The General NA community is treating the game like a Western solo mmo, which is very evident by everyone soloing everything outside leves and at least half the players soloing leves. The FFXI ppl in general have made linkshells and do almost everything in house.

Literally no one uses the search feature outside JP players, and it really does work when ppl use it.

Group sp is far better in both grind and leve groups though, the reason ppl do not group like in XI is a complete mystery to me. Half the people on the forums complains they want it but yet no one attempt to make it work.