No static, No gear

[Sayori]

I'm kind of annoyed by this as well.
I simply can't find a static in my server unless i change FC (cause apparently, people think statics have to be a part of a FC). I tried finding statics in linkshells, without success.
I haven't tried t6+ yet simply cause i can't find a party for it. Pugs are an option, but then again, imagine pugging t6-8 every week.
Sand + oils will always be a 1/8 chance to get every single week, simply cause you got no static. Coil basically screws over anyone without a static.

[Kiara1]

Start looking for some people with a like mindset as you and form your own static.

This!
I don't really care about getting the best gear, I'm just trying to make everything as fun as possible. However I wouldnt say no if someone wanted to invite me to a group to do those things. And I'm surethere are others who thinks the same way I do.

[Staris]

To want to solo all the content in the game without getting involved in a community. Is the exact opposite of an MMO, seriously go play dark souls 2 or something.

Can only imagine how you would react to a sandbox old style mmo like Ultima Online.

[Tsukino]

This is largely a cultural thing.

Japanese players would mostly be embarrassed by being the one to bring a group of random people down, and so they practice in groups of people they know and then take what they've learned to the Duty Finder and "pickup" groups. English speaking players, on the other hand, tend to believe you should play more seriously with people you know, and that the only way to really get things done is in statics, Free Company groups, etc. Both methods work fine, but when there is a heavy bias toward one way it sort of forces it to be the only way to go (i.e. a large number of people believe only statics can clear things, so all the best people join statics, thus making it so only statics can clear things).

This was also true in FFXI. NA players firmly believed endgame content like Dynamis and Salvage was designed for tight-knit groups to work on, but if you looked at shouting and search comments during JP prime times they were doing those all in pickup parties.

[CHunterX]

Well this is an MMO...

You're right, it is... Which is strange, because it caters to people who only play exclusively with 7 other people.

[Xatsh]

Game should stop focusing on statics entirely in my opinion. Do not think they should have much focus on solo player either at endgame, but right now SE is making it extremely hard to run a guild in XIV due to the forced lowman/lockout content.

Guilds in XIV are not guilds... they are 2-6 static groups who share a chat channel and maby a house.

Game needs something besides lowman content atm... not the opposite.

[SukoshiSeppen]

Simple solution to the OP...quit the game for 6 months and come back. You joined this game to early. If you were to start playing this game next January you will have a more enjoyable time until you catch up with cutting edge content.

[RegentP]

I have the same problem, I can forecast when i get in a fail group, my problem is I get in groups were I am still learn and those who get a few alt pieces think I can carry them because they're tire of playing the same static role. what i want to do is build my own static group, but part of my FC is holding out until new jobs come, which i feel like it holding me back. am I post to wait until the new classes (ninja) are release, they reach level 50 and build up gear. SMH. I get it, you can try and shout for a static group.

[Illya]

I see plenty of T6 and T7 learning parties in PF all the time on my server. You can do Coil without a static.

[Lunavi]

I agree that there needs to be less focus on statics. But there is no way for SE to change this. It is a community matter, not a gameplay matter. Sure, they could take away the weekly lookout. I think more decent players would be willing to pug then. As it stands now though with weekly lookouts peopl prefer taking that weekly shot with players they know.