I turn off the chat. Don't like my game being spammed by guild and trade ads all the time. Also don't really care about world bosses that much - I kill all of them once, and then "only if i'm around".

forthewinn2 wrote: »

@Mortuum would you mind sharing your build/strategy for those 3 mob bosses? I know a lot of people struggle with them solo.

Keep them CC'd and pick them off one at a time.

As a VR3 Medium & 2handed Orc Sorc focused on AOE DPS and a bit of utility with Resto Staff, I can't solo world bosses at-level.
Since im not pure magika and Resto was a side thought once i hit Vet (because sorcs have next to no healing class skills), I don't heal for all that much and its just Regeneration.

So don't feel bad if you can't solo them. I don't.

I'll wait around on others sometimes, or just move on.

Solo those as well as dolmens on my templar. Most weren't super hard before the nerf as it was, except for a storm atronach, and the couple with multiple stranglers. Those make me feel like a pinball.

If someone asks in zone chat and I'm either by it or it's close to a shrine I'll help out whether I've already done it or not, but a lot of times I'll run there and no one will be around, with the WB still up.

I never cared about the world bosses. I've helped to kill only a handful. I don't know why. I guess I am just not an achievement hound.

DontBeAfraid wrote: »

AngryNord wrote: »

Nine out of ten times, calls for going against world bosses tend to get ignored, have people completely stopped caring? Or is it just that everyone turns off general chat for "immersion"?

well the "old" common grinding way was doing POIs. now its craglorn and nobody cares anymore about the old.

There are still POI tours in non-Craglorn zones happening....I spent 2 hours yesterday in VR Malabal Tor with a spontaneously formed PUG group of 4 complete strangers (now we aren't strangers!) after answering a call for help at a WB. A number of other players joined in ungrouped along the way.

I would say it sometimes takes a little patience in the higher VR zones - and the closer to prime time you log in makes a difference. I live in US West Coast so by 2 am local time, it is crickets in game!!

Also, help perpetuate the positive aspect of spontaneous grouping this game affords - when you are on and just farting around, answer up when others are LFM, kill their target and then ask for reciprocation for a target you've wanted to do. This very often leads to a POI group created on the fly, and potentially a new name or two on your friends list for future stuff.

Srugzal wrote: »

KariTR wrote: »

Solo them now...unthinkable a couple of weeks ago

I just saw a VR9 take out a level 20 Dolmen solo. Yeah, that was certainly "heroic." I've soloed low level things, too. But where's the fun?

To each his own, by all means. But hold the boasting, if you please...

I'm guilty of doing this. I had to go back after I hit VR5 or so and do a few of the lower level Dolmans I missed for the achievement.

When I was growing up, the answer to "Why doesn't anyone answer when I ask them to play with me?" was "They don't want to play with you..." The incentive to group is desire to do so. If grouping disappears when circumstance ceases to force it, one can safely assume that grouping wasn't desired to begin with. At least, that is what logic would suggest.
I personally dislike grouping with anyone I don't know, so I group with my boyfriend and anything we can't do together, I don't do because I don't group with strangers and I resent the attempt to force me to do so.

Elencha wrote: »

When I was growing up, the answer to "Why doesn't anyone answer when I ask them to play with me?" was "They don't want to play with you..." The incentive to group is desire to do so. If grouping disappears when circumstance ceases to force it, one can safely assume that grouping wasn't desired to begin with. At least, that is what logic would suggest.
I personally dislike grouping with anyone I don't know, so I group with my boyfriend and anything we can't do together, I don't do because I don't group with strangers and I resent the attempt to force me to do so.

@Elencha dont be like that Some of us, so called ''raiders'', ''hard core players'' or whatever, are really nice people. If you give us a chance, you might find out that you really like to group up for harder things, like dolmens, WBs or public dungeons.

Dont limit yourself, try asking for help in zone and see what will happen. You have nothing to loose, and you can gain nice group experience, achievements and maybe even new friends to play with.

I know a lot of people like you. Some of them really like grouping now after they meet nice and helpful players. Some of them actually became raiders too.

