Quote Originally Posted by Ryuko View Post
I don't know about the rest of you, but a huge part of why I play MMOs as opposed to single-player games with an online component is because I like helping others and working together. I'm a botanist, so I'll gather materials for food. Then a cook in my FC will turn them into food. The food is then distributed to FC members before a raid so that people don't have to buy it themselves. Everyone contributes their help in some way and it becomes a community.
This is a valid point and I thank you for a well thought out response.
And it's something I used to do myself on another game.
I think perhaps my opinion has been narrowed by the fact that so far on FFXIV I have been completely self reliant and will most likely continue to be.

You say "It will become like many other games that have an 'online' mode to help you get past certain objectives, but that's it."
But currently, that's how I see it, that's the extent of the co-op in this game, for me, and it works fine.