I'll be brave and make the first post!

I'll start off by saying that I really like the FC/LS! Rav and I were warmly welcomed into it - and everyone has always been very very friendly.

One of the problems we've found, recently, with the FC is trying to get something together. Whether it is coil, a primal, or even a dungeon run - we can rarely get a full FC run. We'll often get one or two people for the high level stuff, but its very rare if we can fill out a full party. And full FC party runs are so fun!! As well as more friendly/reliable/constructive than DF or PF.
In terms of how to 'fix' this, I'm not sure. Rav and I aren't always up for stuff, we might not feel like it, or be doing something else - so I obviously wouldn't expect other people to drop what they're doing either. Maybe it is a case of trying to recruit more high level players, or actively helping the lower people to get to 50. I really like the fact that everyone is friendly, and I've got to know a lot of you well - and that would be harder with a lot more people. But maybe it would help to create a bigger pool of people that would make it more likely to do stuffs.

I'll talk about Coil in particular, because I think that might become a bit of a danger to the FC - especially with 2.2 coming with more Turns, and people looking elsewhere for parties/statics. I think a lot of us who can Coil, are finding a way to do it - with a couple of unofficial static-ish parties formed up. But I don't think either of those parties are full (link to point above!), or perhaps ideal. I think this could do with some input from a leader. Obviously respecting what has already formed - but perhaps providing a way of organising it better, and filling the parties out. Either via a shared spreadsheet, or a thread on here, or a calendar on FB (is that possible?) - I don't know. Again, because most of us are fairly casual, it would have to be somewhat flexible - but perhaps a bit of organisation would help us beat the existing turns, and be in place for the new ones!

Finally yes, some planned FC events would be quite cool. We quite enjoyed the random screenshot evening...even if BoB was in his underwear with a gimp mask the whole time! There are probably quite a few things we could do, depending on how many people we've got. In terms of 'useful' stuff, treasure hunts are fun and profitable! Um... I said quite a few things, but I can't think of anything now! We could get 8 people together, and have a race through some guildhests, or a dungeon - see which group wins In terms of harder stuff, we could do swimsuit primal runs, or non-traditional runs (8 DD Castrum? ). Maybe again, we should set some threads up on here/FB for expanding ideas, setting stuff up. Obviously not everyone will use those, so messages on the FC when you log in to set time/date would be good

I've thought of something else. We're obviously still trying to save up for the FC house, but our initial momentum has seemed to slow down considerably.... Again, maybe some help from the leaders might encourage some profitable endeavours! Like treasure hunts, gathering/crafting days - where the crafters look for something profitable, and the gatherers/fighters farm the ingredients for them - with all proceeds going to the chest.

I've gone on a lot more than I thought I would - hope it all makes sense! And not too negative - because the FC is awesome, and definitely makes the game so much better!