Why was FFXI so great?

[Geesus]

I agree endgame should involve cooperation with groups of people. But, in my honest opinion stuff like main story missions shouldn't force people to group up. For me this is the time for my character to shine in the story. you know?

And this will be the last response I have to you Andrien, this^ is what you should have said. And while everyone wants to be the star of their own show in a game, you still were when you did the Story quests because they were for YOU not the party. Just like now, when I help someone with their PLD quests, it's still "their" story and the CS deals ONLY with them, but they still needed a party to get it done. That's what a MMO is all about, people and working together not solo play.

[Andrien]

That's what a MMO is all about, people and working together not solo play.

I have to disagree. You're playing in an online world with other people, and sharing that world economy. It shouldn't dictate how you should play.

You have a point with the PLD quest, content like that is justifiable. But, I prefer main story missions to be me, myself, and I.

[Geesus]

You're playing in an online world with other people, and sharing that world economy. It shouldn't dictate how you should play.

You have a point with the PLD quest, content like that is justifiable.

But it really doesn't. If you want to solo fine but it's difficult to make statements about "force grouping" in a MMO lol. That's the problem. It's meant to play with other people. That would almost be as if someone got on Halo2-soon to be 4 in the multiplayer arena because they liked X map only available there and when the other 15 people show up and start nuking their a$$ they scream "GTFO OFF MY MAP!" lmao. You know the game is Massive Multiplayer not Massive Soloplayer so be prepared to have to group up at some point. Meet new players and people from around the world. That was one of the things I thought was so cool my first MMO; I'm playing with another person, M/F from Japan or Afghanistan or Iraq or the U.K. Through languages barriers and all and a lot of laughs it was fun to play.