Please remove light party restriction on FC workshop

[Solarra]

also why do people have to afk while someone pushes buttons? Is there a special reason they can't pre-load the machine with everything needed before asking people to come?

The point isn't that people have to afk, it's that they don't have a real reason to be there except 'Square says so'.

Advancing production is a single button press.
So, party leader pushes the button and the other three watch. It's not too bad at first, but once the novelty has worn off, it's not something people are falling over themselves to do.

Getting four crafters together at the same time can be difficult at times (especially in a small FC) and I hate being that person nagging away in chat,
'Please, we just need one more person, any level...
You don't have to do anything, just stand there...
It'll only take a minute...
It doesn't matter if you are afk...'

Does that sound like an engaging group activity to you?
It certainly doesn't feel like one.