Now that leves will be gone from our main exp function...

[Balbanes]

Oh yeah its great they are revising the game for solo players, but if they aren't doing something to help people level when they are in groups, which we haven't heard anything about whatsoever, and hasn't even been hinted at, at the exact same time its screwing over alot of the player base. All the ideas are great, that have been in this thread, including yours for party play. I am just very weary of this patch with 1.19 not coming until more than likely the end of summer.

As to this, I think Yoshida has hinted at your/our concern.

We still have some ways to go, but FINAL FANTASY XIV will gradually shift from being a grind-centric game to one that offers enjoyment for all playing styles and circumstances with its ever-expanding variety of content.

If FFXIV is to offer enjoyment for all playing styles, you would think that also includes party play.

[Gath]

As to this, I think Yoshida has hinted at your/our concern.

We still have some ways to go, but FINAL FANTASY XIV will gradually shift from being a grind-centric game to one that offers enjoyment for all playing styles and circumstances with its ever-expanding variety of content.

If FFXIV is to offer enjoyment for all playing styles, you would think that also includes party play.

Yeah, I was looking at this and perhaps some of the ideas were coming up with will be in the game to offer variety.

[SuzakuCMX]

I think it's great that solo play is being optimized. I hope they will do the same for party play.

I think that a few things need to be in place for this to happen though.
* Better search & LFG tools
* Improve monster distribution world-wide to allow for group grinding
* Transportation system improved (mounts/ships)
* Fun party mechanics -- improved BR system or Skillchain

At least for the foundation of a good grouping/grindng system. There are some great ideas for party questing systems in this thread. I would happily give up the grind if there were more fun options that still involved grouping.

The search/LFG tool works fine right now, but people don't use it.

Aside from that, there needs to be a button to invite people rather than having to type "/party cmd invite [Name]" or whatever it is. Shouldn't have to remember a list of commands to do "long-distance" things.

[Rentahamster]

The search/LFG tool works fine right now, but people don't use it.

People don't use it because it doesn't work fine.

It's a vicious cycle.

[Molly_Millions]

People don't use it because it doesn't work fine.

It's a vicious cycle.

People don't use it because it's confusing and tedious at best to try to use. In other words, it's a piece of crap. It may work, but not in a way that makes sense to any normal human.

[Physic]

People don't use it because it doesn't work fine.

It's a vicious cycle.

people used it before when sp parties were actually viable, and it worked pretty well, its not really difficult to use at all, and if people are putting up parties its good, but they did say they were combining it with a search feature as well. Combined with a search feature the only problem i see is not being able to join while people are in battle. (one advantage of the setting recruitment is you can go out and do something without searching constantly)

[Gath]

These are all good things that people are discussing. I will be doing revisions of the OP after work today, I would have done it but was watching Transformers last night (It was AWESOME)

[Dubont]

goodbye leve onry noobs. Hello skillful mob grind parties.

[Molly_Millions]

goodbye leve onry noobs. Hello skillful mob grind parties.

Unless the 10 rank SP cap is being raised or removed, there is not much skillful involved in grind parties. It doesn't make sense sp-wise to kill anything that's even reasonably difficult to kill at the moment.

[Gath]

goodbye leve onry noobs. Hello skillful mob grind parties.

This is the biggest thign for me I like parties...and mob grinding