11 votes and only one comment? Really?
And most votes for playing solo? In MMO? Ok, grouping tool isn't so smooth as it could be, but... *ugh* Seriously? Most people like to play in MMO solo?

AshySamurai wrote: »

11 votes and only one comment? Really?
And most votes for playing solo? In MMO? Ok, grouping tool isn't so smooth as it could be, but... *ugh* Seriously? Most people like to play in MMO solo?

Hate to tell you this, but just because it's an MMO doesn't mean that it's a Massively Grouping Online game. Many people play these games solo because they can, and do grouped content when they want to. It allows people to go at their own pace, and not worry about if their friends are gaining levels too much faster/slower than them.

Take me, for example. I fall into many categories in this poll, but tend towards the solo. Why? Because I do like to explore and just kind of say, "I want to go in that direction and see what's there." If I play with others, it becomes about what the group wants to do.

Now, on the other hand, I like doing the group dungeons as well. They're fun, and it's nice to have a group of people together to take down a tougher enemy. That's the great part about an MMO. Whether you want to be 100% group, 100% solo, or some combination of the two, you can choose to do that. MMO allows for a variety of play.

I sometimes think people misunderstand the whole concept of gaming. It is a personal hobby that we all generally enjoy when sitting alone at our computer. For most of us, if we want to do something socially with others then we switch the computer off and either go out or have our friends/family round.

There are certainly those who play computer games socially, but it started out that way primarily because the early online games like EQ more or less required grouping. That is no longer the case, as developers realised that for most people online gaming is simply an extension of their offline gaming, neither more nor less than that.

Why those people believe that playing socially requires grouping for combat is something I've never understood, certainly since the early EQ days when one of the attractions of playing socially was the way it filled the long downtime between each fight. With today's games there is no such downtime and I find group encounters very frantic, if not manic. No time permitted to read anything, or watch a cutscene, must dash on to the next fight...

I personally prefer online games because these days I find that offline games feel very empty, and the advantage offline games used to have in relation to a strong storyline coupled with a rich lore is no longer valid.

I'm only too happy to play in a game world where I'm surrounded by other players, to join in with them for tough fights and dungeons etc, and to interact with them both in-game through chat, trading, quest help and so on, as well as out-of-game by e.g. forum discussions.

What I have no interest in is committing myself to group sessions in which I have to play at someone else's pace, committing myself to guilds with endless chat, events and other obligations, or having any form of voice chat that requires me to converse with real-life people rather than their in-game characters.

I doubt that I'm very different in these respects to a great many players, although each of my points is probably reinforced by the fact that I'm in my middle 60s and so really don't want to know about the sort of things that a lot of the younger players tend to be more obsessed with judging by the general chat channels of some of the online games!

For all these reasons and more, I'm very much a solo PvE player who enjoys dabbling in role-playing without getting too obsessed with the stricter aspects of role-play such as walking everywhere instead of running etc., and with an enjoyment of grouping up occasionally as well as a lot of co-operative play at other times that involves playing socially but not through formal grouping.

I could meld 4th and 5th in one because after all it is just relax after work and however I'm grouping with others pretty often for dungeons/anchors/bosses I definitely prefer to play on my own pace, enjoying views, reading books and having conversations with every NPC I'm passing by which would be impossible having to play with 'go go go' impatient people which are such a majority in modern MMO's.
And no, MMO doesn't mean having to do everything in groups, not by any means for your information.

Aett_Thorn wrote: »

Hate to tell you this, but just because it's an MMO doesn't mean that it's a Massively Grouping Online game. Many people play these games solo because they can, and do grouped content when they want to. It allows people to go at their own pace, and not worry about if their friends are gaining levels too much faster/slower than them.

True. I'am agree (mostly). But this is not only about leveling. You can hit VR in a week (I'm not talking about power leveling; it's more casual leveling). Most MMO build around end-game. ESO is the great game because devs care not only about end-game, but also about low and mid lvls.
And I know, sometimes you are in a bad mood and want to play alone and the game dont force to join someone. It's ok.

Aett_Thorn wrote: »

Take me, for example. I fall into many categories in this poll, but tend towards the solo. Why? Because I do like to explore and just kind of say, "I want to go in that direction and see what's there." If I play with others, it becomes about what the group wants to do.

