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Friends don't let friends solo

OdyssesOdysses Member Posts: 581
in Dungeons & Dragons Online

You have to give them credit, at least they have a good sense of humor about soloing in DDO.

Watch the little movie, its pretty funny.

http://www.ddo.com/

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  • TatsitTatsit Member Posts: 194

    LOL  that is freakin great!

    I love that - friends dont let friends play solo!

    Tatsit
    Tantus Games
    COO/Game Director

  • hadzhadz Member Posts: 712

    Hah! I was about to post exactly the same thread, but with the Title...

    Desperate Attempt...

    Doesn't anyone else think that this is just a desperate attempt to get more players. I really think they're starting to see the writing on the wall, once people are forced to try soloing, (because they can't find a group on the already underpopulated servers) that they will start quitting in droves. Thus the darkly comedic warning.

  • voodookhanvoodookhan Member Posts: 267

    Originally posted by hadz

    Doesn't anyone else think that this is just a desperate attempt to get more players.

    Get more players? Nah, deter more players perhaps. I think they are making it real clear that they are aiming to be a group-centric game only (people who like solo play be damned). That's ok, but I think it will limit casual gameplayers from trying the game out. You can't just jump in, play for an hour, and jump out. You have to jump in, immediately form a team with guildmates or PUG (which may take you a few minutes to forever), then play.

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  • Matin61Matin61 Member Posts: 63

    I consider Pick Up Groups to be lots of fun.

    Given the choice of:

    a.  a sharp stick in the eye

    b.  chewing glass

    c. gaming in a pick up group

    Most gamers will respond, what were the first two options again?

    Captain John Matin
    Royal Red

  • Ian_HawkmoonIan_Hawkmoon Member Posts: 365

    Actually, I watched it, and in all fairness...

    I thought it was lame at best.  But typical Turbine stuff.

  • OdyssesOdysses Member Posts: 581

    I agree, I think it is more to deter people that want to play a solo mmorpg or to put it in the proper context that D&D is not a solo game.   I remember a few months back on the LoTRO forum board they had a dev diary with something like "Friends don't let friends tank balrogs" which was basically the same thing.    I think LoTRO is going to be a very group centric game but with more solo friendliness then DDO.

    I posted a few times in the DDO beta forums that the marketing dept. needs to make sure that they communicate DDO is a very group centric game or else you are going to have alot of expectations smashed to pieces.    This video seems to be going in that direction which is a very good thing.   But with all the reviews and word of mouth now, if you don't know DDO is a group game, then you didn't do a very good job of researching it.

  • axyrnaxyrn Member Posts: 55

    Turbine is horrible. this movie is a joke an it prooves that they dont support solo players.

    RIP > D&D
  • CaptainRPGCaptainRPG Member Posts: 794

    Originally posted by axyrn

    Turbine is horrible. this movie is a joke an it prooves that they dont support solo players.

    RIP > D&D

    OH NOES! THERE'S NO SOLO! THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END! [/sarcasm]
  • BrianshoBriansho Member UncommonPosts: 3,586
    More like deter whiners.

    Don't be terrorized! You're more likely to die of a car accident, drowning, fire, or murder! More people die every year from prescription drugs than terrorism LOL!

  • CelestianCelestian Member UncommonPosts: 1,136
    Friends don't let friends play DD0.

    Not a single friend of mine was forced to endure the farce that is DD0 thanks to my warnings.



    http://www.greycouncil.org/

  • anarchyartanarchyart Member Posts: 5,378
    The quality of DDO aside, I hate soloing. It's boring as hell for me and I think it sucks, but I wouldn't stop anyone from wanting a game like that. However, this isn't it. Move along.

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  • Crash86Crash86 Member Posts: 125

    Originally posted by anarchyart
    The quality of DDO aside, I hate soloing. It's boring as hell for me and I think it sucks, but I wouldn't stop anyone from wanting a game like that. However, this isn't it. Move along.

    It is now.

    http://www.ddo.com/index.php?page_id=20&pagebuilder[module]=article&pagebuilder[display_item]=412

    ROFLMAO

  • CelestianCelestian Member UncommonPosts: 1,136
    That's great news.

    Now what about a WORLD to explore?



    http://www.greycouncil.org/

  • Crash86Crash86 Member Posts: 125

    Baby steps ... baby steps.  They're catching enough crap right now from their loyalists about solo play, PvP, and introducing Drow (and not bumping the level cap).

