Quote Originally Posted by Valfreyja View Post
What's the point of joining an FC if the leader and staff don't let you do that stuff in the first place?

You are spending your time gaming to earn them Company Credits, so they get to play with that stuff, while you are left on the sidelines.

And no, they shouldn't be exclusive to an FC. An FC should be a group of players and nothing else. They shouldn't get special perks or privileges like that.
FCs are social groups with their own personality and content interests. People tend to find comfort in being part of like-minded groups that do things together.

If the only reason you're joining the FC is because you want free access to the garden and workshop, naturally they're going to be suspicious. You're not joining to be part of the group, you're joining for gil.

But FCs still need a way to fund their social activities and events. Company Credits are pretty much useless for the purpose - the variety of items that can be purchased with credits and sold for gil (or used to purchase items that can be sold for gil) are too few. Lacking a workshop and garden, they have to rely on member donations. With access to a workshop and garden, they have a way to earn gil to fund those things without bugging their members.

Workshops also used to be social activities. You had to be in a light party with 3 other DOH to operate the Fabrication Station. I can remember plenty of times I would help out friends in their workshops, sitting and chatting as they did whatever it was. Because players complained that it made no sense to require 3 other players when it was usually a single omnicrafter doing all the work, SE removed the requirement.

It's a MMO. It's about playing with others. Social groups do deserve to get some priority as a result. If you're only after a solo player experience, there are so many other games that do that better it's surprising that you're here.