Why doesn't the MSQ have quests where you participate in large open battles?

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Why cant people play the MSQ together when those same cutscenes you refer to have multiple warriors of light fighing next to each other. but then when you play the MSQ you have to do it alone because...

"You cannot proceed with this quest because you are in a party. please disband in order to contiue."

One of my biggest peeves since i first had to fight a voidscent in thanalan at level 6 or so...
It's an MMO i want to play with my friends!

Yeah, its incredibly baffling. You cant form a band of adventurers with friends to experience the world and story together. That part feels so incredibly isolating, and infuriating considering GW2 and SWTOR manage to incorporate your party.

Its what makes selling the game to new people hard for me as well.
"But can we play together?" they ask.
"Na, only during dungeons that happen after every couple of hours of mandatory cutscenes." I reply.
"But can we quest together?" they inquire, hope leaving their voices.
"Sadly no, i cannot do overworld content with you outside of occasional fight events that happen on the overworld." I admit. "I could make an alt, but a lot of the time we just walk around next to each other."
"Lets play something else instead."