Not always. I prefer to read all dialogs. Why? Because this is interesting. It's exploration of this world. What people do, who they are and so on. Sometimes you can find really interesting stories. But mostly peolple rush trough and just click-click-click-click-"ok, time to kill all!". But a few times I met a group which interested in dialogs as I am. And we dont rush, and sometimes I even have to wait a little others (and it's ok). All I want to say, it's that if you want to explore with a group, you can find others, who enjoy exploration. At least, you should try.

BTW I prefer to play solo, and everything else is just the perks. - I see it like: "I dont want to group. I dont enjoy grouping. I hate people. But if the game will be too hard, I'll join someone."

Neither, its just a game and I need something to do after a hard days work.
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I prefer to play solo, and everything else is just the perks.

Kinda those morphed. I am the at home wife, during the day I play around cooking/cleaning/kids to avoid the likes of SpongeBob....so solo works best as I can walk away whenever needed. I enjoy teaming up with my husband to play together, he hooked me on TES and RPG to begin with. I also enjoy small groups for WB runs/dungeons, just can't do it often.

However, my first online MMO that I genuinely enjoyed was LOTRO, I loved the 12-24 man raids. As a support player. I don't want to be the person expected to keep everyone alive or the tank that has to keep aggro. I'm fine with having to do a specific thing at a specific time, but don't put me in a position of making sure we don't wipe. So....I don't much like the ESO set up in so far as 4 man, requiring specific builds/skills.

PVP, LOL! No offense to the players that enjoy that aspect, but Cyrodiil could burn to the ground for all I care. I have no loyalty to any one faction over another and nothing to prove.

The only thing that I really, really despise about ESO is the gap between V10 and now V14 that they force you to grind, pvp, or group for. This is the first game that I have experienced a complete stop gap in how you top your character level and acquire skills, or in this case skill points.

Anyway OP, thats me

For the most part, this is just a game for me since I only have a few hours a day to play at most. That said, I spend probably 80% of my playtime in Cyrodil since I prefer human opponents, and I take it very seriously while I am playing.

Lot of solo players here. Gotta say, were I primarily a solo player, I'd not be wasting money on an MMO subscription.

Can play all other TES titles solo without a subscription to my heart's content.

GreySix wrote: »

Lot of solo players here. Gotta say, were I primarily a solo player, I'd not be wasting money on an MMO subscription.

Can play all other TES titles solo without a subscription to my heart's content.

It's not a waste if it's something you enjoy. I would personally rather pay the $45 we pay a month on ESO then to spend that money on cable to become a tv vegetable lol!! And, i guarantee most of us have played all the other TES titles til our hearts were content, and now we are playing this and will continue until it isn't fun anymore

GreySix wrote: »

Lot of solo players here. Gotta say, were I primarily a solo player, I'd not be wasting money on an MMO subscription.

Can play all other TES titles solo without a subscription to my heart's content.

You can only play Skyrim for so long, and the others are all very dated. Many solo players, myself included, will of course have played them and most other offline games anyway, There are very few such games about nowadays, certainly not enough to sustain a main hobby.

But, of course, that's not really your point. What you're arguing is that a monthly subscription is good value for money if you group but not if you solo, and that is simply nonsense. If a game gives you enjoyment no matter how you choose to play it then it's worth paying for, irrespective of what other games there may or may not be out there.

I don't group much or PvP at all, but I respect the preferences of those who do, and I'm glad they're playing the games I enjoy because the more that do so the likelier the games are to remain viable and running. What I don't understand is why so many groupers (perhaps not you) want soloers to quit MMOs and play offline games instead, rather than welcoming their contributions to the long-term success of a game.

I will make *all* of you my Allie!!

For my RvR fix.
I although enjoyed the PVE ride, was fun

I'm the type who comes home after work, fires up ESO and just plays if I feel like it. Usually I prefer to play alone - get in a little questing each night. That's it. If there's decent end game content I'll join a guild and try that.

I play solo and hunt achivs , all there is to it.

Nothing else to do solo atm really , all the content nowadays is made for groups and the lvling content we had end at VR10 , so fun grinding 4VRs.

I enjoy role-playing as part of the story, and the world, but don't have much interest in PvP except as an occasional change of pace; this poll is interesting to me, I've never seen RP conflated with PvP before.