The Solo disease?

[Kilta_Firelotus]

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take example of World of warcraft. It is an mmorpg based from their "popular" rts game Warcraft. (i only heard of dune and comand and conqur (sp) ) Obviousely the mmorpg would be about pvp. And even have all servers (normal rp or other wise) got most content in pvp style.
Much like Final Fantasy games have been about teamwork. Where heros group up and defeat a common enemy. Or much like crystal chronicals where you and three other players (local) could join up as a their character and go through the game as a team. (the solo style is actually hard since you just have a moogle and most puzzles are better with more then 1 person) Also some titles in final fantasy did have a multiplayer mode where if you plug in another controler player 2 can take control onver 1 character in the battles. I think it was ff9 that did this.

Should a player beable to choose to solo? sure idm options. Should a player join an mmo and ONLY solo, and never grouping. No.

[PennywisE]

"I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"

[Kilta_Firelotus]

maybe not most solo players are, but i will say most solo only players that decided to group up with me for high level nm's and stuff with were.

I had the same issues... people who solo duel box themselves tend to have poor hate management since they do not know solo and group needs different skill sets :P

Honestly you really need to be choosing when it comes to picking an mmo you can solo in. And understand that there is no such thing as a solo only mmo to expect to group sometimes for certain content or just not do that content. You guys make the choice in playing an mmo. You make the chpoice to solo. Do not cry to the devs after finding out you can't solo 100%

[Jinko]

Holy shit Kilta said something I agree with :O

[Kilta_Firelotus]

that is what i been saying this whole time XD I played over 30 mmo. and well over 100 games from the time i was 6 to now. I played various types of games also and know how each game type does things differently.

Also massive multiplayer << means a large group of players playing the game together (as a community) You never truely solo in an mmo. In some form or fashion someone else is aiding your adventure. Unless you are self sufficant and get money from npc and only npc.

[Lenneth_Valkyrie]

I agree 100% with you TC.. I in fact am a solo player too.. that's just the way we are.. (:

[AuctionGirl]

I enjoy soloing. I do enjoy partying as well.
But I would say I spend 3 times the amount soloing than I do partying.

Here are my reasons why I solo mostly...

How many people want to join me FARMING materials I need to craft?
How many people want to adhere to my TIME SCHEDULE based on 15 mins here and 15 mins there?
How many people can I CRAFT with in a party?
How many people enjoy partying with someone who has to go AFK almost constantly because of LIFE?

Here are my reasons for partying... (when my time permits)

Joining up to do Battle Leve's
Grouping for Raptor Party's
R50 NM Battles

Can anyone else give me a better reason to party in XIV at the moment?
Can anyone honestly tell me other than HATE MANAGEMENT do they learn in group parties?

I support the game that supports all player types. I agree Parties should be #1 priority in the game, and just cause my time doesn't permit it a lot of the time, I would still prefer the game made MUCH HARDER!

To all you soloists out there, keep it up, and group up when you can, it can be fun.

[Leeloo]

Yea, I think this is the wrong game to be going with any of that "Soloers suck when they do try to party" stuff anyway. I'd say the soloer may be a lot better at knowing what his classes are capable of than someone who got to rank cap zerging max leve-links & behests. It's a free ride to level cap with minimal effort.

[Griss]

Leeloo the problem with a skilled soloer in a party is there use to the techniques they have developed while soloing. those more often then not do not mesh that well with party play. Case in point archers. A solo archer is use to front loading there attack buffs into there first hit then binding the target and repeating the process untill the mob is dead.

That causes a bit of a wrinkle when the same technique is used during party play. leading to what i call the Rambonehead syndrome.

[Jinko]

Yea those same Archers who front load will learn fast in the new dungeons :P when they get one shot for pulling too much hate.

Or it will turn into a blame game where everyone will remain quiet and moody for the rest of the dungeon :P