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(08-25-2014, 03:07 PM)LiadansWhisper  Wrote: FCs are just a tag.^ I agree with you 100% that FCs in FFXIV mean nothing now. Most end games are done through Linkshells nowadays. Some FCs are just made only for friends to enjoy their own housing or social chats. There are "some" end game based FCs but that's like 10% of FCs in Balmung. Â
(08-25-2014, 03:07 PM)LiadansWhisper  Wrote: As far as the rest goes, everyone is different.  I've been raiding since Burning Crusade in WoW, and the last serious guild I was in raided 5 nights a week, 4 hours a night.  And I loved it.  I'd still be there if that guild hadn't fallen apart - and no, it didn't fall apart because it was "too much."  It fell apart because the guild leader had a mid-life crisis and was having an affair (a real one) with our 25 year-old Warlock (despite having a wife and two small children).  Not everyone dislikes that style of gaming, and there are people who have been in Blood Legion (probably the most ridiculous, in terms of time you commit to the game, of the "extremely hardcore guilds") on Illidan since the guild was formed who are still doing the crazy schedule and enjoying themselves.
I do not believe that there is a hard line between "serious" and "casual." Â I know guilds that raid a maximum of 4-8 hours a week and have excellent progression and are extremely committed. Â I know guilds that raid 6 nights a week that can't tell their heads from their asses. Â I would call a guild like that casual, simply because they aren't actually getting anything done.
And with the content that is available in FF, it's not that hard to clear content in a casual setting.  One of my friends from my previous static I was in before my break is now in another multi-FC static that's working on Turn 9.   ¯\(°_o)/¯
I used to play WoW vanilla to BC endlessly for raiding up to Sunwell until 4 AM and I've burnt myself to death. Then I also had college academic issues so I drew myself out of such addiction. Now, I can't bear myself to stay up that late or show up at certain time for static because I have work and also grad school at night.Â
It's all about cooperation between players, and understanding each other. Team work and preparation really help to make the progression smooth and excellent.Â