Quote Originally Posted by Veonix View Post
Can you really sit there and tell me that dungeon finding tools are good for communities? How about hoping onto your chocobo and running to dungeons/popular farm spots/beastmen camps. Seeing if current parties have any room get to know the people that are active on your server and making new friendships. Isn't that what made us fall in love with MMORPG's to begin with. I don't know if it was for you but surely for me.
I have a linkshell. Don't need to do either of those.

In XI and XIV the standard has been that you don't leave town till you have a full party. So riding where ever and shouting there for a group will likely net you few invites than staying in town and shouting.

I think you're over thinking this whole thing. Why can't you talk to people with which you get auto-grouped?