Quote Originally Posted by Waeksyn View Post
SE are now bending over backward to find more ways to restrict people from content. I don't see how that encourages people to subscribe. Very strange business strategy IMO.
You are not restricted to anything. Make some friends, or use party finder to find 2 people in the same FC that have unlocked Hard mode exploration. It won't be that hard especially since by Christmas time the inactive FCs will have been removed from housing. If you're a solo player that is a 1 player FC member, then you should already be used to using Party Finder to do stuff.