Quote Originally Posted by Theodric View Post
It's something he has brought up in some recent interviews and Live Letters. He seems to believe that there's a lot of players just waiting to try the game who are intimidated by the fact that it is a multiplayer experience. That's the main reasoning behind the Trust system and older dungeons/quests being reworked to be more solo friendly.

Personally I'd prefer a bit more focus on existing veteran players but based on even earlier statements it doesn't seem like Yoshi-P has much faith in the MMO genre as a whole. Which is a shame, since I firmly believe that once one launches that isn't afraid to be a bit bolder it'll prove to be a massive success.
I genuinely hope he reconsiders it. you can't have an MMO without the multiplayer.