The trust system looks awesome.

One of my 1st jobs was BST, in FFXI. BST went against standard mmo convention.

"Why play an mmo by yourself"

"You cannot play an mmo by yourself"

I pretty much played FFXI Solo during the early 2000s for years. Others would team up for AF gear, I would solo mines lol. In a way, BST may have paved the way for limited jobs.

MMO have 2 components, solo and grouping, neither should feel forced upon the player. Although an mmo is a multiplayer game, that does not mean one should be forced to group up. Just like any other multiplayer game, grouping can be optional. As the directors alluded to, maybe someone likes FF, and wants to try FFXIV.