friends

[Mael-bess]

Depends on you really. I usually go through MSQ and leveling all alone, with the occasionally duty finder roulette, and it's quite satisfactory (i chat with people FC/linkshell though). Now end-game that is another story, although i haven't reached it yet i don't want to do it only with pugs, so friends/FC/Linkshell mates are a must to make this game, or any other mmorpg, fun to play at that point.

[Mixae]

I make friends online, none of my few IRL friends would touch this game. :|

I'm going to assume you don't have to deal with...

PLAYER A: Women shouldn't have the right to vote!

PLAYER B: A VOTE FOR DONALD TRUMP IS A VOTE FOR SATAN!

PLAYER C: Man, you're all so bad at this game. You should totally jump off a bridge so that the quality of the game can be marginally better!

PLAYER D: NO! YOU'RE BAD AT THIS GAME! WHY DON'T YOU JUMP OFF A BRIDGE?

PLAYER C: I would, but I'm busy with your mom!

PLAYER A: Better go find a burn ward for that one!

PLAYER E: GO <EXPLETIVE> YOURSELF YOU <EXPLETIVE> USELESS <EXPLETIVE> <EXPLETIVE> <EXPLETIVE>!

I don't see that on my server, but my SO plays WoW and lord jesus it is all that and more on trade chat. That's it. This game is like paradise from that.

[Teryaani]

I make friends online, none of my few IRL friends would touch this game. :|

I've tried. So far I've only succeeded with one RL friend.

I don't see that on my server, but my SO plays WoW and lord jesus it is all that and more on trade chat. That's it. This game is like paradise from that.

My first thought when reading that was "Oh look, Barrens chat!"

[Ramadok]

I make friends online, none of my few IRL friends would touch this game. :|



m that.

o dont you mind telling me why aren't they playing this one?

[Ragology]

Aw. I thought this was the whodini topic.

[Ignacius]

Yes, though it cannot be stressed enough that having friends makes it so much easier. Remember, an MMORPG relies on having a lot of people playing and progressing together. By yourself, it's just a single player game with a subscription for ongoing development. With others, you can attempt more and succeed. You also work with friends on things you may have done, but they need help with. FFXIV is very good at encouraging you to group up for everything from FATEs to raids. If it's not a duty, you're almost certainly better off running the content with people, particularly on a class at your level (since you can hotswap them).

Short form is, you can have fun without friends, but make them and enjoy their company. The entire idea of an MMORPG is that playing is better with friends, and an MMORPG is almost precisely as good as the friendliest people playing it. The best MMORPG in the world would be utter garbage if the community is garbage.

[Kaelah]

I agree with the majority.

You can play and enjoy alone, but friends make it more fun.

I don't have any friends I know in person who play. I have a bunch of in game friends though. (I hate calling them not real life friends, truth be told some of my game friends are better friends to me than ones I have met in person. So they are real life friends too imo.) ^-^

I have much more fun joking and chatting with my FC mates than when I play solo if none are online. Love a bit of banter during roulettes/raids.

[Ramadok]

hello guys and thanks for taking the time to reply. well right now im 56 and yes its kinda hard finding a friend but i think its mostly because maybe im still leveling? i have friends in lc and i talk with them but yeah i cant do much. maybe ill make more at level cap who knows. i really like to raid and will try to make time for it

[Alexftw]

Well I don't have friends in this game but even so.. What's the big deal? The fun part about the game is meeting people and doing stuff together and enjoying the progress. Do they have to be friends? I just go with whoever is online. From these random people you meet you end making some antiquances(aka friend list) with who you play more often / raid together and that's it ^^. The best part about online games is.. It's much more challenging due to player coordination and never gets borring due to the high amount of hilarious people out there. Resuming, it's fun.

Then one day you quit the game and repeat the cycle with something else . That's also why I don't bother getting attached to anyone ingame. It's just a game . Don't take it seriously.

[Jim_Berry]

Me and my buddies started in beta phase 1 on PS3. None of them stayed by Decemeber 2013. While in-game friends send me invites, I'm dominantly solo. That said, I'm suffering from being able to progress due to NOT having "friends" or a static. My sub expires on 3/15, and I'm not too happy about re-upping.