Quote Originally Posted by Azurymber View Post
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