Ya there's a whole other thread about it - titan and echo, it's a wonder why a moderator hasn't added something yet given the attention this is getting. If they added echo to help players through itI think they're already seeing the flaw in that.

The OP resonated with me the most because of this: "In other MMOs I loved helping my friends and guildmates clear older content, I wanted them to catch up and enjoy the new content with me, and as I started the game I was helped by many extremely nice players too!"

I wanted to show them lots of fun content, and I definitely didn't like seeing them getting stuck, frustrated or quit. But now in FFXIV there is some content that is just so difficult to help others clear! Like it'd be ok if 4 really good players could compensate for 4 casual/average players, but if I need to find 6-7 people just to carry a couple players through? Not everyone has that kind of time! It's easy to see why it has created a toxic community.