@dev team ->> Thanks for bringing back party grinding, -really-

[Finuve]

"Quests" in WoW/Aion/etc have no right to be called quests, they are just directed grinds

it Killed Aion for me (WoW killed itself for me in other ways) I got to level 23 in Aion only grouping once for a mission that lasted 10 minutes, and other than that just spammed these dumb "quests" kill 10 of these gather 8 of these, they are no real difference to any other grind except they are solo, do 12 quests here gain a few levels move to next area do 15 quests gain a few levels move to next area

in XI its basically the same thing kill mobs here, gain a few levels move to next area, the big difference is that in XI you have to group, and grouping saves monotony and builds community

should other options be available? yes (though if i see text box popups telling me to gather 8 items and the game tries to call that a quest...) but grouping should ALWAYS be the most rewarding/fastest path in order for the community to build and prosper

Point: If an MMO does not constantly promote grouping in all aspects then the community dies

as an example, I spent 3 hours grinding in gusgen mines with an 18 person party in XI last night, we spent the entire party chatting and laughing, that alone makes group grinding better than "questing" and I now have three more people on my Flist, in XIV, i don't even have a linkshell yet