Forced grouping = unnecessary

Reward for grouping = necessary

imo!

You won't be doing the same 8 dailies? Don't they already have it set up like that nowadays, where they just randomly rotate which ones you get? Or is it so quests unlock as the days go by to artificially progress a story?

I'm surprised they still haven't added solo dungeons to the game yet. (maybe with the sheer subscriber amount that's too much money on server?)

 

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Perhaps, but let me ask you, do you believe there are more group-dedicated players among the masses with solid blocks of time to put aside or more of the "alone together" soloists with more sporadic playtimes? Thinking solely in terms of money, which group do you think would be best to target in order to make the most cash (ie. gain/keep the most subscriptions)?

/rhetorical

Edit: Also, who do you think, in general, runs out of content first?

 

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I don't know if its funny or pathetic, or both, that someone in this day and age still needs a group to hold their hand in order to play an MMO.

 

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Maybe he wasn't referring to skill level when he wanted to group with people? Maybe it was the social aspect of playing in a group. From your response to the guy that posted about grouping, I can kind of see how you don't understand how social interaction with a group of people could be considered fun.

Only on VN, and only by the VN board trolls, would someone be mocked for actually wanting to group with and interact with other players in an MMORPG. It's fine, sad in a pathetic kind of way, but fine if you are unable to get along/play well with others but don't knock those who have better developed social skills and find it enjoyable to work as a team. Especially in a MMOrpg.

Now its fixed.

 

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Not sure if you read the thread, one person wants forced grouping, everyone else wants a choice of play styles.

 

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I agree with you, the thing before that made group xp so much better was the lack of (or much more limited) downtime. With solo players having often 0 or only a few seconds downtime, it's hard to make groups worth it.


The other part of that is that questing doesn't lend itself to grouping *as much* as dungeons or camping a spot, since it's hard to get everyone doing the same quests.


But personally I refused to wait 30 minutes while calling for a group in the 'good old days' and no intention of starting that now. ;p


So I think grouping should have benefits, I agree, just not sure how a game does it with making it really better than soloing.

 

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Only on the VN, can a poster read this...





read the responses to that statement, and interpret those as this:





There.

Now its REALLY fixed.

The difference is, that while yes solo players enjoy their playstyle, they do not attempt to FORCE that playstyle on others, which is EXACTLY what Voqar is insinuating in his statement.

 

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Pop quiz everyone! Which of the following statements has NOT already been posted in this thread?


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<wink> Nice try, slugger, but you whiffed the ball on this one. You and your fellow board troll wanted to mock someone who enjoys playing as part of a group (points to the comments about needing a crutch and needing to have his hand held) so I gave you a taste of your own medicine and mocked you for being unable to function as part of a team. Considering that you felt the need to respond to my one comment twice now, I'd guess you didn't care for that taste. But it sure was fun seeing you desperately try to twist my words and put words in my mouth.