Because when it doesn't work, the results can be disastrous, not just in terms of causing members to have a bad experience, but in providing an easy venue for predatory OOC behavior. As you yourself said - competently portraying IC leadership doesn't guarantee competency as an OOC leader.
Anyway, Kiht asked for some possibilities. First, I think keeping the FC pretty small helps a great deal. Rotating IC leadership positions also allow players to be involved with running things on an OOC basis. Limiting what authority the OOC leader has over IC play helps a great deal as well. Some of this we frankly already do on an ad hoc basis - FCs will have situations where a character is in trouble for IC behavior, but this doesn't translate to OOC removal or sanction - but outlining clear guidelines in terms of what the OOC leader can and cannot do helps remove a lot of ambiguity, allowing the OOC leader to act less like a leader and more like a manager of the FC as an organization.
And, in FF14 at least, I think a number of RP roles don't actually require an FC. I think it's somewhat frustrating to say this, because on the one hand the game has provided us a means by which we can have the organization of an FC without the leadership roles in the form of Linkshells, but has also given RPers an incentive to form FCs in the form of player housing and private rooms.
Anyway, Kiht asked for some possibilities. First, I think keeping the FC pretty small helps a great deal. Rotating IC leadership positions also allow players to be involved with running things on an OOC basis. Limiting what authority the OOC leader has over IC play helps a great deal as well. Some of this we frankly already do on an ad hoc basis - FCs will have situations where a character is in trouble for IC behavior, but this doesn't translate to OOC removal or sanction - but outlining clear guidelines in terms of what the OOC leader can and cannot do helps remove a lot of ambiguity, allowing the OOC leader to act less like a leader and more like a manager of the FC as an organization.
And, in FF14 at least, I think a number of RP roles don't actually require an FC. I think it's somewhat frustrating to say this, because on the one hand the game has provided us a means by which we can have the organization of an FC without the leadership roles in the form of Linkshells, but has also given RPers an incentive to form FCs in the form of player housing and private rooms.
Verad Bellveil's Profile | The Case of the Ransacked Rug | Verad's Fate Sheet
Current Fate-14 Storyline:Â Merchant, Marine
Current Fate-14 Storyline:Â Merchant, Marine
