"but this is MMORPG, you're supposed to mingle with friends online, and go to an FC and get help from em. if you don't, well go play other offline games"

for this statement, and for all of you people who thinks this way, i think the game is to blame. simple example. There are thousands and thousands of materials sold at market board, at a very ridiculous price. Why? Gathering is not competitive. You can mine/harvest all you want, all day, without anyone getting in your way. Seeing this condition and compare it to the dungeon queue, well i think this is not a FF XIV, but rather harvest moon / rune factory online.

They make something requires multiplayer when it is not needed, and an aspect that requires competition, they do not even implement it. For example, melding materia, you have to go to a person with a certain class to meld it. Why not make an item that enables you to meld your materia that you want, but free if you yourself has the appropriate skills?