I've been playing this game for about 7 months. Overall, I love my experiences, from the time I was first trolling shout chat on Ul'dah to the more serious stuff like dealing with people's weird drama. Overall, I like this game. I have no complaints...
Some months ago, I created a Free Company. I adhere to the philosophy of "choosing the battles that you can actually win at" according to Sun Tzu. So I decided to aim for a reasonable, non-ambitious goal for the whole thing. I'm a deep, religious man. Initially, everything was great. My Free Company mates were awesome, everyone was having fun, and the Free Company was BOOMING. And then...
And then there's the present time. My... Free Company... Is... DEAD. I would accept such misfortune as it can be remedied, but there's more to it than that. I've been experiencing a terrible, reoccurring pattern, which goes like this...
Me: Welcome to the FC!
Them: Thanks! This will be fun!
Me: Want some buffs activated?
Them: Yeah.
Me: (Buff activated)
Them: (Left with no apparent reason.)
I mean what in the seven hells am I doing wrong?? I spend time nurturing loyalty and THIS IS WHAT I GET?
People are the reason I play this game. I have friends in here whom I'm fond of. However, I can't deny the fact that people are also the reason why I'm tempted to leave. This is frustrating.
So now I ask you, with your wisdom and experience... How can I break this pattern? How did you and how does one create an awesome Free Company free of such instability and disloyalty?
Much appreciated...