As an effort to get back to the original discussion.......

To the players who prefer playing alone, or perhaps it's better if I direct this towards Thedevilsjester, did you simply want to express how an MMO is also suited for your style of play or did you too want to discuss the implementation of single player mechanics in the game?

I'm sure bits and pieces of this are scattered around, but this makes things easier for myself and to help clarify where you're coming from.

Also, how can we, those within the Final Fantasy XIV community, help make you feel more comfortable?