I joined the game a little after a friend of mine did, and so I came into an already active FC. I met a lot of people initially and it was really cool. Eventually my friend got to the tome grinding point of the game and got burned out and stopped logging on. Then I noticed the guild leader who was always on had not logged in for nearly two weeks. The player who knew her the most said that she would likely not be back, said he was leaving the FC and took all the regulars with him. I pleaded for them to stay, but they said they had planned on leaving anyway and invited me to go with them.

I was told that I got the invite to the new FC but would have to leave the current in order to accept. I can't quite point my finger on why, but I didn't want to leave and I was all alone. So started to tend the gardens, stable, and upkeeping the house while continuing to progress in the game. I did that for about three weeks and had no one to talk to until the guild leader came back. I basically threw myself at her and hugged her when she popped on. I was a total chatter box and told her that everyone left, and I tried to get them to stay.

For a very long time, it was just her and I. We play in different time zones so she often logs out an hour or two after I pop on, so even though she was back I still spent a lot of time playing by myself. After a while, a few peeps came back to the FC and we have some new people too. We are still not as big as we once were but we get together every Saturday to do things together, and I'm the one that usually arranges it lol. I'm kind of the glue now.

I'm ok alone, but things are just much brighter being able to group and talk with FC buddies. I have a hunt LS too but that chat is pretty much reserved for that purpose. Not at all the same. I think we are gregarious by nature and I hope you can find a friend or two to do things with in the near future.