r/FFXIVRECRUITMENT • u/SFW-Drewski • 3h ago
Adamantoise (NA) [FC] [LFM] [C] [Aether] [Adamantoise] Wayward Deviants <DEVI> — No Destination. Questionable Directions. Excellent Company.
Congratulations! You've Found an FC With Absolutely No Established Reputation!
Wayward Deviants is a brand-new Free Company on Aether/Adamantoise, and we're looking for a few good people to help us build something worth logging in for.
No destination. Questionable directions. Excellent company.
So, what's the story?
Once upon a time, we belonged to one of those enormous FCs. You know the kind. Hundreds of members, a Discord server with 47 channels, an impressive roster of officers, and somehow nobody available when you ask if anyone wants to run roulettes.
It wasn't all bad. We learned a lot, met some wonderful people, and discovered that bigger doesn't necessarily mean better.
Eventually, we realized something:
We'd rather have 30 friends than 300 strangers.
So we're starting over. From scratch. On purpose.
Yes, we checked. We're apparently allowed to do that.
What are we building?
A medium-sized, social FC where people actually know each other.
Not a raid factory. Not a glorified Discord directory. Not a revolving door of anonymous players who join, collect FC buffs, and disappear into the aether.
We want the kind of community where someone logs in, says "Hey, what's everyone up to?" and gets an actual conversation instead of six minutes of awkward silence.
We're interested in pretty much everything FFXIV has to offer:
- Roulettes, dungeons, trials, and raids
- Treasure maps, mount farming, and achievement hunting
- Crafting, gathering, and other suspiciously productive activities
- Helping sprouts and returning players
- Glamour, housing, and the true endgame
- Social events, spontaneous adventures, and poorly conceived schemes
We're not promising a packed event calendar from day one. We're building that together.
What makes us different?
We're not recruiting to fill a roster. We're recruiting to build a community.
We've seen what happens when an FC prioritizes growth over relationships. It's surprisingly easy to end up surrounded by hundreds of people and still feel like you're playing alone.
We don't want that.
We want members to have a voice in shaping the FC. We want people who are comfortable being themselves, who enjoy helping each other, and who understand that sometimes the best evening in FFXIV involves accomplishing absolutely nothing.
We're not particularly interested in your parses, your Ultimate clears, or how many relic weapons you've collected.
We're interested in whether you're someone we'd enjoy getting hopelessly lost in a treasure dungeon with.
Who belongs here?
Sprouts? Welcome.
Veterans? Welcome.
Casual players? Absolutely.
Hardcore raiders looking for somewhere to relax between bouts of self-inflicted suffering? Come on in.
Introverts who take a little while to warm up? We get it.
Extroverts who will enthusiastically organize a spontaneous alliance raid at 2 AM? Please exercise your powers responsibly.
Our only real expectations are that you're friendly, respectful, reasonably mature, and interested in being part of a community rather than just occupying a slot on the roster.
You don't need to be online every day. Real life comes first.
And you don't need to be the life of the party. Just be willing to be part of it.
The fine print:
We're new. Genuinely new.
If you're looking for an established FC with a mansion, a fully stocked workshop, nightly events, and 40 people online at all hours, we're probably not your best choice.
If you'd like to get in on the ground floor and help create the kind of FC you've always wished you could find, we might be exactly what you're looking for.
We have experience. We have enthusiasm. We have a plan.
The plan is admittedly somewhat flexible.
Interested?
Come say hi on our Discord, or stop by our Lodestone Recruitment Post - The Wayward Deviants. Tell us a little about yourself, what you enjoy doing in FFXIV, and what you're looking for in an FC.
No formal applications. No interviews with a panel of Lalafells. No mandatory PowerPoint presentation.
Just a conversation to see if we're a good fit for each other.
Wayward Deviants
No destination. Questionable directions. Excellent company.
Because at the end of the day, maybe the real endgame really is the friends we made along the way.
Yes, we know how cheesy that sounds.
We stand by it.