I think there should be a separate phase for people who use capitalization and punctuation.

Rather than give a lengthy reply on why it's a bad idea and shouldn't happen, I'll just simply say no.

Here's an idea....how about a separate forum for people who complain or post about nonsense, who pit one group against another, who have a great idea to fix this or that (your idea so great, get a job). "Can't we all just get along".

Learn what a '.' is as well as what a sentence is.

It's an MMO, if you want a game without other players don't play an MMO.
(it's not rocket science)

I spend my time playing solo/duo.

I have not run into any issues that hinder my gameplay as a solo player, aside from a small bit of content in Craglorn.
The content does not particularly hold my interest to begin with.

I see no reason for a change. My gameplay is not really being obstructed at present.

granty2008cyb16_ESO wrote: »

do you think there should be separate phase for solo players just looking at all the complaints about solo players fun being ruined not that it bothers me but why not make it so if they want a solo experience there is a login as solo option where you can't see any other online players just npc but you would have the option before you login to chose solo or mmo versions think zos could do this the same way the phase solo group content right now and would stop a lot of complaining let me know what you think and don't say there is better things devs could be working on i know this and that is not the question

Holy run-on sentence batman!

This is an mmo, creating solo instances for everyone in the open world would be silly. I am a solo player also, and yes there have been times where other players have ruined my experience. However, there have been some pretty awesome tag team encounters I've had with other players.

Also, once I got to veteran content in the other faction zones, the game felt much more like a solo game due to there being much less players around. I am really enjoying questing through the other alliances because of this.

I would like to see phases based on the group makeup up to 4 players particularly for delves and story lines. For example it would be nice to have delves scale up or down depending on how many players are grouped or are entering together. But by that same token if I enter a delve alone I'd like to remain there alone.

Dungeons of course should remain the same (for 4 players)

Public dungeons should remain the same (random cluster[snip])

and the outside world should remain the same.

[Moderator Note: Edited per our rules on Cursing & Profanity]

:Other:

I have physical limitations due to a neurological disorder and other poor health and this effects both the amount of time I can play games and the way I play. For that reason, I mostly play [any game] solo with the will to join in multi player activities from time to time as I feel able and as they are available.

TESO is, according to some (http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_Online as example) not just an MMO but an MMORPG.
Of course the MMO part means Massively Muliplayer Online - or an online game that can be played by masses of players at the same time. Of course, the implecation is that TESO (or any MMO) will be a 'social' game where players socialise with one another in groups such as random grouping or with family members or via a guild maybe. However a game being an MMO does not mean that all players must socialise. Many players will play solo within the MMO game world for many different reasons - non which need to be justified to any other player. Furthermore, there is the RPG part of TESO. That is, TESO is a Role Playing Game. All players in TESO are RPG players and play the game in the role that is determind at character creation and (later) expansion within game play that the player decides.

Though it is still young and has 'teething' problems, TESO is a somewhat rich and varied game and attracts players for many reasons. Not least is the attraction to players of a game based in the 'TES' (The Elder Scrolls) universe.

It is all good and well telling someone that has a more solo biased play style to go play another game but, for some this is unrealistic. For the first part, anyone paying a subscription to play TESO has every right to play as they see fit within the rules and bounderies of the game. Then there is the arrogance of those wanting to exclude others that is, frankly, appalling. Some say; "Go play Skyrim - it's cheap on STEAM" but this has no appeal to those that do not have or will not use STEAM and therefore do not have access to Skyrim. (Not everyone likes or wants STEAM and they do not have to justify this.) Neither has it appeal to those that have played Skyrim and want to play TESO and not take a 'step back' so to say.

What about the players that like to play mostly solo but group sometimes? Some players prefer to play solo but will join with others that appear to need, or ask for, help. Indeed, some players prefer to play solo but ask for help from time to time. Another example (in MMO / MMORPG) is the player that likes to play solo but likes some of the multi player aspects of a game such as trading or maybe role playing with a group for certain joint activities even though they otherwise play solo.

Unfortunately some players think that their own play style is the only, and therefore, correct way to play the game (any given game). This is plainly not good for the game community on the whole.

So! Go play the game solo. Go play the game grouped. Go play the game and have your character sit still in a town square for hours on end! Each of us pays to play TESO and, because of these payments, no other player has the right to dictate how we should play.

Should there be seperate phases for solo or multi / grouped players? I suppose not - though I know there sometimes is a need for this in certain parts of the game. I can understand how some solo players may feel they are 'getting the short end of the stick' as folk say. I cannot see how phasing for solo players, in the sense of full game single player phased, would do anything other than further fracture relations between players at this time or cause more in game problems or bugs if implemented.

Kindest regards all - enjoy your game.


Edited as my copy and paste skills are a bit lacking! Also a little tidy up.

granty2008cyb16_ESO wrote: »

do you think there should be separate phase for solo players

There already are separate phases for solo play. When you zone into an instanced area it will show you if it is Solo or not.

Solo dungeons only mean that you CAN do it without help, not that you have to do it without help.

Public Dungeons means everyone can participate, but you can solo it, however, the content is harder than normal Solo dungeons.

Group Dungeons/Trials, etc. all require a team effort.

Everything else is open world. Meaning you can do it alone or you can do it with friends.

Sometimes it is nice to have help completing specific quests, or farming specific areas for achievements. Forcing "solo" players into their own phases defeats the purpose of an MMO.

I prefer to play solo, I find that the content then becomes a personal challenge to me. However, I like grouping on the fly with people, even if we are not in a formal group. World Bosses, Dolmens, Farming areas, etc.

So no, I do not agree with trying to force 'solo' players into their own phases.

This game is already instanced for Solo... in case you hadn't noticed.
My sub cancelled, playing Everquest again..

Yup, Everquest...

MMOs sucks nowadays.

It is nice to sometimes have that sense of accomplishment that comes from having done a difficult fight solo. A few months ago, I could not even try my hands at fighting some overworld bosses by myself or do the supposedly "solo" dungeons alone, because a constant stream of players killed every mob in sight as soon as they spawned.

These days, I sometimes have to solo even the public dungeons in VR zones, and quite frankly, it sucks not to see other people around. It makes me miss the times when I could not avoid getting unexpected help from random people just passing by, even if it made the game way too easy from time to time.

A few months ago, I would have voted for that "solo please" checkbox as an option. Now, not so much.

Mostly I played solo but with group its more fun.

AlexDougherty wrote: »

It's an MMO, if you want a game without other players don't play an MMO.
(it's not rocket science)

You can play a game with other players without having to be grouped with them for quests and combat.

(that's not rocket science either)

Ignoring the whole derpy "it's an mmo" argument because if solo wasn't meant to be played as well there would simply be no solo quests, the quests themselves negate that whole crap, so moving on...

I enjoy playing grouped with my husband or running dolmen/boss *in VR* runs as 3-5 from guild just as much as I enjoy running around on my own.

I do however understand the frustration of just entering a solo dungeon and here comes a group of 6+ on a shard run or w/e right up behind you smashing everything. Or the whole large group of V12's doing dolmens in say Shadowfen, so after you waste the time to get to the anchor that just dropped near you, they just one shot it all within 2 min of dropping because they are too lazy or inept(?) to actually do on level dolmens for their stupid dye achievement. So I truly understand the frustration there.

I would fix this by phasing dungeons that solo is actually solo, unless you entered in a group. As for the Dolmens, I don't know a fair way to fix it, just got to deal with the (some expletive Mods would delete anyway) until they get their stupid achievement.