Square-Enix you didn't think this through (alt leveling)

[DeceptionsWrath]

Ryios, just because it's an MMO doesn't mean people play it just to play with others. Personally i'd LOVE to be able to do everything on my own or with 1-2 friends. As most of you know, a lot of people on FFXIV are rather mean, and not really worth talking to. Now i know not all are mean, i've meet a few nice ones, but i met far more nasty ones. I play MMO's because it's a never ending game. A game i could put 1,000's of hours in and still not complete everything. A game i pay 15$ a month for and it'll constantly have new content to keep me ( and others) playing it. Not speaking for FFXIV specificly, just MMO's in general.

[HunkyJimpjorps]

Ryios, just because it's an MMO doesn't mean people play it just to play with others. Personally i'd LOVE to be able to do everything on my own or with 1-2 friends. As most of you know, a lot of people on FFXIV are rather mean, and not really worth talking to. Now i know not all are mean, i've meet a few nice ones, but i met far more nasty ones. I play MMO's because it's a never ending game. A game i could put 1,000's of hours in and still not complete everything. A game i pay 15$ a month for and it'll constantly have new content to keep me ( and others) playing it. Not speaking for FFXIV specificly, just MMO's in general.

Why not just accept that the limitations you yourself are putting on the game mean that you won't get to experience everything? Should someone who demands that they always be allowed to play with their 8-man permagroup never have to do solo content?

[Retrograde]

There's a beauty and elegance in the simplicity of charging straight into that one and only one goal. How could you stand just playing one class on the initial playthrough? I know I can't. When I imagine the time you spent in DF queues, I am actually impressed by your tenacity. A single deviation for level 6 lancer, presumably because the elitists are mocking you about level 34 lancer and lack of blood for blood right about now. Not a single DoH, DoL class. You didn't even try on the gear. Amazing sense of purpose.
(*I honestly don't know if I'm being sarcastic or not, the forums certainly will take it that way.)

But with that sort of willpower, I'm sure you can accomplish fate grinding. Somebody said it before, but yes zones are empty. Any FATEs that are not single big boss should be easy enough to accomplish without a group, but it will be slower XP since the zerg isn't around. Until level 15ish, self chain 5 is a good goal and fills in FATE downtime easily. If you have another player to join with, even better.