I have currently been waiting in the party finder for a main quest groups for 306 minutes; yesterday I waited in the party finder for over 500 minutes. Balancing grouping around 50% dps, 25% healers, and 25% tanks creates a bottle neck. I personally would have liked to see 70-80% dps and 15-10% healer/tank split. A party system than requires 1 tank, 1 healer, and 4-5 dps would make finding groups bearable.

The main quest in FFXIV requires approximately 181 quests be completed. This is not optional to do engage in many activities at level 50 a player is required to complete this quest series. Until level 20 the quest chain was fun and interesting; at this point I skip cut scenes and chat-boxes as fast as possible. The main quest chain in FFXIV is the most miserable gaming experience in my RPG history.

Overall I enjoy FFXIV for the love of god developers do something to help new players such as myself. I feel sorry for anyone trying to do these quests 1 year from now.