Why should I be excited for Grind Parties?

[Xenor]

Leves are not a bad form of sp, neither is grinding, your just too lazy.

In the 40s perhaps, but like local leves the completion bonus for the low leves is terrible and that's where the bulk of your SP comes from in a leve.

Just out of curiosity do you like playing with other people?

I am still trying to wrap my head around the MMOSoloist and the point of it-

Perhaps you like to raid in groups or whatever. I am just trying to understand.

Always. Which is why I can't stand the new solo based leve system. It's fine having some solo content like that but they didn't really replace it with anything yet. They did say there would be a dry period for a couple of patches after 1.18 before other levelling methods are implemented. I'll wait until then to rank up LNC and MRD to 50. If you look hard enough you'll find the post and see what cool group based levelling is coming. Grinding is not fun.