So forced-grouping starts at 15

there should still have been an option to enter the dungeon even without a full party

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Originally Posted by Nanga

Here's the problem, tho: 90% of the game *IS* accomplishable solo. Having to group up do to a Guildhest, Dungeon, etc once every few levels is hardly "not playing solo".

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This still doesn't address how major components designed to enrich the game experience are pulled away from people simply because, "You don't play like me, so you can't play like how you want at all." It's not game-breaking nor exploitation to play solo. Why must he/she be punished for that? It's a rather nasty oversight on the company's part to exclude people like this.

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Originally Posted by Machop

Beastmasters only went solo in FFXI because they ruined party XP (because their pet took a percentage of it). So they were almost always kicked from every party.

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Only if the Pet was a Tough. Otherwise it only took a part of the beasasters XP, not the parties. It was misinformation like yours that got BST exiled from groups.

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Originally Posted by Kraggy

Sad to discover so much non-core story content is gated by forced-grouping: Retainers and Mounts being the two most obvious.

I don't mind the story being forced-group, I can live without it but these other things have no business being locked behind it. :mad:

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But you are Lv 50 Pugilist. What in the world do you do solo at end game? I'd really like to know because I like to solo when I can.