Someone please explain how to SP solo.

[Azurymber]

i work while i play so i have to afk a lot. As such i can play all day but can't devote the time to being in a party. But even if i could party, this is FFXIV.... almost no one parties.

if i do leves and behests which seem to be the most efficient it would probably take me over a week to just get from rank 30 to 36. As opposed to prior to this patch where I could do it in a few days. This patch was supposed to make it easier for casuals, not harder. thats my problem.

[Pulseczar]

i work while i play so i have to afk a lot.

So basically you are complaining about being able to multi-task your real life scenarios with the game.

If you are working while playing an MMO, I would suggest getting a solo-type offline game. Or how about, you know... work while you're on the clock.

[Azurymber]

So basically you are complaining about being able to multi-task your real life scenarios with the game.

If you are working while playing an MMO I would suggest getting a solo-type offline game. Or how about, you know... work while you're on the clock.

umm this game was advertised as a solo MMO, up to now its been fine. FFXI was fine. Almost every MMO is fine. 1.18 just messed things up and im sure in like 2 weeks someone will find some legit exploit like a certain mob or something that you can grind on for good sp like in every other patch so far.

[ChiefCurrahee]

umm this game was advertised as a solo MMO

It was?

After reading each of your replies. It seems you want to rank up just as fast playing solo, as a grp of people tackling harder more rewarding content? Do you not see the disconnect? Are you able to play solo? YES! are you able to progress as fast solo? NO.
Thats the way it should be. END OF STORY!

[Nabiri]

umm this game was advertised as a solo MMO, up to now its been fine. FFXI was fine. Almost every MMO is fine. 1.18 just messed things up and im sure in like 2 weeks someone will find some legit exploit like a certain mob or something that you can grind on for good sp like in every other patch so far.

I've never heard of XIV being advertised as a solo game, only "casual friendly." Solo and casual are two different things. MOST of the game's content right now is very casual friendly, as advertised. Like XI, XIV seems to emphasize party play. I honestly think patch 1.18 didn't break soloing, but fixed it, as sp/exp was too high, and along with that, also fixed partying, by making it the better option. If partying isn't the better option no one will do it.
I'm sure sp and exp will continue to be monitored and some changes will be made, but I have a feeling sp/exp is closer to where it should be NOW than before 1.18.
I've been soloing most of the time, and I feel exp is fine as is. I have no reason to rush to max level.

Soloing, I don't think you will be able to find the kind of exp you're looking for, but if I figure out anything I'll post it.

[Azurymber]

I've never heard of XIV being advertised as a solo game, only "casual friendly." Solo and casual are two different things. MOST of the game's content right now is very casual friendly, as advertised. Like XI, XIV seems to emphasize party play. I honestly think patch 1.18 didn't break soloing, but fixed it, as sp/exp was too high, and along with that, also fixed partying, by making it the better option. If partying isn't the better option no one will do it.
I'm sure sp and exp will continue to be monitored and some changes will be made, but I have a feeling sp/exp is closer to where it should be NOW than before 1.18.
I've been soloing most of the time, and I feel exp is fine as is. I have no reason to rush to max level.

Soloing, I don't think you will be able to find the kind of exp you're looking for, but if I figure out anything I'll post it.

originally it was advertised as a game where you can -choose- to solo or party. Thats why crafting and gathering were main jobs and not support jobs originally and why all the missions can be done as a rank 1 job (by sneaking around, parley, etc). Then the following patches made partying pretty well inefficient. The coblyn system was pure solo. partying was essentially broken then. And the patch after that made leve linking so good for SP that normal parties pre 40 didn't really compare unless you had rly skilled ppl.


i think this patch was designed to emphasize party play but no one is partying.... which is disappointing.

[Nabiri]

originally it was advertised as a game where you can -choose- to solo or party. Thats why crafting and gathering were main jobs and not support jobs originally and why all the missions can be done as a rank 1 job (by sneaking around, parley, etc). Then the following patches made partying pretty well inefficient. The coblyn system was pure solo. partying was essentially broken then. And the patch after that made leve linking so good for SP that normal parties pre 40 didn't really compare unless you had rly skilled ppl.


I think this patch was designed to emphasize party play but no one is partying.... which is disappointing.

Ah.. I remember SE saying that now.. thanks for the correction. Perhaps the direction of the game is changing then. I'm unsure. :\ While I hope partying is still emphasized and the best way to go, I hope soloing remains a viable option for those who want it. Since some have said 20-30 is kind of messed up right now, perhaps you can look forward to a fix. The waiting may suck though, if you have to solo.

On Besaid I hear of many people partying. May differ by server.
I'm going to try Toto-Rak for sp tonight.

Best of luck. <3

[buritoslicer]

Ah.. I remember SE saying that now.. thanks for the correction. Perhaps the direction of the game is changing then. I'm unsure. :\ While I hope partying is still emphasized and the best way to go, I hope soloing remains a viable option for those who want it. Since some have said 20-30 is kind of messed up right now, perhaps you can look forward to a fix. The waiting may suck though, if you have to solo.

On Besaid I hear of many people partying. May differ by server.
I'm going to try Toto-Rak for sp tonight.

Best of luck. <3[/COLOR]

Remember when we had the surveys? Most people were for the game to drastically change, this is probably one of the things that will change... And in my opinion... for the better!

Just keep looking, you'll find an awesome group of people to party up with!

[Jennestia]

originally it was advertised as a game where you can -choose- to solo or party. Thats why crafting and gathering were main jobs and not support jobs originally and why all the missions can be done as a rank 1 job (by sneaking around, parley, etc). Then the following patches made partying pretty well inefficient. The coblyn system was pure solo. partying was essentially broken then. And the patch after that made leve linking so good for SP that normal parties pre 40 didn't really compare unless you had rly skilled ppl.


i think this patch was designed to emphasize party play but no one is partying.... which is disappointing.

Did you not read where they felt the original direction and vision was a mistake for certain things? It's in the recent interviews. (connect on if i recall.)

So it doesn't matter what it was advertised as, no one was playing it while it was free is a big sign something needs to change and solo oriented MMOs are boring and over saturated the market.

[Cendres]

So basically you are complaining about being able to multi-task your real life scenarios with the game.

If you are working while playing an MMO, I would suggest getting a solo-type offline game. Or how about, you know... work while you're on the clock.

Quit trying to tell people what to do with their entertainment. You are rude and have no regard for others unless they play just like you I imagine, news flash there's all kinds of players in MMOs AND ALWAYS WILL BE. That's part of the magic of these games, apparently this escapes you.

I was reading this thread for help as well. What I've been doing is straight up grind when I can log in but that's incredibly boring. Thanks for the very small few of you who've actually posted anything useful. The rest of you GTF out of people's faces.