I imagine they can leave. I can't see them making it a permanent choice, just in case Free Companies go inactive and such.
The thing with Free Companies is, as far as I'm aware, there's certain content that you can only do as a Free Company. Examples include the Company Housing and such. Which is why people will want to be quite picky with the Free Company they go with.
The Linkshell, on the other hand, gives you a way to stay in touch with many other plays (much like a guild chat), but you're not tied into just one.
It depends if you want to experience the certain content (I'm not sure what else will be Free Company required yet) with those certain people, or if you're happy on just being able to talk in a channel similar to guild chat, really!
Some people might want to focus on PvP or End-game PvE and join a Free Company that specifically targets those areas.Â
Others might want to join a certain RP Free Company to experience their HQ (Company Housing) and attempt content with them, etc.
A Linkshell means people who have different aims can still all be together in a single channel and talk as if they were a guild.Â
So if you've all agreed on certain content you want to do at end-game, then perhaps Free Company is the way to go! If you know you have people into many different things, then perhaps Linkshell! It's not 100% certain how different PvE and PvP will be, but in most MMOs these days a 'divide' does seem to happen at end-game on people's focus.
The thing with Free Companies is, as far as I'm aware, there's certain content that you can only do as a Free Company. Examples include the Company Housing and such. Which is why people will want to be quite picky with the Free Company they go with.
The Linkshell, on the other hand, gives you a way to stay in touch with many other plays (much like a guild chat), but you're not tied into just one.
It depends if you want to experience the certain content (I'm not sure what else will be Free Company required yet) with those certain people, or if you're happy on just being able to talk in a channel similar to guild chat, really!
Some people might want to focus on PvP or End-game PvE and join a Free Company that specifically targets those areas.Â
Others might want to join a certain RP Free Company to experience their HQ (Company Housing) and attempt content with them, etc.
A Linkshell means people who have different aims can still all be together in a single channel and talk as if they were a guild.Â
So if you've all agreed on certain content you want to do at end-game, then perhaps Free Company is the way to go! If you know you have people into many different things, then perhaps Linkshell! It's not 100% certain how different PvE and PvP will be, but in most MMOs these days a 'divide' does seem to happen at end-game on people's focus.
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