Quote Originally Posted by Hycinthus View Post
But with all of these new mechanics and easy content (at least pre-50), it makes it difficult for me to make friends pre-50. In FFXI, I had made friends even before endgame.
There is your answer. FFXIV: ARR is built like that that pre-50 don't really matter. The game starts at 50. Pre-50 is just a filler, for that same reason, lvling is super fast and you get to 50 in no time, and at 50 you start to need parties for content like coil and "strengthen bonds" with other players to beat said content...

That's just how the game is designed...