Quote Originally Posted by Stormpeaks View Post
I think the definition of friendship in FFXIV is just absolutely messed up in general, because at least in my eyes, talking to a person once a month is not friendship, that's just "oh i know this person, cool", that's not friendship.
Yeahhh... welcome to adulthood. Normal people recognize everyone has lives and you can't always stay in touch at all times. That doesn't diminish actual friendships.

Your experience is less "differences in game" and more "differences in time."