This was incredibly disheartening and made me feel like the developers don't want players like me any more. I like to play this game with just a couple of good friends, do new content together and have a laugh. Some of the best memories I have in this game come from long nights doing the sweaty floors in POTD, clearing Rathalos Ex, or just jumping into roulettes together. I've had way more fun grabbing a few friends on Discord and saying "hey do you wanna log in and do something?" than I've had doing almost anything else in this game. But look at what the future holds instead - more huge dungeons you can't even attempt without strictly scheduling and organising 48 people. Join a 48 person voice channel where for the sake of sanity everyone except the person doing callouts has to be muted. Zero interaction with the other players there. Only Square Enix could put me in a dungeon with 48 people and manage to make me feel like I'm playing the game completely alone... It's almost impressive.