Message to solo players

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Northman

It is in vain to continue, if you plan to get through black mage or other new class leves solo or duo. You will need four people group. I found this when trying as bm in Aurum Vale. My motivation is now at end. Good luck who still stand. And Group slaves, this was not for you ;)

---

Oh noes! Well, extreme soloing isn't cutting in a MMO

Why do "solo players" subscribe to this kind of game? And why do these players cry so much because things aren't as solo friendly in this kind of game(even though they actually are in this game)? This game belongs to a genre called MASSIVE multiplayer online RPG, for crying out loud. Do they even read this before they get the game?

o.O I solo play for the most part and have no issues with it. I also know that I'm part of a good ls that when I need help they will help me. I'm not complaining

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Northman

Ok I made a mistake with this thread. When I reached 50 thaum, it was so natural to continue BLM leves. Didn't know it was not meant for me. No time to read the long descriptions what is to come. Leves were nice and some fights dynamite. After the 4 people fence I decided to warn if there are similar soloers that they don't waste time and make the same error. You get sympathy from me. You made good fight for your home town.

---

There is nothing wrong about trying to solo/duo your way through the game. I've leveled most of my classes solo with a friend by doing Guildleves. But, in all fairness, you have to expect that FFXIV (like other MMO's) will have content which is supposed to be tackled with a group. For example, Primals, Hamlets, Dungeons, etc. It's an MMO afterall.

But also, trying to solo content which was meant for a group can also be a challenge for people.

Then again, you mentioned before that you don't want to be a "Group Slave" or participate in a party with "Bad Leadership". That's fine. But, there are other people who are willing to help you out with (for instance) the Aurum Vale AF. Wouldn't that be worth a shot? Granted, you would not have aquired the AF on your own, but you would still have it.

Even though the Black Mage job was meant for Parties, you would still be able to use it as you see fit while soloing. There is nothing holding you back. So, i don't think it would be fair to "us" (referring to the people who want to solo, but still want to finish the Job Quests/Dungeons/Primals/etc) by warning us that our efforts would be in "vain" because we can't solo a certain part of a quest/content. But what about the people who would offer to help you to get the item you want? Personally, i would feel like i got slapped in the face if someone would decline my offer to help out "just" because (s)he would think it would be a waste of their time because (s)he couldn't solo it themselves.

Again, there is nothing bad about wanting to solo content. You would simply be playing the game at your own pace. But think about this... There are (like minded) people in the game (even on your server) who like to help others out in time of need. Not every party is a "badly managed group where the leader treats its members as slaves" type of group.

http://grieversig.homestead.com/FFXIV_1342028442.jpg

Whm + War (or pally) duos have always been my favorite. With that you can pretty much do anything outside of instanced play.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Northman

Yeah this was great game also to solo. I only got disappointed as I could almost reach BM status without big group. In that time I have to spend for this game. They decided to make this for people who have time to queue to groups. So sad. And bad business idea these days. Main lines sd be open for everybody and hard tasks like for bigger groups. Thanks for all I have met here and welcome to ask help or chat in newer mmo's. I'm sure u will recognize me.

---

Go play Skyrim or a co-op RPG then. The playerbase clearly wants group content. I'm surprised you still play this game despite your original post that made you famous for being a....

Class is best suited for solo play as the dev themselves mention, and switching to a job will make you a specialist in that role best suited for group content. That is why a perfect balance between these content is key. I think we have to have both because you cant have yin without yang

2.0 will most likely have tons of solo play content, moreso than 4 leve allowances every 8 hours or whatever it is.

I never understood the whole "IT'S AN MMO YOU SHOULD HAVE TO PLAY WITH OTHER PEOPLE" thing. He actually hit a point in his inane rant. That's a bad business model, and nobody cares what hardcore tryhards care about when it comes to making money.

There are good solo players who accept their place in an MMO world and enjoy it, then there is the OP.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Aldora

Not every party is a "badly managed group where the leader treats its members as slaves" type of group.

---

QFT. Methinks the op had one bad experience with a pt and now thinks they're all like that. I think you need to find a good ls with helpful people (not hard to find if you're willing to put forth some effort) to help you get pt quests done. This game is solo friendly (I like to solo a lot too, and I am still able to do many things), but it isn't anti-social friendly.