Why is the MSQ heavily dependent on groups?

[Monsoon_Lues]

I cannot for the love of me; sum the courage to join random pugs. I've tried my best to solo content in ARR but now it's impossible for I'm now on lvl 50 hard mode trails and such. I can't believe I managed to solo that far but this reliance on others is a huge punishment for someone like me.

I have nothing to bring to the party; except guilt and remorse. Does anyone have any tricks or tips on getting to lvl 60 in ARR? I might be able to solo the trails then.

I must be really stupid for asking but I feel trapped.

I don't wanna be rude man but it is an mmo after all. And have you tried to work on this psychological issue at all? It is a mental block that can be overcome

[Breakbeat]

I don't wanna be rude man but it is an mmo after all. And have you tried to work on this psychological issue at all? It is a mental block that can be overcome

I agree with your sentiment 100%, however, it's important to note that not all "mental blocks" (mental illnesses) can be overcome. Even with medication and therapy. If they could, suicide would not be a top ten cause of human death, and homelessness / drug addiction / depression and anxiety wouldn't be real things, because people would just "get over it" before bad things happened.

Source: Lived with mental illness (bipolar, OCD, clinical depression, chronic anxiety, and body dysmorphic) for 41 of my 46 years, despite a plethora of medication, forty different therapists, psychiatrists, CBT, and people telling me to "cheer up" and "get over it" and just "go out with friends."

I am able to play FF and WoW and other online games because "virtual" socialization doesn't really bother me. Actual socialization can make me break down in tears if the timing is right.

Go figure. /shrug