Should I remain FCless?

[Velvet_Lunarfang]

Every time I seem to be in a FC it is never as social as they claim to be I miss out on doing events due to my schedule unless I decide to stay up and sleep less for work. All these FC's that try and promote never live up to their promises of what they were promoting and I rather not start my own. I already had someone steal a bunch of things when I ran one and trying to run it stressed me out

[Kaurhz]

Just let it come naturally. Instead of actively trying to seek out an FC, just meet people and if you find yourself meeting a group of people that happen to be in the same FC then you can go from there.

[Kes13a]

its kind of a personal decision and not one that you will get a good answer to on the forums.

basically boils down to "do you want to be in one"

you say you miss out on things due to your schedule, and then say they are not living up to promises.

its usually a two way street. if they are in a different time zone, or you work all nights and sleep all day when most are on, your expectations are unlikely to be met. so hard to say what promises, in your situation, they are not "living up to"

[RitsukoSonoda]

Depends on outlook. My FCless alts seem to get spammed with blind FC invites every time I visit a major city with them.

[Haruka_R]

You shouldn't be letting your game time interfere with your work time in the first place. And it's not like being in an FC is a requirement. Why don't you try going solo for a while.

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

Depends on outlook. My FCless alts seem to get spammed with blind FC invites every time I visit a major city with them.

The way I did it for my catboy alt: I accepted one of the blind invite only from an FC that seemed to have a perpetual exp buff running. Then I moved all the FC-related chats to another channel & only went out my way to read them when I feel like to lol.

[Jeeqbit]

There are FCs that do events but to different extents. Some of them cater their events to multiple farm parties and others will say you're out of luck if the first party filled. Sometimes they are run for selfish reasons by people who need the content, or by someone who just decided to "fill" the position of event coordinator. Sometimes they are actually run by people who love managing communities at the expense of their own progression. Even if they run events, FCs eventually die or the event coordinators just stop playing as much.

Whether an FC is social depends if they are hardcore players. If they spend all of their time in the game, they will probably be accustomed to using the game's chat systems, but if they play other games or limited hours they may use discord to communicate instead. If they don't spend all their time playing, conversations can only be held together properly through discord because it is independent of which games or real life activities they are occupied with.

Another thing that affects how social it is are the people putting in the effort to talk. I take the initiative if I want to make an FC social by saying whatever random thought comes into my mind. It's like bait, they will either take it and make a conversation out of it or they won't but usually all these otherwise silent people respond to it and the FC is a lot more social for it.

I would suggest you join an FC even if you don't use it, because there is no reason not to be in one. If your FC dies, casually leave it and join another one. Don't stress too much over it, because FCs are meaningless and don't benefit you unless you're lucky.

[SturmChurro]

Never really been in an FC in the years I've played this game. I have been in one, but it was a tiny one that my friend led. It didn't really function as a true FC or guild. I don't personally see a reason to be in one. Granted, there are apparently submarine and airship things or whatever (don't really know what that all is), but I know some people just end up making their own personal guild (although, getting a house for it might be a problem).

Guilds I've seen aren't typically as they describe in an advertisement, or rather, you won't really experience what they describe. It's usually just a ploy to boost their numbers, and you end up feeling like a third wheel. Sometimes you can find a lasting guild through an advertisement, but I wouldn't say it's the usual experience.

[LittleImp]

FCs offer some nice, tangible benefits like buffs and easier access to certain housing features for the masses.

When it comes to the social side of things, your mileage will vary and will frequently depend a lot upon how much you are willing to put yourself out there. Many FCs are just kind of a group of friends playing the game together, so it can take a bit of effort to be included at first.

Frankly I would recommend avoiding heavily organizational FCs that have ambitions around big events and stuff; It's a lot easier to end up as a face in the crowd in that kind of setting.

[Mapleine]

Join one, turn it off and just enjoy the buffs at least.