No matter what you choose to do, have fun, it is most important thing

vyndral13preub18_ESO wrote: »

Elencha wrote: »

When I was growing up, the answer to "Why doesn't anyone answer when I ask them to play with me?" was "They don't want to play with you..." The incentive to group is desire to do so. If grouping disappears when circumstance ceases to force it, one can safely assume that grouping wasn't desired to begin with. At least, that is what logic would suggest.
I personally dislike grouping with anyone I don't know, so I group with my boyfriend and anything we can't do together, I don't do because I don't group with strangers and I resent the attempt to force me to do so.

So to sum up, in a thread asking if any one groups up to do bosses any more, your answer is I don't know, I never did anyway. Thanks for the valuable insight.

Dont bash her, she just stated how she feels about grouping, and there is nothing wrong with it. Idiotic comments wont help/change anything really. Dont forget solo/duo players are huge part of ESO playerbase, even if we prefer to group and do raids/PVP etc, we still need them, for game to survive, for new content, be it solo or group, to be developed.

LOL is from me for being a jerk a bit

When someone was asking for help on a dolmen I turned up and no one was there, so don't bother anymore. If you ask for help you should wait and not leave 2 minutes later.

I solo them or, when I get there, there is another person usually.

vyndral13preub18_ESO wrote: »

So to sum up, in a thread asking if any one groups up to do bosses any more, your answer is I don't know, I never did anyway. Thanks for the valuable insight.

I can see how you might have thought I was trying to be a wise*** there, but I really wasn't. My point wasn't that I don't know because I haven't done it, My point was that if people want to group, theoretically at least, they would. So given the the choice in a vacuum where neither of the two options is actually necessary, one would choose the option that best suits their desire.

KariTR wrote: »

Harsh parenting, small wonder you haven't learnt the art of socialising.

I disagree with your 'logical' conclusion that grouping was not desired. I solo dolmens/world bosses, not because I don't desire a group, but because I desire a challenge more.

To your first point, I can only say ~~~~
To your second point, fair enough, but I would say that that doesn't actually contradict my point. given the two options, in that particular context you prefer it alone for the sake of the challenge. I wasn't trying to imply that if people don't want to group for world bosses they never want to group for anything.
Also, I do like the dynamic accidental grouping, if you will of being able to pitch in if you see a fight you can help with. I think that was a pretty nice idea on the part of the designers.

Mortuum wrote: »

@Elencha dont be like that Some of us, so called ''raiders'', ''hard core players'' or whatever, are really nice people. If you give us a chance, you might find out that you really like to group up for harder things, like dolmens, WBs or public dungeons.

Dont limit yourself, try asking for help in zone and see what will happen. You have nothing to loose, and you can gain nice group experience, achievements and maybe even new friends to play with.

I know a lot of people like you. Some of them really like grouping now after they meet nice and helpful players. Some of them actually became raiders too.

No matter what you choose to do, have fun, it is most important thing

I actually have met tons of very cool people in this game, even joined a guild, and I really wasn't expecting to. I just don't want to be involved in the politics that seems to surround grouping with strangers. The whole "this one is dumb because he didn't use this or that ability or press this or that button fast enough" thing. Just not my bag.

AngryNord wrote: »

yeah yeah yeah, I get it all the l33t ones solo everything and those of us who actually want to do things together with others are just a bunch of idiots who should go play Farmville instead.
Mods, please close this thread.

I love that people take offense to the suggestion that the game is so easy that it's mostly soloable. It's nothing personal. Touchy much? It's just a fact of this game.

Started an alt templar recently and was finishing up t1 Daggerfall in glenumbra the other day. Couldn't get people to come to bosses so I took a stab at soloing them. Of the ones I tried 2 I was able to solo and one I couldn't. I imagine the main variable is if you are a caster or not. It's not like I'm crazy uber on a level 16 templar...I push 2 buttons and kill anything I want, 3 if I need a heal, 4 if I really really need a heal. That's it. The game is just stupid easy.

You can thank all of the people who whine about "forced grouping" (that term still makes me laugh) in an MMO. Once everything is made soloable people, shockingly, solo. LOL. How anyone is surprised by this is beyond me.

Make a game mostly solo and it becomes a solo game. Because there's no reason to group. Welcome to the era of solo MMOs lol