Quote Originally Posted by Ath192 View Post
Solo players can go find another game.
Not really no, because the game industry at large is obsessed with co-op games, as they know that social ties are one of the strongest driver of player retention. Many people keep playing games they don't otherwise really like anymore because they don't want to let their friends down. That's manipulative.

I don't like game where success requires playing with others. I prefer when socializing is something you do because (and when) you want to, rather than doing it because otherwise your progress is impeded.

In the later case, people often view other players are merely tools to further their own progression in the game, and that's why you have people who are so intolerant of people "not playing the game right" or not micro optimising their rotations and such. Socialization mandated by gameplay mechanics is not good socialization.

FFXIV is mostly fine as it is. It gives you plenty of options both if you want to play solo and if you want to play in a group. (It still sucks when you need to sit in a queue for half an hour to complete a MSQ duty, for instance).