Love this game,Only one complaint

[CrazyCanukk]

I really really dislike the fact i am forced into group events to progress the main story. Ive never been a big player in groups, dungeons etc. Im not very good at group roles and have always been a PVE player mainly.

I cant progress the main story unless i do the "The Things We Do for Cheese" and i have to complete the dungeon just to get a main quest item. I really wish they have a single player version of these events and didnt force me into groups.

[LeeraSorlan]

its an MMO.its kind of expected that you will be playing with others at some point.


luckily you can entirely turn off your chat and completely ignore them, as the content you are required to do is very face to keyboard worthy

[Nandalowell]

MMORPG= Massively multiplayer online role-playing game.

It's the way the game is meant to be played. Tank probably isn't the best role if you don't like working in a group either.. >3>

[CrazyCanukk]

its an MMO.its kind of expected that you will be playing with others at some point.


luckily you can entirely turn off your chat and completely ignore them, as the content you are required to do is very face to keyboard worthy

not totally true but i see your point. In ESO i can progress through the whole story and never be forced to group.. same with SWtor.. running delves in ESO our still playing alone but assist other players at times and public dungeons are the same. Swtor you dont group unless you que for it..

My issue is they are forcing me to get in a group just to progress the main story.. if i choose not to group...i cant finish the story.

[Rufalus]

You will get used to it. Just do the dungeons once each to get them over with and progress, but by the time you're through them all you will have probably gotten comfortable enough with them that you won't mind going back for repeats and grinding with everyone. I wasn't very comfortable with party content when I was new either, and I did get some nasty comments from people who don't have patience for new players doing learning. It's worth it though. Just try to ignore nasty people, we've all been through that. Nobody is an expert right away.

[CrazyCanukk]

MMORPG= Massively multiplayer online role-playing game.

It's the way the game is meant to be played. Tank probably isn't the best role if you don't like working in a group either.. >3>

Im 50 years old and played mmo's since WoW was released.. I kind of know what one is.

Still dont like being forced to group with people. it should be a choice..... i shouldnt have my main story progression stopped and pretty much cant finish the game because im forced to group up.

[CrazyCanukk]

You will get used to it. Just do the dungeons once each to get them over with and progress, but by the time you're through them all you will have probably gotten comfortable enough with them that you won't mind going back for repeats and grinding with everyone. I wasn't very comfortable with party content when I was new either, and I did get some nasty comments from people who don't have patience for new players doing learning. It's worth it though. Just try to ignore nasty people, we've all been through that. Nobody is an expert right away.

Thats my biggest complaint with grouping.. rude people .. thats why i typically hate interacting in groups. I know tank is the best choice for me preferences but its the class i like to play.. i Had one group recently that i dont think this guy could have called me anything more ...he basically cussed me out and insulted everyone but my dog because i couldnt hold aggro on the boss.

[Faliandra]

Sorry,but I have no sympathy for you.

Go play single-player games then or ESO or whatever else games there are that dont force you to group with people.

It's simple, rude people are everywhere. And if you think its a good suggestion to ask for less group content because there are rude people on the internet, then these games are simply not for you.

[Vidu]

When I first started the game, I hated the whole dungeon-stuff aswell - just like you, I started as gladiator and became a paladin (in my case not even knowing that it would be a tank-class and what a tank actually does, never played an MMO before). I would spend days infront of dungeon-entrances just crafting because I loved the game but couldnt progress the mainstory since that meant going into a dungeon with... other people *shiver*

I really, really hated it - but now, 4 years later I totally dont mind anymore! I cant say I love it, because people annoy me to much by now, but my whole dungeon-anxiety is gone and if I dislike them today its more because people are idiots that dont listen to advice no matter how hard I try...

What I'm trying to tell you is: Give it a chance. An honest chance - if you dont like randoms, try to make one or two friends within the game who can join you. Start to learn to like the group-aspect or look for a single player game. "Sadly" this is an MMO after all and you're supposed to play with other people. If you dont like that, you picked the wrong game - or you can learn to like it! Its highly unlikely that SE is going to change how this game tells it story - as in: they wont remove the dungeons from it and there wont be solo-versions. They've decided that the dungeons and trials are part of the story.

In theory you can do dungeons solo though - open the DF-settings (little gear in the top left corner), select "Undersized party" and you can go in alone, you wont be leveled synched either - now, thats not really an option for you because unless you're like 20 levels above the dungeon-mobs they'll murder you, but in theory... its possible.

Word of advice here... when you reach level 50 you're going to have to do two 8man-dungeons. They're very cutscene heavy and unless you get extremly lucky a DF-group is most likely going to ask you to skip the cutscenes (you can rewatch them in the inn, but its not the same if you ask me...) - so your best bet is to do this dungeon with friends (probably undersized aswell, so that you'll only need 2 or 3)

All in all: Give it a serious try - maybe it will widen your horizon, so to speak. If you're dead-set on wanting to play solo... play a solo-game to begin with.

[Nandalowell]

Im 50 years old and played mmo's since WoW was released.. I kind of know what one is.

Still dont like being forced to group with people. it should be a choice..... i shouldnt have my main story progression stopped and pretty much cant finish the game because im forced to group up.

I wasn't insulting your intelligence, just reiterating games in this genre, this one especially, are usually made with grouping up in mind. It just seems silly to ask them to make a 7 year old game more solo friendly but more power to you old man.