I just don't understand why people would think this is a bad idea. It is nothing forced upon you and if you are a casual player, it is a major convenience tool, and you still play with other people. I find it hard to believe that people rather /shout in Ul'Dah all day to get "random" people in an EXP party together than just use the content finder and get one in no time at all.

And yes, WoW did require you to physically travel and enter the dungeon before you could use it in dungeon finder.

Final Fantasy XIV's original concept was to make an MMO for the casual players. This tool helps cater to the casual player without harming the hardcore audience at all.