Do you think sell groups are hurting end game community?

[AdamFyi]

Only negative thing about me NOT buying clear is that I can't join many groups due to "no sol" message.

It isn't that you can't join those parties; you actually can if you are confident enough that you can clear the fight without any problems. You can discuss it with the party leader to make an exception - and a lot of players do give you a chance! The "no soldiery" message is just to deter inexperienced players from sneaking into the party and getting a carry (which they won't be able to because either the party would kick them once they see the message, or they would quickly notice it once the fight starts).

It's not a superior attitude on our parts, it is a fact given how players seem to be in this Final Fantasy.

Technically speaking, elitism does go both ways, and you're showing just a smidge of it. You're throwing a temper tantrum over those players. They may help out players on days they feel like it, but just because they do not wish to help on that particular moment when someone asks, it does not make them a bad player. There are days where even I would want to farm, and some days where I would tag along on the DF to help some players.

Helping other players is optional; it's not an obligation.

[LunaHoshino]

It isn't that you can't join those parties; you actually can if you are confident enough that you can clear the fight without any problems. You can discuss it with the party leader to make an exception - and a lot of players do give you a chance! The "no soldiery" message is just to deter inexperienced players from sneaking into the party and getting a carry (which they won't be able to because either the party would kick them once they see the message, or they would quickly notice it once the fight starts).

I can vouch for this; I have personally been in many farm parties that allowed someone without a clear to come along after they spoke to the leader. And, in almost every case, they performed flawlessly.