Has anybody actually made friends through FFXIV?

also solo here, in a guild but most member just go with their own activity, the guild is just there to make the chat bar more lively.

i play in jp server so communication is a bit far fetch, all the english speaking player chat in their own guild.

I've made several actually, ever since I branched out and decided to take raiding a bit more seriously. If it wasn't for this one Savage group that was trying to PUG the train that my fiance and I joined, we would have never known about them being on our own server, living fairly close to us (only another state away), and then subsequently meeting other people in their FC that we've also become good friends with and enjoy running a lot of content together like farming mounts, maps, overall goofing off, etc.

It's been really fun and nice, especially when we have the BEST (adult humor) Discord conversations ever about random things. We joke around a lot about each other's flaws, quirks, positivities in a good nature sort of company.

I made several friends in FFXIV, starting as far back as 1.0. Some of them I have met irl too which was...really interesting :P. In fact, one of my closest friends in Singapore hooked me up with a new PC, he owns a computer store there. :)

I have friends through this game that I have known in some way or other since playing XI years ago. I'm also a member of a great fc who I consider friends and who are very supportive. It definitely depends on the group you fall in with and how well you connect to them, but it is possible to make friends.

I found several friendships through FFXI, including some who I regard as my closest friends. At least six I'm still in touch with more than ten years after meeting them, and more than five years since leaving FFXI.

I haven't found any, however, through FFXIV. The faster combat pace (as well as the realities of cross-world DF) render it virtually impossible to form connections while running content, and the casual nature of the game means a lot of players simply aren't on as often, making it harder for me personally to bond. I suspect it likely works well for people who feel at home joining random (often large) Linkshells or FCs, but that's not my cup of tea - and there aren't many other routes within XIV.

Nope.

Well there were a few but ended up to be dramaqueens and no longer friends. There's 1 however I'm still friends with and we chat on Discord and just run a roulette or two with but that's about it.
I'm going to let my sub run out now as I'm bored to death, I might or might not return. If it's the later then I've made 1 friend in the 4 years of playing this game.

I meant my best friend's through Final Fantasy XI. And I have gotten to know others through World of Warcraft as well as Final Fantasy XIV.

I found a couple of new friends including my fiancee through this game.
I mostly met them via FCs or Raid Statics but some of them were just random small talk in the beginning.

I've met some friends, and lots of drama with guys...

Absolutely not.

All of my time in this game is spent with people I absolutely despise. Why would the activity I do for fun involve having a joyful social experience and forming relationships with people I share an FC with? Ridiculous.

(/sarcasm)