I've played quite a few MMOs over the years and I have to say, despite the fact that I don't care too much about the Final Fantasy franchise, I (surprisingly) really like FF14.

Despite what people say, I believe FF14 is a good blend of modern and old-school.

The key thing is that the game doesn't segregate players. It's probably the only MMO I've played that not only encourages players to play together but it succeeds.

- There are emotes for cross-language communication and cross-server play (which can help widen your Duty Finder search).
- There is cross-platform play between PC and Playstation (which helps alot with server population).
- Fates are not only entertaining but they're also worth doing.
- Character levels scale down for dungeons and Fates so that you can play with your friends

The people I meet are cheerful/positive and being able to scale down and queue for low-level dungeons drastically increases dungeon variety.