It was hard to decide between pvp and group as i like both, group pvp and pve. But at the moment pvp is more fun if you find a place without lag.

titanofdoom wrote: »

80 percent says it all...forced grouping in this day and age is unacceptable!

I like grouping, please don't think Im playing In Vacuo constantly. But even if I am playing solo, I'm still chatting to guildies and friends - thats where the MMO aspect kicks in to.

I would love it if Craglorn had solo aspects. Especially the main story.

I can use that poll result just how I like it.

From 1-50 this game is 90%% solo, so judging by the poll results there should be more group content. You already have 15 or so solo zones. Why do you need another one?

I would love it if the only group zone Craglorn would give better incentives instead.

I like to solo and have the option to group but I do not want PVP

Balancing from PVP seems to always mess up the PVE.

Sting864 wrote: »

Eliteseraph wrote: »

Solo content should be the norm. Players don't always have the time to wait around for their friends to log on and get to the right spot. They don't always have the desire to tackle content that requires perfect coordination and group builds that only work when they have synergy with others.

There are plenty of single player games that are examples of this. Why it's different in MMOs has never made sense to me.

Really?? Do you know what MMO stands for? Doesn't the second "M" stand for "Multiplayer?" Needing group coordination in a MULTIPLAYER game makes perfect sense.

Golf is a multiplayer game, but you don't have to wait for a group to start playing. MMOs should be just like this.... group when you can, solo when you can't. Grouping should NOT be mandatory to complete content.

The problem here is the Design element. A long time ago the powers-that-be made an unexpected turn and decided to create solo-style quests that would require you to be in a group in order to complete. This is a very common mistake that Design teams all over just can't seem to realize, meaning that you find this kind of garbage in almost all games now. The result is that many times you might find yourself in a group that wants to complete this solo quest while in a group - but whomever may be running the group doesn't give a crap about anyone else in the group. They do what THEY need and then leave. There really are some simple design elements one could implement in these cases to fix these issues, but Design thinks too much of themselves to consider changing what they think is correct design.

It is an all-too-common event through this industry that people in Design don't have a clue to certain gaming theory concepts. And then when someone points it out to them they are too full of themselves to consider changing what they have. Mostly it is due to the belief that "Hey, millions of people are playing my game or quest so I clearly know what I am doing and you don't."

What a shame.

Kendaric wrote: »

I prefer solo, I don´t like to be rushed. Also, I don´t use optimized builds which would likely make me a liability in groups.

I love to group, but I also fall right in line with your reasoning why you solo. Somehow MMO's got to figure out how to get like minded people together better.

It is depressing to me how many people want to solo, because that is where dev focus happens and if they can't scale things properly, things are silly easy for groups and a game without challenge, at least to me, becomes stale, fast.

I won't fault a solo'r playing a MMO, everyone has their reasons, but I find in general I rather play a true SP game for solo, tighter story, don't have to worry about my place with everyone, just me and the game, don't feel I'm being restrained either.

titanofdoom wrote: »

80 percent says it all...forced grouping in this day and age is unacceptable!

I like grouping, please don't think Im playing In Vacuo constantly. But even if I am playing solo, I'm still chatting to guildies and friends - thats where the MMO aspect kicks in to.

I would love it if Craglorn had solo aspects. Especially the main story.

i agree with you 111%

LucyferLightbringer wrote: »

Forced grouping is thing of the past and this poll aswell as multiple articles on the mater that seem to pop up lately only confirm it. Time for ZOS to realize this aswell and start to create content available for majority of their playerbase and not locked behind forced grouping for select few only to see.
Players want to play MMOS because they want to experience a living, breathing, everchanging game world where they can trade, interact, fool around, work towards common goals, or lend a hand if they choose to for pure fun, not because they want to be forced to group and limited by others 24/7.
The game would be in much beter shape today if they realized it before craglorn, i hope the person who made a call for it was allready fired.

The only reason I can't click agree is the last sentence,,,, otherwise spot on.

^ My vote said it all.

I am a ES gamer since oblivion and I really enjoy this game as a solo player in occasion to play with groups or the people that are around me, that makes it unique, even tho is not like the new thing on the block since all Mmo's are like this, but since this is the Mmo that I have been on the most it makes me feel it that way.

I like to group or just jump in with random people, I even have "friends" in my friend list that help me with a lot of things but not when i t comes down to grouping or doing dungeons, even pvp. I haven't try pvp yet, I am waiting to go Vrank and jump in that fun. But yeah...

rodney418 wrote: »

No matter how hard I try, I don't think I will ever understand why people buy a multiplayer game and then play solo. If I wanted to play solo, I would buy a solo game. But hey, whatever floats your boat. ESO content is at least 80% solo content anyway, so they got that right.

On the other hand, it's the more dedicated group/PvP players that keep a game vibrant past that initial solo questing stage, and often the ones that keep coming back to buy cosmetic stuff in the store etc.; so even if they form only 20% or so of the player base, their economic importance outweighs their base numbers.

i play solo only. and i can tell u that i'll buy any dlc that will release content for pve .
grouping is nice for dolmans and the big dungeons, but when i roam the zones, i dont need anyone else.

Since the console crowd is here now rather than making this poll again. I'll just bump this one and see if it has changed.

Console here and I love grouping. Even if it's just simple PVE questing, the game is more fun if you're grouped up and chatting while playing. Grinding is painful alone, and I find dungeoning to be the most enjoyable part of the game.

Last night on my magicka NB I grouped up with a random DK and we were unstoppable. Makes the 'solo' content much more bearable when you can whine about the boring NPCs to a human.

I wish there were more people console who were less antisocial and actually did things like group with randoms or at very least had area chat running while in quest zones. By far, I have found most people on console extremely nice and fun to play with. Also, I've come across many new MMO players who leveled 1-50 so easily, they still don't have much idea about just how to play the game, how do do group dungeons, builds and crafting, trading etc...and I have had great conversations with folks showing them just how awesome this game can be.

I'll group with anyone anytime, as long as their doing what i want, when i want . . . Jk, i make sacrifices and compromises fir the good of the group

Cillion3117 wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

You left off quite a few options.
I prefer to PvE solo and group but do not want to PvP

I agree.

That is why originally I chose the word Option. You like one the most and have the option of the other two. If you don't want to do one or both of the others then you don't have to. I could have made about a dozen options but that would have defeated the purpose of this poll.

For instance If i were to dial it in on my personal opinion then I would say - I prefer solo with the option of Group and PvP but absolutely no forced grouping.