solo or group in MMOs?

damian7 · August 2006

ok, you can list your reasons why you do the choice you select, but i'm just putting a quickie selection.

for example: i selected solo because i play at weird hours and might have to leave at the drop of a hat.

MajorBiggs · August 2006

Same reason why you play solo.

Though i really get sick and tired of doing LFG for 2 hours when finally i get a group thats full of people i kinda hate :-/, so i just end up trying to survive on my own..not depending on anyone else. There's kinda some roleplay value in that (meaning you play as the lone ranger).

Salvatoris · August 2006

I tend to only group with people from my guild, Org or clan, depending on the game.. Those are pretty much exclusively guys from my existing gaming team.. I just don't really like to group with strangers. Depending on level restrictions we usually have enough in any one game to run with a full group, but if it's not available i play with my brother and my son.

damian7 · August 2006

only 5 votes so far... cmon now, it's anonymous.

Neptus · August 2006

I'm a fan of ffxi because of the group system.
Solo? Heck no, That isn't fun at all....
You don't make friends or actually have fun in mmo's by soloing the entire game.

Kickphat · August 2006

i just group with my guild but i have about 3-4 people with me while i do quest my guild is so big that there is always someone doing the same quests i'm doing.

helot · August 2006

I always have the most fun with a full group.

baff · August 2006

Essentially I'm not too fussy and do a bit of each.

exanimo · August 2006

i think the question gives the anser , whats the point of a mmo if you dont play in groups ? i love guildwars becose its group based , i use to play a lot of single player games , after internet came i can only play online games so i can join other people and share fun with them.
becose guildwars was made to be played in groups , even you have the henchs option , most people play pugs , its not that hard to fit in a group , thats why i love it. and that is the reason i didnt like wow that much , i was used to join pugs all the time in gw , when i tryed 14 day trial of wow , i enjoyed the game , but not the social game play , i felt alone , i found hard even to talk with a random person. imo mmos only make sence in group mode.

ZappedOne · August 2006

I'm a solo player myself because:

- Repeating "LFG UBER QUEST THAT MY PROFESSION SUCKS AT THAT BUT I'M FORCED TO COMPLETE TO CONTINUE THE GAME" for five million years is very unappealing.

- JERKS: other people in the group can be complete morons. I cannot stand the stupid idiot who aggros every mob he possibly can and gets the entire group killed and BLAMES THE HEALERS. Then there are the idiots who agree and guess whos out of a team a few minutes later? (No, not the moron.... ). Now dont get me wrong, I can forgive people's mistakes, but when they keep getting the group killed/almost killed OVER and OVER and OVER again and they blame YOU without taking into account their actions, it gets quite irritating.

- Greed: Ok, this is a personality flaw of mine but I'd rather have the loot to myself than be forced to share it especially when idiots like the one in the second reason i stated are in the group. In most games, I can solo almost everywhere just fine. This complaint is pretty much exclusive to guild wars, where soloing is very difficult/impossible depending on your profession.

- I'm also a hermit. Get away from my cave!

Although i dont mind joining a team once in a while

hadz · August 2006

I solo alot, particularly because I often have to "pause" my play-time for RL duties, or only have an hour or so for a session, both of which bug the hell out of most groups.

That's why I love Guild Wars, I can solo whenever I need to, but it's always easy to find a good pick-up group (or guildies) when I want (or in Factions...NEED) to group to finish a mission.

Aphar · August 2006

I picked Duo/trio cause i like to play with friends. I usally play solo but when i can get a party going i try to. Most of the time its just 1-2 other people. I try to get my friends to party but most of them are way higher level then me.

Rimcy · August 2006

I hate people. Last thing I want to do is leave real life for a fun game and group with people.

katriell · August 2006

I do not group in an MMO unless I've gotten into a guild and am grouping with guildies. I hate random pick-up groups because the teammates are so often ass-hats...

Torak · August 2006

Originally posted by damian7
ok, you can list your reasons why you do the choice you select, but i'm just putting a quickie selection.

for example: i selected solo because i play at weird hours and might have to leave at the drop of a hat.

I feel its important a game takes a more "balanced" approach. I really dislike how the newer games pick out and tell us what is solo and what is group (or raid) Are we all idiots and can't tell from the "con" system a mob is to difficult to solo??? This artificial division just pisses people off.

EQII is a great example of the moronic barrier of "group vs solo" content. Click on a mob and it pre-selects 4 of them for you. SHAZAM! The devs made group content! Click on a badger and it only selects one.......quick get marketing we can advertise solo and group content now!

