i have had a discussion about 14 with friends on the same thoughts as this, that came down to two things.

1 no matter how much you like the story/gameplay content. you will always eventually stop having fun if you don't ever play with others, this is not to say if you like playing solo or can play solo consistantly you are playing wrong but most the time people stop enjoying the game its because they did everything they wanted to and their close friends quit and they have noone to re-enjoy old content with/ people to make the content in the game more fun like hunt/maps/gold saucer/DD ect

2 no matter what don't let 14 be the only way/time you and your friends/fc talk or play together i know it seems the easier way but all the times i have seen fc's that have truely stuck through with 14 and their fc mates its the ones who can and do have other things in common than just 14 cause the moment one person gets bored and logs in less its just a big hill that everyone eventually falls down and by the time anyone comes back people have quit basically permanently or straight left the fc and never come back.