The open world is just a lobby where you wait for dF to start. Quest are to easy to do so there no reason to ask questions or seek help. Exp parties are not needed so there is no reason to hang out with people you don't already know. Its as if all the social aspects of mmo's where remove from this game intentionally. Now we really have no reason to do anything but wait on df. If you don't watch a video before you enter the instance your not welcomed in it. Ffxi was a living world where things happened even if you weren't there. Like NM spawns, airships you had to group together just to survive. In this game nothing exist until you start it. Most of the world is locked away behind the duty finder. Anything that makes you wait is intolerable by the community. None of the nostalgic and memorable events of older mmo's can exist in this game because its just not made that way.