's not like it takes a long time. I built Carby house in less than 10 minutes. They can AFK go get a drink, get a snack, get that must needed BIO, play with their dog/cat/bird/alligator, or craft things themselves.

What's the point of it being a group activity when 3/4 of the group can just afk? This isn't about whether it's easy, hard, or how long it takes, it's about it being an unnecessary nuisance.
It's akin to SE adding a light party requirement to solo MSQ instances. It wouldn't be hard for players to just gather 3 random players, since they can just afk through it anyway, amirite?

[LaylaTsarra]

What's the point of it being a group activity when 3/4 of the group can just afk? This isn't about whether it's easy, hard, or how long it takes, it's about it being an unnecessary nuisance.
It's akin to SE adding a light party requirement to solo MSQ instances. It wouldn't be hard for players to just gather 3 random players, since they can just afk through it anyway, amirite?

I agree. I used to think it was something worthwhile to maintain the light party mantra but have since changed my mind. They also need to address while i'm at it the ability of having more than one active project going on at a time so that one person doesn't hold up others who would also like to used the crafting station.