FFXIV needs to stop accommodating Solo Players

[casi2161]

It depends on how people treat others. I have played MMO (Star Wars Galaxies and Wow being the first one) and the reason a lot of people are not interacting with people is that they are (1) Being yelled at because they are still learning (2) They are made to feel they are unwanted. Those are normally the ones I can understand why they don't want to interact and some are quiet and shy and it takes a bit for them to open up with others.

[Dragonlancer]

Stop dictating what other players should do. Solo play is just fine, then hang with my friends after.

[GoldX18]

I play for the story. Once I'm done with the story, I put it down. Simple enough that taking steps to alienate that part of the playerbase will not bode well for the game. It's the ONLY reason I sub to play.

[Myrany]

I use PF never because for some reason the interface boggles me beyond belief and my one attempt to get help with a Blue mage spell years ago was an unmitigated disaster.

I do use Duty finder but sometimes I do face hours long queues (hello Dynamis) so I have been known to use Duty support if I can in that case. If I can't use Duty support then I will DC travel to get something done (3 hour wait for crystal tower...yeah I travelled)

By nature I am a solo player and love the things I can do alone the most. Doesn't mean I am adverse to doing dungeons and such with people. Just that I don't want to deal with people for everything.

[Nighthawky2010]

I totally agree. I'm also a solo player by nature. I don't mind doing the roulettes to gain tomes, gear for gc seals but I basically play solo. I'm glad for the squadrons, trusts, & duty support. I do many of the fates solo. Alot of the gold saucers content I do solo. etc.

[Mawlzy]

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Why? Many solo players love MMOs because they are socially anxious, and MMOs allow them to play a game while being part of a bustling world. Why would SE - a for-profit business - takes steps to turn away such customers?

[Supersnow845]

Why? Many solo players love MMOs because they are socially anxious, and MMOs allow them to play a game while being part of a bustling world. Why would SE - a for-profit business - takes steps to turn away such customers?

Because MMO’s are designed around cooperation, not “we all exist independently in the same world”

If you don’t want to interact with other players (spamming emotes in limsa doesn’t count) then an MMO isn’t really for you, that’s what a social sim is for

[Mawlzy]

Because MMO’s are designed around cooperation, not “we all exist independently in the same world”

If you don’t want to interact with other players (spamming emotes in limsa doesn’t count) then an MMO isn’t really for you, that’s what a social sim is for

I've been playing MMOs for 20 years and you're not the first idiot to tell me my style of play should be banned. Never has been, never will be.

[ty_taurus]

Having an MMO feature solo-friendly content and story progression is a great thing as long as it doesn't come at the cost of multiplayer content. Because at the end of the day, the genre is literally called "Massively Multiplayer Online." Wanting an MMO to forgo multiplayer elements in favor of single player elements is literally nonsense.

Could you imagine if we applied this logic to any other genre? "Well a lot of turn-based RPG players love First Person Shooters because they like slower, strategic combat. That's why we need to stop making Call of Duty feature real-time combat, to appeal to the people who don't like First Person Shooters in our First Person Shooter."

Yeah, that would go over so well...