What to work on solo.

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Originally Posted by RedSunset

I might have to ask some people in my FC to help out, and hope they're not too annoyed if I have to log out mid dungeon to help kid who's woken up!

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This. The answer is 100% this. Keep doing your soloing, but whenever you need to do group content(trial/dungeon/etc) try to do it with a group of friends. With people who know what theyre doing and can explain for you no dungeon should really take more then 20-25 mins, and the easy/story mode for trials should never run as long as 10 mins in the same scenario. The only exceptions to this are the 2 dungeons that end the ARR story. They can still be run in 20 mins each(or less), but it requires cutscene skipping to do that quickly as those 2 dungeons(castrum and praetorium) include multiple mid-run cutscenes rather then just the typical start-boss-pose ones. So for those 2 dungeons, your options will be skip cutscenes(you can rewatch them later from your inn room) or schedule these playthroughs in advance when you know you shouldnt have RL issues to interfere(youll also want to use party finder/friends rather then duty finder to make sure the team plays along with letting you see the cutscenes).

Best of luck!

Ironically, the old style of MMORPGs would be better suited for a life like that, now that I think about it. I'm talking about games like Everquest, Final Fantasy XI, Ragnarok Online, and practically all Korean MMORPGs of that time before 2006. Because they were largely only about levelling or grinding (except some of FFXI) with no set objective such as duties, there was a ton of freedom in playing them. Overall, MMORPGs today consume exponentially less time to get things done, but they are certainly built in blocks of time rather than all of time.

Anyway, MMOs indeed have no pause button, and while I believe that's half the reason people play them, I get how that can make it difficult to play. I hope you find something.

I really appreciate all the responses and suggestions. The FFXIV community is great. I'm just going to keep plugging away, and I'll add the things you guys have suggested. I'm still having fun. And hopefully I get some alone time to plough through the MSQ at some point soon. Thanks again.

Well, luckily the majority of the main scenario quests can be soloed. It's just that when you get to one of its dungeons/trials, you're stuck there until you have a chance to complete it.

I've certainly been in runs when someone had to AFK for a while to deal with real life. Most people are pretty understanding about that. If you're wary about asking that understanding from strangers, then ask it of your friends. Just let them know your home situation, and you should be able to find some who don't mind an occasional interruption.

Actually, I can't believe I didn't say this earlier. It can't hurt to try recruiting people with the Party Finder. In fact someone mentioned it earlier, but it bears repeating.

So I took the plunge last night and asked for help from my FC, with a warning that I might have to go at short notice. They were absolutely fine with it and I finally got through Brayflox's Longstop. Winning!

Good! I've been surprised all the time by the community in FFXIV. I think the fact it's overall easier and so much slower than WoW is why not much toxicity has taken hold yet. WoW is a great game too, but I think the people there get really high-strung because of the gameplay's pacing.