I never do anything in more then a trio. I solo most of the time and the game is perfect in regards
to time spent vs. risk vs. reward. I have not had one problem going around soloing open world or leve's
I do leve's at one start and get better EXP then I did before the patch. yeah I spend more time doing it.
but that makes it a lot more fun then it was before. And I still make more per play session then I did before.
Just because the mechanics changed doesn't mean the game is broken. Learn to adapt.