I've always thought that Party Finder and Duty Finder were great additions to the game providing players with stress free ways to progress in the game rather than shouting in crowded areas to get things done.

However I've also secretly hated Duty Find and Party Finder. It removes the necessity for community. Where players used to try to group up in Linkshells and what would be Free Companies as a valuable tool to get things done. Now it's just not needed. The community became far more "troll" than ever before, and new players are left to rely on DF and PF rather than developing any sense of community.

The addition of bonus tomestones, has been a wonderful start into resolving this issue. Prior to 2.4 you saw very little interest in helping the upcoming players. I mean... who really wants to join a learning party when you've already invested the time and effort to learn the content yourself.

Now with bonus tomestones... I see players valuing the new upcoming community so that they can get their bonuses. The new community and community and general has become far more valuable to each and every player, casual and hardcore alike.

I would love to see this trend continued and even expanded upon.