[quote=@PPQ Purple]
If the game keeps you happy and engaged but does not push you into socializing than it has failed at its job as a MMO.
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No?

Not at all?

The only function of an MMO is to keep a lot of players playing it, through whatever means neccessary. This is true for literally every videogame.

You also say this as if I am the only person playing XIV and everyone shares my attitude to it. They don't.

Plenty of people socialize in XIV. The saying goes "Glamour is the true endgame" after all, because people are spending more time making their character look pretty at the end of the game rather than doing endgame content.

And you know what that says about XIV?

That it succeeds at [i]both[/i] being a good game and a good social experience. It didn't need to sacrifice one for the other. It offers a satisfying experience on both ends of the spectrum.

Saying an MMO can't be "too good or else people wouldn't socialize" is an asinine standpoint to take in. People are upset with WoW because it [i]isn't[/i] a very good or rewarding game. Actively making it the game a chore which forces you to engage with it rather than letting you do so on your own terms doesn't facilitate social interaction, it pushes you away from it.

Please stop making sweeping statements about genres you don't play, have no interest in, and don't know the target audience for.