    Not raising the level cap tells me that they're still trying to raise the numbers of their playerbase, not keep their existing players.  From their perspecive, a new player lured in by the "more solo content" announcement is starting at the bottom rung, and will not care one whit what the level cap is for this module.

  • BrianshoBriansho Member UncommonPosts: 3,586

    Does this mean you are going to reactivate your DDO account for the solo content? Or do you just love to hate this game?


    Originally posted by Crash86


    Baby steps ... baby steps.  They're catching enough crap right now from their loyalists about solo play, PvP, and introducing Drow (and not bumping the level cap).
    Not raising the level cap tells me that they're still trying to raise the numbers of their playerbase, not keep their existing players.  From their perspecive, a new player lured in by the "more solo content" announcement is starting at the bottom rung, and will not care one whit what the level cap is for this module.

    Don't be terrorized! You're more likely to die of a car accident, drowning, fire, or murder! More people die every year from prescription drugs than terrorism LOL!

  • Crash86Crash86 Member Posts: 125

    Originally posted by Briansho

    Does this mean you are going to reactivate your DDO account for the solo content? Or do you just love to hate this game?





    Originally posted by Crash86

    Baby steps ... baby steps.  They're catching enough crap right now from their loyalists about solo play, PvP, and introducing Drow (and not bumping the level cap).
    Not raising the level cap tells me that they're still trying to raise the numbers of their playerbase, not keep their existing players.  From their perspecive, a new player lured in by the "more solo content" announcement is starting at the bottom rung, and will not care one whit what the level cap is for this module.

    It means that I'm going to wait and see how they implement what they implement, provided the game stays viable long enough for them to implement any of it. 

    However, it also means that I'm thoroughly enjoying the sweet irony of Turbine having the balls to release a "Friends Don't Let Friends Solo" video campaign while they are, in fact, in the planning stages of putting solo content in their game.  And finally, it also means that I'm waiting to see how the DDO fanboys and Turbine apologists try to spin thier way out of this one.

    But then again, this is a compnay that announced an expansion to AC2 then proceeded to shut down the servers, so the fanboys and apologists should've seen it coming from a mile away.  A lot of the rest of us surely did.

  • BrianshoBriansho Member UncommonPosts: 3,586

    Originally posted by Crash86

    Originally posted by Briansho

    Does this mean you are going to reactivate your DDO account for the solo content? Or do you just love to hate this game?





    Originally posted by Crash86

    Baby steps ... baby steps.  They're catching enough crap right now from their loyalists about solo play, PvP, and introducing Drow (and not bumping the level cap).
    Not raising the level cap tells me that they're still trying to raise the numbers of their playerbase, not keep their existing players.  From their perspecive, a new player lured in by the "more solo content" announcement is starting at the bottom rung, and will not care one whit what the level cap is for this module.

    It means that I'm going to wait and see how they implement what they implement, provided the game stays viable long enough for them to implement any of it. 

    However, it also means that I'm thoroughly enjoying the sweet irony of Turbine having the balls to release a "Friends Don't Let Friends Solo" video campaign while they are, in fact, in the planning stages of putting solo content in their game.  And finally, it also means that I'm waiting to see how the DDO fanboys and Turbine apologists try to spin thier way out of this one.

    But then again, this is a compnay that announced an expansion to AC2 then proceeded to shut down the servers, so the fanboys and apologists should've seen it coming from a mile away.  A lot of the rest of us surely did.

    Nice, I will look forward to your indepth analysis of the DDO forums a few days after this stuff gets implemented.

    Don't be terrorized! You're more likely to die of a car accident, drowning, fire, or murder! More people die every year from prescription drugs than terrorism LOL!

  • ShurijoShurijo Member Posts: 104

    Too bad we have to wait another two months to hear about it.


  • CelestianCelestian Member UncommonPosts: 1,136
    If they add content I can run through when I am groupless (i.e. always have something to do) and add a real world around the city we can explore I'll definately check it out. Until then though I am just gonna watch and see. Beta scared me way off this stinker unfortunately.



    http://www.greycouncil.org/

  • brentmainbrentmain Member Posts: 32

    And shortly after this the announce...........?

    LOL SOLO PLAY

  • Ian_HawkmoonIan_Hawkmoon Member Posts: 365

    Originally posted by brentmain

    And shortly after this the announce...........?

    LOL SOLO PLAY


    Kind of reminds me of AC2.  Here is this great expansion for you to buy...  Oh by the way we are closeing the game down at the end of the year...
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