I think people are jumping the gun here a little bit. Now, I admit that I haven't played with the 1.18 patch yet because it's still downloading, and at the rate it's downloading I probably wont be able to play tonight. I usually play alone, it's rare for me to actually find a party to play with because when I'm on I always find people 10+ levels larger or smaller than me. I run 3 char all on separate servers all different starting cities, so I would doubt it's the "normal" excuse. Anyway, now I'll be restarting THIS char on the Besaid server starting in Gridania. If people want to join me, on weekdays I play between 8:00pm - 11:00pm on weekends I play most afternoons. Look for me, if you want to party let me know. but i'm going to keep playing solo until the same no longer lets me do so with ease.

Name: Nina Falcon
Server: *changing to Besaid server*
Starting City: Gridania