Quote Originally Posted by UNDEAD10000 View Post
Biggest problem i have with field operation relic weapons is that they require having a party which is impossible for me when no one wants me in their party
I am very confident I could get the relics solo in Dawntrail. I've solo'd most Critical Engagements. The FATEs are easy to solo if they aren't overscaled (and you can run away and re-engage to try and rescale HP). Full credit can be obtained from FATEs and CEs by playing a tank with stance on; no party is actually needed.

I was able to solo each Eureka area's relic steps when they made the special item buyable, which happened after each new area was released or in 5.0. This was before we had Echo and numerous other buffs/nerfs and free elemental gear on the market board, so it's more realistic for average players to solo now.

I don't remember about Bozja. You are a bit stuck if you haven't done its initial story because then you have to find a way to get through CLL, DR and Dalriada. But I think after that it's pretty soloable.
i know i can do field operation solo but due to their rogue lite elements where dying cause loss of exp and levels makes doing field operations solo way too risky
That isn't true. In Bozja, doing 3 skirmishes in the third section of Zadnor completely restores all your EXP. Same in Occult Crescent. Moreover, these levels do not affect your attack power or incoming/outgoing damage, so it's actually irrelevant.

I died several times solo farming gold and just continued farming it because it didn't matter. I continued soloing CEs and FATEs even if I died to one of them, because it didn't matter.
doing Occult Crescent solo is pretty much impossible due to FATE's being completed in seconds
This really doesn't happen all the time. It varies a lot. For example, if people are doing a CE or FT they will probably ignore the FATEs. Or you can try to get into a dead instance or do it when less people are in the content, such as the middle of the night or when new content releases that pulls everyone away.

Overall, I find it hard to believe everyone would not want you in their party. So many people play this game that there are always people that don't know who you are, and will invite you regardless of what reputation you think you have. And in the worst case being a tank and producing as much enmity as you can will work, and you can level up Phantom Jobs and obtain gear to boost your damage (and thus enmity generation).