State of Raiding In Regards to Community/FCs.

[Penthea]

A possible solution to this problem could be to give incentives for raiding or completing higher end duties with your FC members instead of your Static.

I'm 100% against this even though my own static is fc based.

One of the best things about this game is that you do not have to be tied down to a fc if you want to raid. This means you don't have to leave a fc you love in order to find a raid team, nor do you have to stay in a fc you dislike to be in a raid team. Whether raid teams are fc or ls based the rewards are the same, and this is great. This allows people to raid with whoever they want without having to leave anyone behind.

Adding your suggested rewards would instantly create a hierarchy as to the best way to raid, and it would kill ls-based statics. Not a good thing. It would be punishing players for wanting the freedom to not have to leave their fc to find a good raiding team.

The issue I have noticed is lack of the Free Company's ability to integrate newer members and participate in actual FC interactions of duties.

There is the obvious solution people are going to bring up... "Why don't YOU just find a static of your own?" While this is indeed a possible solution; my rebuttal is this. Why should I have to PuG, if I joined an FC for the supposed community of like-minded individuals?

It's not anyone's fault their fc doesn't cater to your personal needs. Every fc is different so they all have a different approach to building and nurturing a community. If raiding in a fc-based static matters that much to you then find a fc that does this. They are out there.

Or make your own fc. Easier said than done I know but this is what I ended up doing when I couldn't find the sort of fc I wanted to be in.