Quote Originally Posted by TaleraRistain View Post
There's not, at least not past what the game requires. People just try to gatekeep. They have opinions on who is "worthy" to come play this game. Just try to ignore them.

I'm sorry you're not having fun. The only thing I can say is take heart. In SE's Live Letter about the next 10 years, they mentioned they wanted to try to attract the fans who avoid their online games and only play the single player games. And since those players most likely aren't going to have years of MMO experience under their belts (or they would probably already be playing) then we can probably expect some adjustments to make the MSQ more tenable for more people.

Stormblood was a bit of a bear on some solo instances. They seem to have learned from the feedback and made some adjustments going forward (outside one or two annoying instances). So hopefully that will be some encouragement.

And there's nothing wrong if you need to take a break and focus on something else for a bit. The game will still be here when you come back. You will only come to hate your time more if you push yourself when you aren't having fun.
Advice I really do need to take to heart, since am seeing plenty of evidence of what you say!

Eitherway - appreciate the advice and encouragement