I knew this thread was coming.

Look, when I started this game, I came from the previous Elder Scrolls games. I even waited a long time since the original concept - Elder Scrolls MMO - just sounded horrible. I did. not. want. Other People in my game. Ew.

I finally started playing in 2019 since we still had no TES mainline game after Skyrim in 2011. And only because I could do the main questlines alone.

But then I saw some of the rewards that needed groups. And my desire to get them started to outweigh how much I didn’t want to play with others.

So I joined a social guild. I stuck with UESP since I was already in the site every day, so it would be a good place to start. And then something magical happened: I started to not hate it. I got more comfortable. People were actually nice. I got invited to things. I learned more about playing. I got better. And I started to love the game more.

There are so many social guilds out there. Every social guild is going to set up WB runs or pledge runs this week because all of them want to get these Pursuits done too. All you need to do is break out of your shell.

I know “just find friends lmao” is an unsatisfying answer, but it literally is the truth. The number one thing preventing most people from finding groups or guilds is… themselves. But it is not a betrayal for an MMO - which survives on having an active population - to act like an MMO. Having people join guilds is something they’ve been actively pushing since the addition of Guild Herald Amsaad in Markarth back in 2020, and there’s a reason: if people are used to playing with friends, then they have more reasons to keep logging back in, even if another game takes their attention for a time.

Pretty much how a lot of group content seems lol.

Thanks for this, I had forgotten about Alik'r grouping and I always forget that you don't actually have to do the same activities with the people you are grouped with.