Quest based leveling: Future problem?

[Skies]

I am at work so cannot write the 14-page manifesto of why I believe quest-driven leveling (aka, quest-grinding) is the root of all evil. But at its core, quest-grinding almost implies solo play. Now, before you go and say "But you can quest together!" How many people do guildleves together? How many people quested in WoW together? Rarely does it happen. To contrast, for monster-grinding, you pretty much have to party with others to gain exp at a reasonable rate. This is because to kill monsters that yield exp you need to fight things way higher than you (i.e., impossible to kill consistently by yourself).

There is the key. One incentivizes solo play while the other incentivizes party play. I prefer to play with others.

I think having quests is good, but I think they should serve a small role to advance the story or lore, not be a means of progression because you then spend most of your time running around, talking to npcs, and killing things solo. Why not just play a solo RPG?

What
Exactly
Prevent the quests from being geared towards being done with a group?

[Dawiichan]

What
Exactly
Prevent the quests from being geared towards being done with a group?

Blasphemy! If the people don't believe it, it can't be possible! /end sarcasm

People don't want to be forced to solo on quests, but refuse to party in dungeons. Hypocrites I say.