I agree somewhat. The new content is enjoyable, and I appreciate being able to get a good chunk of leveling done when I want to, withouthaving to spend an entire night waiting to form a party and grind out, maybe, one level. At the same time, I just miss the gameplay of the original six-man party. Setting up camp, pulling mobs and having the simple, old ffxi dynamic. I also miss people doing the older content (Zilart, CoP, ToAU, etc.) in groups, because even though it's largely (not entirely) soloable at this point, it's just WAY more fun to do things together in this game. That's why it's online to begin with. I'm currently stuck on Bismarck and I haven't been logging in much, since returning a few weeks ago, mostly because I'm bored soloing. I'm getting things done, but I just would rather be doing it WITH people. If you do decide to come back, and you want at least one person who would be interested in syncing down for the traditional ffxi experience from time to time (or leveling some of my subs) or at least to tackle older content with, consider coming to Bismarck and I'd be happy to have someone to adventure with.