Can't we do anything solo and improve?

[SpookyGhost]

Treasure Maps / level a Disciple of Land / level a Disciple of Hand / play the Market Board and try to earn as much gil as you can

Not that there's a lot to do, what we've got right now is very little... but there's still stuff to do on your own. Hopefully we get more solo content to fill time with in the future, though.

[Yukiko]

People those days just dont know the basics and origins of "words"...
Futhermore we are playing a RPG not only a MMO, sad to see a genre dieing...
MMO = Interaction
Interaction != Groupplay
MMO != Genre
RPG = Genre
The origin goes back to old LAN games, and is ment about the connection setup and not gamecontent...

[Artemiz]

I can see what he OP means, I've worked shifts for years so I can completely understand what it's like to only get to play during quiet server times, even if it's only for a week at a time or whatever. I'd love to have more constructive things to do from a solo perspective.

I just started crafting, found out I really enjoyed it and am now sat at 7/8 level 50 crafts but crafting isn't everyones cup of tea so more choice would be great.

[DragonFlyy]

People those days just dont know the basics and origins of "words"...
Futhermore we are playing a RPG not only a MMO, sad to see a genre dieing...
MMO = Interaction
Interaction != Groupplay
MMO != Genre
RPG = Genre
The origin goes back to old LAN games, and is ment about the connection setup and not gamecontent...

MMORPG is a genre.
RPG is a genre (different from MMORPG).

The MMO in MMORPG stands for Massively Multiplayer Online. When you play a multiplayer game, do you play solo? If you log into an MMORPG expecting to play solo ALL THE TIME, then you are in the wrong genre.

As to the comparison EQ to this game, you are wrong. When EQ started, it required grouping to get beyond the beginning. Later they were made to allow solo because their population dropped making it harder to find groups. If you want to blame a game for making MMORPGs more accessible to the solo player, look to WoW.

[Yukiko]

MMORPG is a genre.
RPG is a genre (different from MMORPG).

The MMO in MMORPG stands for Massively Multiplayer Online. When you play a multiplayer game, do you play solo? If you log into an MMORPG expecting to play solo ALL THE TIME, then you are in the wrong genre.

As to the comparison EQ to this game, you are wrong. When EQ started, it required grouping to get beyond the beginning. Later they were made to allow solo because their population dropped making it harder to find groups. If you want to blame a game for making MMORPGs more accessible to the solo player, look to WoW.

Please before arguing, at least read wikipedia for basic informations...

[CYoung187]

I don't think anyone said they wanted to only play solo. What is wrong with having things to do solo while waiting for partys to fill? FFXI had plenty to do while waiting for a party or if a party wasn't available. I miss hunting NMs and worthwhile mining.



Oh I mean don't even mention solo in an MMO, lol noob moron stop playing

[Tupsi]

There are many variations of an 'MMO', not all have forced-group content needed to unlock core features or character progression; FFXIV is a throw-back to the dark ages with the likes of EQ and FFXI where this is concerned.

XIV is designed as the current staple of MMOs - Have you even played any MMOs besides XI..? lol.

[Macka]

I'm pretty sure this game forces you to solo many times doing the main story.

[Xatsh]

Game needs stuff to solo and not which leads to the overall improvement of your character.

Even in XI one of the most group focused mmo every made... you could solo and advance yourself in meaningful ways. If you spent time to solo and get gil and what not you could get a item that was extremely good.

XIV problem is linear only progression and worthless in-game market system. So you can advance in this game solo but it is 100% replaced by dungeons/raids short into endgame.

It is probably the major core design flaw with this game, that the devs seem to be pushing foward with. The content in this game that is solo at endgame is pointless vanity or vendor trash gear only... which is sad.

[Orophin]

There's plenty of solo content but anything of any significance is going to require a group.

As others said, if you're finding it difficult to complete group content due to time zone issues or whatever, find a server that has more people online when you are.