Quote Originally Posted by Moochan View Post
If playing with other people becomes mandatory in a multiplayer game then.....
When you take it out of context like that, sure.

He doesn't want group exp grinding à la FFXI to become mandatory. Mandatory group exp grinding was not fun after your first 75, regardless of how much the FFXI purists want to believe. Meeting new people, and skill chains/magic bursts were cool, but that's about as far as the fun went. Grinding the same damn mob (usually easy shit like crabs) for hours on end wasn't exciting, engaging or even fun.

If they made group exp grinding areas a viable alternative for those that want to do it, I think that's awesome and I'd definitely partake in it once in a while. While I think SE has done an amazing job preserving the feeling FFXI had 10+ years ago, bringing back antiquated systems just to appease a few people wearing their rose coloured glasses a little too tight, is a bad move for the overall success of the game.