Quote Originally Posted by Lithera View Post
Trust were always meant to be used in party. It's just they ran into problems that delayed that part and now have fixed a bit. Also it's a main numbered and an mmo because SE wanted to try something new. The game still calls for you to get into groups to do most of the current events thought as end game just currently very low man. Even in XIV the story is based around you til near the end. Even the story in XI says you but also know that there are other adventures like you. Just that the game never directly says oh go and collect your elite squad of adventure friends to beat up this thing or person.

Yes it being an FF title is why many picked this up but not the only reason why. Even if that is a reason why many of those same players found it nice that they could ask inside their LS(es) or through shout for help on things instead of going well I guess I gotta go level bst or smn and gear the crap out of it so I can try and solo this mission.

The game has been a party centered game until recently where you couldn't get almost anything in game or you would spend most of the time on the ground dead.

Again this is a QoL thread about link shells. Also if you haven't noticed a lot if people on the forums have been complaining that the community that once made this game great is diminished due to the high amount of things you can do solo.
While the group gameplay never be what it once was, the community is as strong as ever, as long as you meet the right people. The idea of how I run my Linkshell is to always keep it feeling like a home within FFXI. Not everyone will find their own "home" within LS so they will not know what it truly feels like to play this game with the company of many others all talking to you along the way to the top. This community has a way of coming together, even if the gameplay doesn't do so itself as much anymore. I will always have a deep respect for FFXI and the players it has, so I will continue to always play the game for what it is and just hope for the best for come Quality of Life changes for the social aspect like I requested.