Ok, despite all the flaming going on, I agree with the OP. Level Syncing was the key factor of destroying FFXI and all it stood for. It took time, dedication, and the slower lvling itself allowed players to truly learn their jobs. Now what happend when lvl syncing happend? ppl lvled faster, breezed through areas in no time, and when it got to them doing instances in TOUGH fights, they didnt know which end of their weapon to hold to be usefull for the party. What happend next? Square then lowered the difficulty due make up for these new players who had no idea what they were doing anymore....

Cant find a party? simple. Deal with it. Theres alot going on, there will be even more stuff to do at a later date. Or switch jobs and start lvling a new one or switch to a job of a party that is available. Pretty simple no?

They are also merging servers, so the problem of not finding a party will be minimal. Still whining? honestly, grow up is all I can say. (thumbs up)