Or you can go and disable chat for yourself before joining a pvp match. I always do it during concerts so I know its not impossible.

There is already an option in JP to only join/create sessions where auxiliaries aren't allowed so that should eventually come to NA as well. And a reason to bring NPCs to a highlevel quest is simply to get party tri-boost when playing solo, it doesn't give as much as actual players but its something. Also TEs and FOs give buffs/heals every now and then so thats a plus imo.

Forget about macros, use 2 keyboards and a controller at the same time instead for optimal button masshing. Jokes aside, as much as I hate Lillipa's TA with how long it can get some times, you win absolutely nothing by removing it from the rankings.

After reading the whole thing I can only represent my thoughts by posting a screenshot of my character walking away from a "similar" comment in a substory of EP4: