Yeah, you don't really need friends in the game. It's not hard too find random people ot party with to gain lvls. It's not very hard to make new friends either.
It's a good game, I'm sure you'll like it. I've been playing it since november on the PC. Just don't expect it to be like other FF games, it has very little in common with them.
I am on the Shiva server. If you happen to get on that server message me and I'll give you some money and help you out. Names Xenga.
eh, no it's not easy. It's very time consuming and often tedius. I've logged in a total of about 400 hours in that game over the past 4 months. It takes alot of time to get to higher lvls, and to find a job that fits you and that you enjoy playing as.
But, it's fun, if you have the time needed to really get into it and play it, it's a wonderful game that is very rewarding. Even if you don't have alot of time to play, you can still play a few hours here and there and make decent progress in about a month or so.
If you've never played a MMORPG before, this is a good one to get your foot in the door. It's easy to play, easy to get into, and easy make money. But it's very hard to master.