Can we stop destroying the solo part of this game?

[Aion]

I agree. Too many that think it needs skills to play an MMO..
Everyone can sit in an party with 7 others smashing 1 little monster at the time thats a few lvl's higher lol.
Soloing well thats a skill.
Becoming lvl 50 without the need of someone holding your hand hehe

You really never party dont you...read the patch, there is LINK system now. yes,before 1.19 is power rangers mode, now it is party vs party mode

[GreatLeviathan]

You really never party dont you...read the patch, there is LINK system now. yes,before 1.19 is power rangers mode, now it is party vs party mode

Sad. DIsrespect of the players.

[Aion]

Sad. DIsrespect of the players.

So what makes you think 7 player vs 1 mob,is happening to party player now? come on, give me your example

[GreatLeviathan]

So what makes you think 7 player vs 1 mob,is happening to party player now? come on, give me your example

What? Reword that pls. Kind of don't understand it :-)

[Aion]

Everyone can sit in an party with 7 others smashing 1 little monster at the time thats a few lvl's higher lol.

This is your argument to support your claim that partying is easier than solo play
Have you see it now?

if not,then your claim is wrong

[Shai]

Unlimited healing?
Where do I sign up for this?

I could use it in the Strongholds. :/

[Coglin]

Maybe you should read trhe letters some more as the producer stated that this will be an MMO for party and SOLO players.
So fail more.

LOL Maybe you should learn to comprehend what the abbriviations MMO mean. By definition this is a multiplayer game. They make tons of solo one, and its cry babies like you who ruin the multiplayer experience by playing multiplayer games than crying and whining for it to be like the thousands of solo games out there.

Producer can right all the leters he wants. It does not make it less "multiplayer" by fact and definition. Its also statistical fact as shown at mmorpg.com that solo players in MMOs quit earlier 50%-80% earlier then those who indulge in group play.

So statistically, soloers who have tons upon tons of solo games want to ruin MMOs to suit there needs just to end up quiting.

So fail more.

[ZDamned]

So, I wanted to add my suggestions, and opinions here as well, although mostly an echo of what everyone else is saying.

First off, I want to say I'm a beta/Release player who threw the game box away 2 day in, after seeing what a mess the game was at launch. I hated it!

I came back 5 days ago, and re-made a character on Mysidia, and have been BLOWN away with mow much better the game is after this patch. Leveling Gladiator from 1-12 has been not only rewarding, but it was actually easier than getting my Pugulist to 12 in 1.18. Why? Leves have been highly productive, and link/Chain EXP is amazing! I'm also getting quest completion rewards of ~700 EXP when my next level requires 6800~ Thats over 10% exp just for the reward!!!

All my quests have been set to fight enemies either 1 level up, or equal-below my current class, and it has been smooth and fun. ALL solo mind you. I have died in total 4 times through all 12 levels, and 3 of them were 100% my fault. (1 was because I didn't target my enemy in time to kill it...)

I think the bigger problems like everyone says is gear. I upgraded my weapon at level 5, and I upgraded my armor as I could afford to as well, and honestly, I can chain 5 even level mobs without stopping to heal. (Granted I can find that many before the timer runs dry, but I have once at level 10.)

I don't feel like they broke anything, and this is from a brand new class, no partying at all. I ill be partying as much as I can of course, because that is why I'm playing a Massive Multi-player Online game, however I do feel that solo play is working better than before. and if you want to solo higher level enemies, you would need not only total up to date gear, but all very powerfully slotted with Materia too.

Just stay within 1 level of your own, and you can safely bet on always winning the fight. If you need a super challenge, fight 1 single enemy 3-4 levels above you, and you honestly shouldn't be able to beat the +4 at all. (Lets think about it, should a level 1 logically be able to kill a level 5?)

Also, one of the OP's replys was a mis-understanding! When a poster said that partys can easily wipe in a dungeon, he/she means that fighting against level 55 mobs can wipe the party out, not the party steamrolling the dungeon. He/She meant to imply that partying in a dungeon is a challenge, not a sit back, and get free gear type of affair. ~_^

[Leknaat]

I had to clear a r54 kobold from near a botany leve node. I swapped to 50 archer. It was... kind of chewy... My other combat jobs are 36 or higher. Having other job abilities to draw from definitely helped.

[Zenaku]

It's a online game it should be party base and it's final fantasy when in Final fantasy game did you play without having other npcs with you? beside the start lol.