Doubling down on "Playing solo" is a stupid direction

[Jaquan]

Well I don't want to socialize with them either but I don't reject a good conversation when I see one. The game isn't build to be social since you can't even tell people inside content but I prefer doing things with people over bots, just my preference.

I don't know if it's social issue or just people tuning everything off when they start doing things just for rewards. Me? Not exactly a social butterfly and also someone who joined the game on their own without even an option of having a friend to do stuff with. And a bitter Vet from games like EVE where your typical Player Interaction devolves into both sides trying to take advantage of one another. But yeah I generally prefer to do stuff with other players but at the same time... That kinda ruined Praetorium for me at the time when it was my grand finale. Failed to keep up with others and was just tad to slow to get onto elevator... Ended up staying there for half the run before they reached Nero. Not exactly what I'd call good experience of final piece of first chapter of the story. On that front I appreciate Duty Support and Thrusts. They let me take it on my pace without fear of being bashed because I held party back by watching a cutscene in a new Dungeon (and yes that also did happen to me once or twice, party wiped because welp... I was a Healer xD)

[Shin96]

I don't know if it's social issue or just people tuning everything off when they start doing things just for rewards. Me? Not exactly a social butterfly and also someone who joined the game on their own without even an option of having a friend to do stuff with. And a bitter Vet from games like EVE where your typical Player Interaction devolves into both sides trying to take advantage of one another. But yeah I generally prefer to do stuff with other players but at the same time... That kinda ruined Praetorium for me at the time when it was my grand finale. Failed to keep up with others and was just tad to slow to get onto elevator... Ended up staying there for half the run before they reached Nero. Not exactly what I'd call good experience of final piece of first chapter of the story. On that front I appreciate Duty Support and Thrusts. They let me take it on my pace without fear of being bashed because I held party back by watching a cutscene in a new Dungeon (and yes that also did happen to me once or twice, party wiped because welp... I was a Healer xD)

Ah sorry to hear that. If you're new to stuff just tell them to take it slow and they won't bother most of the time. When I started playing I had alot of encounters like that.

[Warpstone]

I prefer to play solo or with my wife. I just wish we could fill the last 2 spots with npc. There is nothing wrong with giving multiple options. People can play both solo and multiplayer. Ask Blizzard, they made the solo experience a pita, and look where my sub money is going now.