Quote Originally Posted by Rowyne View Post
FFXIV has promised from the start it would have both party AND solo content (which is a departure from FFXI, a game that was not designed for soloing). I personally like that. And I know many many MANY other people who will not play an MMO if they cannot solo in it.

I want to party when I want to party, and solo when I want to solo. I don't want to be forced into either.

Besides, Yoshi-P has stated that always having to find a party can be stressful, and imposes on casuals with little playtime. He realizes that forced party play is a bad thing.
Casuals :/ too bad the game is run by HARDCORE players.