FF14 becoming more solo friendly is good

[Dragonlancer]

As the majority of players enjoy playing their class solo, the content should reflect the base. Grouping in dungeons is fine, but for the average player the content should be soloable.
Overly complicated and ridiculous mechanics only appease the masochistic players who never leave their keyboard. This group accounts for a very small percentage. If these people want bragging rights, maybe they should study to become scientists and develop new treatments for cancer. Having a game so difficult that only those who never leave the confines of their room solves nothing.
That's why I am happy they have taken a route that is solo friendly as well as has ridiculous challenges for those few that want it.
Video games are for fun. They are not for polishing one's epeen in town showing off what nobody else can get without quitting their jobs, family, life to get.

[Imoye]

As the majority of players enjoy playing their class solo

Source? Thank you in advance.

[SlickPaws]

As the majority of players enjoy playing their class solo, the content should reflect the base. Grouping in dungeons is fine, but for the average player the content should be soloable.
Overly complicated and ridiculous mechanics only appease the masochistic players who never leave their keyboard. This group accounts for a very small percentage. If these people want bragging rights, maybe they should study to become scientists and develop new treatments for cancer. Having a game so difficult that only those who never leave the confines of their room solves nothing.
That's why I am happy they have taken a route that is solo friendly as well as has ridiculous challenges for those few that want it.
Video games are for fun. They are not for polishing one's epeen in town showing off what nobody else can get without quitting their jobs, family, life to get.

Eh, there's no money in curing cancer. I'd rather run dungeons while keeping my day job.
Video games are for fun, but what if a lot of my fun is dependent on the social experience of an MMO and actively being challenged? At that point the video game is not fun anymore.

[ryouma17]

FF14 becoming more solo friendly is good

indeed it is

[Mika_Zahard]

All this does is continue to promote incorrect gameplay.

Well, at least i can always queue with other human beings.

[Wrytched]

I believe the decision to make solo content and NPC groups is to try to draw more of the traditional final fantasy players who played several of single player games. Those games had you playing along side a group of NPCs that you relied on. The main draw in those games was the visual often emotional story telling. Final Fantasy 14 is everything wonderful about those single player games with an incredible community. Many players are adverse to MMOs because they do not like the idea of relying on other people and aren't comfortable being social or simply do not want to be bothered.

There will be plenty of things for people who enjoy MMOs to do. You will still have the ability to do things as groups and at the end of the day, high-end content will still require working with others. Maybe not the dungeons, but raids and trials...

Anyway, I hope that this will be implemented in such a way that they can bridge the gap between solo and social play styles.

I do not have a steady group. I am not a member of an FC. I chat with a few people in the game. I think I have almost 15 people on my friends list in 9 months of playing the game... The trust system helped me at times when I felt uncomfortable or wanted to learn dungeons. The community has been helpful and patient when it comes to trials and raids. I believe there's potential and I think it will bring more people into the game.

[Kyrj]

I wish I could play Single Player games but actually have 10,000 other people in it as well. Maybe they should change the game for me.

[Hurlstone]

As someone who enjoys playing solo, I do think these changes are good overall. FFXIV has one of the best stories in the franchise, and unlike most other MMOs it treats the story and lore with higher priority. I have known a few people who found it intimidating that the game forces you to do group content to experience that, so I am glad this will help them.

Another reason why I like this system is the fact that playing solo allows you to experience the dungeons without having to look up a guide and study the mechanics first. Thats always been a bit of a pet peeve of mine since I started playing MMOs. With this system you can actually learn all that with a team of NPCs who are a little less intimidating then other players, and it means aspects like the bosses and environments are not spoiled in advance. Sure, such mechanics matter little in the ARR content, but for the expansions and beyond I think its a good thing!

[TaleraRistain]

Solo friendly doesn't mean solo required. It's an option they're providing. I enjoy doing new content by myself now because I can stop and read the little notes in places and take in the areas. A lot of the time they're not there for just for show. There are many people who don't know about the note in Sastasha I would bet.

[Listrella]

I don't see what the problem is, if you don't want to play solo, don't play solo, nothing wrong with giving people more options though.