I guess I wasn't the only person who wanted to play solo..and got ripped for it by another poster some time back.
So I gave up commenting about the game.

I wonder when we'll see anything more about the beta..when it actually gets going.
If I hear anything from Square I 'll decide then whether to go ahead with it.

I do agree about exploration.There should be a sense of wonder when you do it and you should be able to find valuable items and get credit for it.
There should be an air of danger and an air of mystery and the legends you uncover should be quite complex and enthralling. But it takes along time for a developer to come up with that and incorporate it in a game.