I just don't know what to say about this thread other than wow...just /facepalm.

Look I don't think anyone ever said that this game should be a solo game only. Matter of fact, myself and many want things to be there that are group related content only. People who are able to group up to get the "oober" gear, in my mind deserve it.

On the same token, I do not think story related content should be shut off from any player. Period.

My opinion is that story related content should be large group, small group or solo optional AND the programming should be made to where it recongnizes # of people in party, class/jobs in party and scale difficulty accordingly. On top of that, those who chose to do group related content with 4 players + should ABSOLUTELY be rewarded with either more exp, more gil, special item w/e as opposed to someone doing story related content solo.

No one is saying you HAVE TO DO SOMETHING SOLO! The option however SHOULD be there. Forcing anyone into a group scenario who can't or doesn't want to is wrong. Yes this is an MMO. I get it. However no one is forcing others to solo anything...but by making everything group exclusive only you are then forcing a majority of players to be pigeon holed into grouping, and possibly into a class/job they may not wish to play because people then are going to say "X strategy worked with this...so we only want X jobs". One is being forced into two situations they may not wish to be in, how is that fair to the playerbase? At least with people who wish to group, they can do so and find like minded people and chose strategy and be picky about jobs and such.

What about the player who can't or won't do that? Is one then intentionally trying to force ostracising people because they do not share the same values as another when it comes to gaming? Please provide a legit explanation as to why this is okay? Because frankly, I am just not seeing it or understanding this "party play" only type of view. I mean honestly, I would think the more a game is open to various game play, the more people it would attract. Isn't WoW kinda like this?(Seriously isn't WoW I didn't get far into it to really know or not). Isn't that one of the reasons why that game is so successful and popular with players? IDK, but seriously someone explain, because clearly I am blind here.

And if this flusters one soo much, that someone would prefer to do content solo vs. group, then I highly suggest reevaluating the group of people you play with and your LS, because obviously you are running with the wrong crowd if this type of mindset bothers one.