Love this game,Only one complaint

[xxvaynxx]

On the start of early access you will be able to boost one of your jobs to level 60, if you're willing to get that you will be able to unsync all the ARR dgn's.
Though sadly, you'll have to do the HW dgns in group play as they toss you into dgn's as well and ofc same with SB.
If you haven't already, maybe you can join a FC or LS full of experenced players and they can take you through it so you don't have to risk being partied up with rude players.
I can see you're a new player so welcome to the game
(Unsync is when you can enter a dgn without it lowering your gear level to match the dgn)

[SenorPatty]

Wasn't fond of needing group to complete msq and to this day, still don't. I laugh at people who go out of their way to spell out what MMORPG is like its the end all to be all reason behind doing it. Not everything needs to be group content.

But please, continue to shout from the mountaintops how this is a MASSIVELY MULTIPLAY-foam-ER and how TC's dead wrong for disliking a SLIVER of what the game offers and that he should go back to his other mmos.. Well done /clap

[savageink]

Wasn't fond of needing group to complete msq and to this day, still don't. I laugh at people who go out of their way to spell out what MMORPG is like its the end all to be all reason behind doing it. Not everything needs to be group content.

But please, continue to shout from the mountaintops how this is a MASSIVELY MULTIPLAY-foam-ER and how TC's dead wrong for disliking a SLIVER of what the game offers and that he should go back to his other mmos.. Well done /clap

/Claps some more

[Elim]

I blame SWTOR for this thread existing. They make everything soloable... although most of their servers are dead (they only have two active servers and they're always light out of medium and heavy). I'm extremely grateful that the devs here design mostly team based content because focusing mainly on solo content clearly isn't the way to go for a MMO.

[KDSilver]

You're complaining about the obvious fact the content has to be done with groups in a MMO, and you say people are not mature by telling you that you can't complain about the game's being like this because it's a MMO ?

Don't know what to say when I read this.

You have plenty of choices to avoid being grouped in the duty finder to have smooth and unstressed runs to progress the story.
Soon they'll implement the possibility to go on dungeon with your grand company.

But you'll unfortunately have to deal with trial and groups.
The game itself is already soloable a lot, fortunately we still have some content through the story we can enjoy with friends. It would be sad if it wasn't the case.

[Vhailor]

I really really dislike the fact i am forced into group events to progress the main story. Ive never been a big player in groups, dungeons etc. Im not very good at group roles and have always been a PVE player mainly.

I cant progress the main story unless i do the "The Things We Do for Cheese" and i have to complete the dungeon just to get a main quest item. I really wish they have a single player version of these events and didnt force me into groups.

As others have said, this is an MMO. Its bread and butter is group content. The main storyline quest pushes you into this gradually, so that players in situations such as yours can overcome their uncertainty / inexperience with group settings.

If the main storyline did allow for single-player versions of the events, there would also be severe downsides. For one, the queues for main storyline quest dungeons could suffer significantly, thereby reducing the opportunity for the majority of MMO players who are interested in group content. For another, players who changed their mind after months of progressing on their own would suddenly face a massive barrier to jumping into group content, because they'd have far more abilities to manage and more complex dungeon mechanics to contend with.

I can sympathize with a desire to avoid groups, but such significant levels of unease indicates you may wish to consider another genre of game.

[Clethoria]

Sooo, you played an MMO... to not play with other players and be alone. Also, a very, very, very small number of players care about your age. When they run content, they want you to play your role, and not be the cause of wipes.

Mayhap you should re-direct yourself to other single player Final Fantasies like FFXII and XIII for similar assets and direction.

I see that there's multiple pages on this subject so I don't doubt someone's said similar. But like... bruh. You for real?

[MistakeNot]

I really really dislike the fact i am forced into group events to progress the main story. Ive never been a big player in groups, dungeons etc. Im not very good at group roles and have always been a PVE player mainly.

I cant progress the main story unless i do the "The Things We Do for Cheese" and i have to complete the dungeon just to get a main quest item. I really wish they have a single player version of these events and didnt force me into groups.

Then this is not the right game for you.
Everything (nearly) is gated by the main story, and there are LOTS of dungeons and trials that are mandatory for following the main story - all of which force you into a group.


There are lots of MMOs where group content is entirely optional[*], but FFXIV is not one of them.
[*] Examples I have personal experience with include SWTOR, LOTRO, The Secret World, and Age of Conan. Probably WoW too, but I have no personal experience there.

[Natsuno]

Probably WoW too, but I have no personal experience there.

Soloable up to a point. I mean there is lots do do that can be soloed, but as it stands now in Legion, the main story is divided between zones and also separate class hall quest chains. Every quest chain in each zone in the expac culminates in a 5 man dungeon. The story quest chains then take you into raids (and more dungeons) later on down the line. NO avoiding it if you're there for the story.

I'll admit to not being the most sociable person, and that sometimes I can suffer from anxiety when faced with grouping with people for certain contents (mostly due to not wanting to let them down by messing up), but I wouldn't want this game to change.

[MistakeNot]

Soloable up to a point. I mean there is lots do do that can be soloed, but as it stands now in Legion, the main story is divided between zones and also separate class hall quest chains. Every quest chain in each zone in the expac culminates in a 5 man dungeon. The story quest chains then take you into raids (and more dungeons) later on down the line. NO avoiding it if you're there for the story.

That sounds like what I would call optional dungeons. Sure you miss some stuff if you skip them, but doing so does not block you from other parts of the game.
You will miss part of the story if you skip the dungeons in all the other games I listed as well.