SE stop doing the "norm"

[TomCarroll]

keeping them separated only give people twice the stuff to do and savor and enjoy.

False.

"Guys I need to AFK, my baby is awake"

"THIS IS THE LEVEL OF IMMERSION THAT I REQUIRE FROM AN ONLINE GAME! I DO ENJOY RELYING ON OTHERS TO LEVEL MY JOBS UP!"

If you could grind mobs solo in XI at the same rate you could grind in parties, I bet anything that 75% of people would have done that instead. You're kidding yourself if you think you weren't rushing to level cap in XI; every god damn party was about getting the best XP/hour...