Trust System / Solo Gaming

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Originally Posted by Coatl

I don't really see the point of the feature. If it's made for a demographic with social anxiety or who want a more solo traditional RPG experience, how exactly are they going to get to shadowbringers to try the content?

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As someone that mainly goes the dps route, I would love to queue up and go with other players. What I don't love is waiting out the dps queue that seemingly watches for me to think it's safe to take a restroom break or snag a drink before it pops up. As long as I don't mind it taking a little longer to do the dungeon itself, I can go through it and continue progressing the storyline rather quickly.

As a healer main who will not be healing in ShB, I look forward to the Trust system because I'll be able to at least queue into my story dungeons quickly.

I'm all for this system if players that don't push buttons see trust runs as preferable to running with actual people.

This can be accomplished with a longer clear time and a lower overall difficulty.

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Originally Posted by ViolaCrossfire

I will only object if this system is superior in time spent to doing the dungeon with actual players. By the twelve, squadrons do simply too much damage for any PUG to compete.
The game should not be able to play itself.

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People at the media tour got a hands on with Trusts and from what's been said, it seems doing the dungeon with trusts will likely longer than a PuG group (unless you get a really awful PuG).

Honestly, this system will probably get it's most use from leveling additional jobs or after the ShB content begins to die down and most have already progressed trough the entire story already. I know I'd prob make good use of this a month or two down the line while leveling all my DPS. XD

This system might cause less tanks and healers to be available for the levelling experience as some might just use the trust system in its place for doing dungeons. I thought this system would be in place more for the overworld content and not dungeons so if getting groups via the duty finder gets difficult they will have to adjust how the trust system works.

I'm an open minded person and will always welcome new features unless they cause some kind of obvious harm to the game.

That being said, I am personally uninterested in playing with NPCs in dungeons. I'll just keep queuing with randoms in the DF, like I've always done. My queue times will remain lousy as a DPS, but meh. I'll survive.

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Quote Originally Posted by AltarisSol View Post
Has anyone seen if we will be able to use the Trust System to complete a group and add AI NPC's to a small party. For example if I had just two players in a group but want to add the rest using the Trust System could I? Or is the Trust System strictly solo?
Looks like solo only.

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Originally Posted by JBee

Looks like solo only.

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Noooooooooooooooooooo! I hope not. I play with my wife and we don't want to not burden the party if we want to take our time crawling or have to leave the party. It's more about the commitment for us. We were hoping the the trust system would at least let us advance the story dungeons easier than having to commit to the time to complete full dungeon at the pace of others.

I can deal with the not so nice people, sometimes, but honestly that's also a plus if we just want to share in our adventure and story together without others messing up our immersion in to the story by making stupid remarks.

The videos still provide hope. The list on the left is labeled "Current Party" I can see other players filling those slots then you having to complete the rest, plus it is clear the interface isn't done because you can't pick a dungeon.

Well, I'll still hold out some hope. Thanks for your thoughts.

Does anyone know if you can take a friend and two trust characters into a dungeon?

Will we be able to use Trust to run pre-Shadowbringers MSQ?

I have been sitting on the MSQ Ghimlyt Dark run, not wanting to make even one... more... run, with a random DF party.

Sitting on it until ShB rolls out, so I can run it with a Trust party.

(Also the Hildibrand dungeon)

If I can't backstep Trust into pre-ShB content, I'm going to need to grit my teeth and go on through... ai chihuahua.

I *like* being social. Just, not social, when I have to DEPEND on other people; or have other people depend on me. SW:TOR was/is perfect in that respect, because you can do all the storyline content with just your chosen Companion. All the multiplayer raids are Optional Content...