Quote Originally Posted by UltimaCJ View Post
Yes BUT the difference is the person/people in question would have to *actively* open up the FC menu (or friends list etc) then actually LOOK. into see who is online.
As for the busy function while that works in question, it still doesn't prevent the notification going through, and you also have to set that every time. Thus defeating the point.

I do find it odd that only FC's will be notified and not anyone else: i.e. Friends List, Crossworld LS, or LS's in general. Just the FC.
Probably because FCs are centered around the idea that people join because they want to be doing things with players in that FC where linkshells are more about sharing information.

I have my share of days when I really don't want to be bothered by others but a friendly Hello still doesn't bother me. If you're having a hard time dealing with a simple "Hello" from others, you probably shouldn't be in a FC. If all you're trying to get out of the FC is the action benefit, create your own as SecretIsland suggested.

The other thing to do is set up the 4th chat log window so only game messages are displayed and disable all sound notifications for chat. That way you can switch to the 4th window and you won't even see the Hellos or any other message sent your way.