Player Run Companies: a Rallying Cry

[Caidryn]

If a company does not have a chat, it would be non-functional. If a company does have a chat, it is able to fulfill everything a Linkshell can (since Linkshells do nothing but give players social connections), rendering Linkshells defunct.

If companies are one per player and focused on company type content, and linkshells are what you use for statics, single areas of the game, or having multiple socials, they would both exist in their individual roles. Further, if companies require a minimum amount of players, Linkshells would be for smaller groups, based around the small scale content, where companies would be based upon a larger scale.