I solo when I don't have a lot of time to play (less then 1 or2 hours maybe) which is frequent on weekdays but soloing is dull so I like to group when I have more time. (the logic here is ground breaking, isn't it?)

Balance is the key. These devs who keep trying to fit everyone into these "group", "solo" or "raid" exclusive games are just hurting themselves because to focus on one leaves the others out. (lighting bolt please!)

Jimbobjoe5 · August 2006

Originally posted by Aphar
I picked Duo/trio cause i like to play with friends. I usally play solo but when i can get a party going i try to. Most of the time its just 1-2 other people. I try to get my friends to party but most of them are way higher level then me.

Same here, I always had a few friends on EQ that would log on at the same really weird times that I would log on, so I would definitely rather group with them then waste a lot of time finding a half-assed group that would end up getting everyone killed anyway. Better xp and much better company then soloing and most full groups, too. Haven't gotten into any other MMOs after EQ so the duo/trio vote stands.

Jazia · August 2006

Depends on situation.

Usually you get faster XP in group, so solo is waste of time. Certain games on certain servers have HUGE XP bonus for party, obivously nobody will go solo even solo can be done no problem. Some games try to force group...by making solo = suicide...which I dislike. People should be able to have their own choices. Solo, small group, big group, all good from time to time, nobody should be forced to do anything. But I agree that the system should be set to encourage people grouping by giving xp bonus, not by making solo = suicide.

The most important thing for grouping is, you will need some loyal relable friends, or clanmates. For some games, as some people already mentioned that it takes a long time to form a group, then some random people would quit half way or maybe just started and ruin it...or someone who doesn't know what to do get everyone killed.

pyrofreak · August 2006

I tend to solo for a few reasons.

First of all is the fact that I enjoy being able to get up to take a piss or let my dog out without having to interrupt half a dozen other people's play time. Then there's the problem of how long it generally takes to find a group in any forced group situation, (instance run, FFXI, that sort of thing) which in a solo environment.. I could accomplish something instead of sitting around waiting. Also, I tend to play at off-peak times, which makes finding groups even more of a hassle.

Of course, there's also the fact that I'm an ass who doesn't generally get along with other people.

Soraellion · August 2006

I play online MMO's for the teamwork and thus grouping, it adds more spice to a game. More interaction, more fun and sometimes more frustration too heh.

If I wanted to solo I'd play Morrowind still.

Raven_Myst · August 2006

Well I havent played manyy MMO's but I tend to play solo for a couple differant reasons
1,I like you play wierd hours and might have to stop playing quickly
2,I have never easily made friends in Games/online I always seem to be ignored

scaramoosh · August 2006

People who play solo on a mmorpg are just dumb! Why not just go play a offline rpg?

pyrofreak · August 2006

Originally posted by scaramoosh
People who play solo on a mmorpg are just dumb! Why not just go play a offline rpg?

Because there is no community in an offline rpg, there is no random ganking, there are no other people to chat in local while you grind, no one to craft you ammo, and no one to gank.

See the point? Being in a mmorpg is about being part of a greater group, not a 6 man group grinding together.

damian7 · August 2006

Originally posted by neoteo

i think the question gives the anser , whats the point of a mmo if you dont play in groups ?

funny you mention that... i made the poll because more and more i see a LOT of people making comments about how they like to solo in MMOs. then, i got to thinking about it, and i know a number of people who would join different guilds and never be in a group. oh, and i guess i was misleading on my example in the op. i picked the duo/trio option, not the option in the "for example". and i normally play sporadically and therefore it's with the wife and/or close friends who also don't have countless hours to play.

damian7 · August 2006

Originally posted by pyrofreak

Originally posted by scaramoosh
People who play solo on a mmorpg are just dumb! Why not just go play a offline rpg?

Because there is no community in an offline rpg, there is no random ganking, there are no other people to chat in local while you grind, no one to craft you ammo, and no one to gank.

See the point? Being in a mmorpg is about being part of a greater group, not a 6 man group grinding together.

very well thought out reply. plus, in a lot of these games, if you cancel your account, your toons are still there months later if you reactivate it. if you want to keep your toons in a single player game, you have to save files and remember to not delete them, if the game even lets you do that.

Mundus · August 2006

Anyway I think playing solo in MMOGs is just boring.

Of course it depends on the game you play.
I used to play Neocron and there it wasn´t only boring but also quite dangerous to solo.

I´d always prefer playing in a group, but still I think that playing solo should be possible(in some games you´ll really have a hard time doing so).
I also do it sometimes. But as I said, it´s just less fun.

damian7 · August 2006

anyone else? we're up to 36 votes!

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