@OkibaKey

A month ago I had no friends and sat around unable to do anything. Then I decided to study up on how to beat extreme primals and practiced and beat them all. Then I spent weeks in party finder teaching people and helping people learn. Now I got a linkshell with all the friends I made who played well (26 people) and I can run any content I want with these people even older content. We all help each other and we all play well.

Instead of paying for runs, remember that MMOs are massive social networks too. Make friends and you can do anything.