While i agree with the spirit, at what point do you just have FFXIV as a single player game?

Now, is that a bad thing? Debatable. Perhaps Duty Support for older content? Not sure the devs will want to spend effort on this with outdated tools.

Current content though? I don't think it's a good idea because that will just make the problem worse - "everyone" will just migrate to bots because intrinsic & competitive raiders are few and far between. It'll kill the raiding community.

What are the solutions to the issues though?
  • Socially, players can decide to use Duty Finder instead of Party Finder, this will ease the effort by a huge margin but it requires for everyone to socially transition to using it, similar to how Hunt Trains transitioned from spamming shout to use PF for group-ups.
  • From SE's side, Duty Finder could enable cross-datacenter connection, even if it takes a few more seconds to load.
  • Loot lockouts also need a major revamp to enable people to gain rewards at their own pace and not lose progress weekly while preventing split runs. I have a solution and could make an entire post about this if anyone's curious.